PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Caiazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Death
vs
Caiazzo

171 cm
21
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfonso Caiazzo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caiazzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Death is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caiazzo thuds his right hand into Death's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Death walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Death takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caiazzo misses with a body shot.
Caiazzo lands a jab to Death's midsection.
Death throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caiazzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caiazzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caiazzo checks the leg kick.
Caiazzo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Caiazzo.
Caiazzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Death rushes Caiazzo and presses him up against the cage.
Death unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caiazzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Death.

Death pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caiazzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Death. Death circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caiazzo works Death's body with a nice hook.
Death goes for a double leg but Caiazzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caiazzo continues to drive forward.

Death gets control of Caiazzo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Death will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Caiazzo trying to control but Death is working from the bottom.
Caiazzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Death had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caiazzo defends it easily.
Death tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caiazzo wants to get up but he can't break Death's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caiazzo wants to control from the top but Death keeps moving.
Caiazzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Caiazzo wanted to stand there but Death had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alfonso Caiazzo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Death takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Caiazzo misses.
Death will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Caiazzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Caiazzo connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death goes for a double leg but Caiazzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caiazzo continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Death is breathing heavily.
Death holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Death jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Caiazzo walks away with a smile on his face. Death gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Caiazzo jabs Death right on the nose. Death blinks but takes it well.

Death gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caiazzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caiazzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Death has double underhooks.
Caiazzo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Death is trying to pull guard but Caiazzo has him pressed against the cage.
Death can't find room to land a body shot as Caiazzo controls the action.
Death jumps guard but Caiazzo stands there with Death around his waist. Death gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death has Caiazzo pressed against the cage, preventing Caiazzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caiazzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Death drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Caiazzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Caiazzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Death lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Caiazzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Death shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caiazzo as he jumps to the side.
Death could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Death closes the distance and pushes Caiazzo back into the cage.

Death pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caiazzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Death closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caiazzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Caiazzo cracks Death with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Death throws a head kick that misses.
Caiazzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caiazzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Death shoots in for a takedown but Caiazzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caiazzo scores with a three punch combo!
Caiazzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caiazzo.
Alfonso Caiazzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Death fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caiazzo lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caiazzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Death 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Death gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caiazzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alfonso Caiazzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caiazzo connects with a single shot there.
Death fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Death on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Caiazzo drops his shoulder and cracks Death with a huge uppercut! Death goes down! Can Caiazzo finish him?

Death is rocked!
Death throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Oh Death is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caiazzo wanted to stand there but Death had control of the position.
Death seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caiazzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Death is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caiazzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Caiazzo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alfonso Caiazzo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Death on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Death with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caiazzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Caiazzo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Death is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Caiazzo digs a good body shot into Death's ribs.
King Death is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caiazzo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caiazzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Caiazzo connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Caiazzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caiazzo throws a one two combo.
Death takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caiazzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caiazzo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Death shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Caiazzo's guard.
Death controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caiazzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Death trying to control the position from guard on top but Caiazzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caiazzo trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King Death has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Death fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caiazzo cracks Death with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caiazzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Death. Death circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Death takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Death clinches up against the cage.
Caiazzo throws a head punch that misses.
Death looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Death looking for a takedown.

Death breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Caiazzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Caiazzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caiazzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Death is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Caiazzo.
Death ducks right into an uppercut from Caiazzo.
Death misses with a takedown attempt - Caiazzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Caiazzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Death misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Death.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caiazzo punishes Death's body with a nice straight punch.
Caiazzo scores with a one two! Death had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caiazzo jabs at Death's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caiazzo, as that shot connected.
Death on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Death.
Caiazzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Death in his tracks.
Caiazzo works Death's body with a nice hook.
Caiazzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Death looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Caiazzo.
Caiazzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Death walks into a straight right hand from Caiazzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caiazzo cracks Death with a good jab.
Death takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Death on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caiazzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Caiazzo scores with a four punch combination!
Caiazzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Death stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caiazzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Caiazzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caiazzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caiazzo lands with a straight right. Death didn't see that one coming.
Alfonso Caiazzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caiazzo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caiazzo scores with a jab.
Death gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Death takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Death fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Caiazzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caiazzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caiazzo scores with a nice strike.
Caiazzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caiazzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Death fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Caiazzo.
Caiazzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Caiazzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Death takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caiazzo throws a shot to the body.
Caiazzo cracks Death with an open hand slap.
Death takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caiazzo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Death has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caiazzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Death's head.
Caiazzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Death takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Death's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caiazzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Death scrambles back to his feet.
Caiazzo punishes Death's body with a nice straight punch.
Caiazzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Death in his tracks.
Caiazzo scores with a punch to the head.
Caiazzo throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Caiazzo does it's job there.
Caiazzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King Death has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alfonso Caiazzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Caiazzo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso Caiazzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caiazzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonso Caiazzo!