PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Puszke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Lazaro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Puszke
vs
Lazaro

193 cm
25
234 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mateusz Puszke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazaro connects with a single shot there.
Lazaro lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Lazaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puszke doesn't seem phased though.

Puszke darts in and clinches Lazaro up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Puszke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lazaro trying to control the position but instead, Puszke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazaro into the cage.
Lazaro avoids the elbow strike from Puszke, against the cage.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Puszke.
Lazaro blocks an elbow strike from Puszke.
Lazaro's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Pedro Lazaro has been cut.
Lazaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lazaro as the two fighters clinch.
Puszke misses with a body punch.
Puszke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro lands a body punch.
Lazaro stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puszke misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro lands with a light punch inside.
Puszke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puszke throws an elbow but it misses.
Lazaro is trying to maintain a safe position but Puszke gets an underhook and turns Lazaro into the cage.
Puszke struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
Puszke throws an elbow that misses.
Lazaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puszke or not.
Puszke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Lazaro taking a breather.
Lazaro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lazaro taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
Puszke is breathing heavily.
Puszke throws an elbow but it misses.
Lazaro dodges an elbow strike from Puszke.
Lazaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puszke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puszke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro gets through Puszke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro works on Puszke's body with a couple of short punches.
Lazaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Puszke backwards.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lazaro.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lazaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Lazaro lands a shot to the body.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike.
Lazaro avoids the elbow strike from Puszke, against the cage.
A short right from Lazaro.
Lazaro stalls.
Lazaro receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right from Lazaro.
Lazaro is leaning against Puszke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Puszke up against the cage.
A short left from Lazaro.
Lazaro'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pedro Lazaro.
Lazaro cracks Puszke with an open hand slap.
Lazaro is looking to clinch.
Lazaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puszke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Lazaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Lazaro lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro cracks Puszke with a nice body shot.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
Puszke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lazaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lazaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Lazaro as the two fighters clinch.
Lazaro gets through Puszke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lazaro scores with a hook to the body.
Lazaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puszke backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lazaro scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Lazaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lazaro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lazaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lazaro lands with a cross.
Lazaro connects with a body shot.

Lazaro has Puszke up against the cage in a clinch.
Puszke misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Lazaro as the two fighters clinch.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Puszke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puszke's gas tank.
Lazaro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Puszke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puszke's gas tank.
Lazaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Lazaro.
Lazaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lazaro gets through Puszke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lazaro lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puszkes head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazaro pushes Puszke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lazaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puszke.
Lazaro stalling.
Lazaro works on Puszke's body with a couple of short punches.
Lazaro is struggling to control the position.
Lazaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lazaro works on Puszke's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Lazaro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lazaro lands an uppercut.
Lazaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lazaro.
Lazaro presses Puszke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
Lazaro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puszke is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Lazaro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lazaro gets through Puszke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puszke backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazaro digs a right hand into Puszke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puszke's gas tank.
Lazaro is struggling to control the position.
Lazaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puszkes head.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
Lazaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lazaro cracks Puszke with a nice body shot.
Lazaro lands a shot to the body.
Lazaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lazaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lazaro.
Lazaro stalling against the cage.
Lazaro scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazaro.
Lazaro is struggling to control the position.
Lazaro scores with a hook to the body.
Lazaro works on Puszke's body with a couple of short punches.
Lazaro'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.
Lazaro pushes Puszke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazaro avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pedro Lazaro.
Lazaro cracks Puszke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mateusz Puszke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lazaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lazaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puszke under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puszke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Lazaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lazaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazaro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lazaro lands a shot to the body.
Lazaro stalling against the cage.
A short right from Lazaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Lazaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lazaro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Puszke circles away.
Nice body punch from Lazaro.
Lazaro connects with a body shot.
Lazaro lands a nice hook to Puszke's body. Puszke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lazaro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Lazaro waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Puszke. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Puszke to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Puszke is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazaro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oh Puszke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puszke seems to have got his legs back now.
Lazaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Puszke is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Puszke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lazaro is looking to stand up but Puszke won't let him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lazaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lazaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puszke on the side of the head.
Puszke throws a lazy right hand but Lazaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puszke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lazaro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lazaro is looking to clinch.

Lazaro clinches up with Puszke and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro trying to control the position but instead, Puszke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazaro into the cage.
Lazaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lazaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puszke or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazaro.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Puszke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puszke's gas tank.
Lazaro stalling.
Lazaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lazaro stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Lazaro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lazaro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lazaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puszke backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lazaro.
Lazaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro presses Puszke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lazaro.
Puszke being controlled against the cage.
Lazaro lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lazaro as the two fighters clinch.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Puszke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puszke's gas tank.
Lazaro is looking to control Puszke's arms but Puszke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lazaro has his back to the cage.
Lazaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lazaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lazaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pedro Lazaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lazaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puszke backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lazaro.
A shot in the inside from Lazaro.
Lazaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lazaro lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazaro lands with a left to the head.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Puszke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puszke's gas tank.
Lazaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puszke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lazaro just leaning against Puszke, taking a breather.
Lazaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mateusz Puszke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lazaro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Lazaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lazaro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Lazaro!
A relieved looking Pedro Lazaro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.