PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaako Meritähti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Jaako Meritähti. Vaziri Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Sheik Theme. Jaako Meritähti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Vaziri Jr.
vs
Meritähti

181 cm
36
209 lbs
25 - 8 - 1

185 cm
28
220 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaako Meritähti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meritähti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meritähti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meritähti throws a head kick that misses.
Jaako Meritähti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meritähti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Meritähti tenderised Vaziri Jr.'s leg. Vaziri Jr. is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meritähti moves away from the strike by Vaziri Jr..
Meritähti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vaziri Jr. is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meritähti has his takedown stuffed

and Vaziri Jr. counters with a shoot takedown. Meritähti fights it but they end up in guard.
Vaziri Jr. postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaziri Jr. loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaziri Jr. throws a strike but Meritähti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Vaziri Jr. is trying to control the position but Meritähti postures up.
Vaziri Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meritähti is one step ahead there.
Meritähti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vaziri Jr. had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meritähti defends it easily.
Vaziri Jr. utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. punching to the body, from the bottom.
Meritähti throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaziri Jr. is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vaziri Jr. scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vaziri Jr. is looking to stall here but Meritähti recovers full guard.
Meritähti is trying to keep Vaziri Jr. in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control from the top but Meritähti keeps moving.
Vaziri Jr. cracks Meritähti with a solid left hand.
Vaziri Jr. is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control from the top but Meritähti keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaziri Jr. is in close to Meritähti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Meritähti has control of Vaziri Jr.'s left arm, preventing Vaziri Jr. from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. passes into half guard.
Meritähti is staying active underneath Vaziri Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meritähti trying to hold on to Vaziri Jr.'s head to control him but Vaziri Jr. postures up.
Meritähti taking some punishment here, with Vaziri Jr. in his half guard.
We've been hearing that Vaziri Jr. has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Meritähti trying to get back to full guard but Vaziri Jr. takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Meritähti is looking to improve his position but Vaziri Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Meritähti is trying desperately to improve position.
Meritähti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vaziri Jr. tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vaziri Jr. tries to control but Meritähti wriggling away.
Vaziri Jr. sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Meritähti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Meritähti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vaziri Jr.'s head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hossein Vaziri Jr. will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meritähti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meritähti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vaziri Jr. has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vaziri Jr. and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meritähti misses with the body kick

and Vaziri Jr. counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Meritähti!
Meritähti is looking for a sweep.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vaziri Jr. throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. wants to control but Meritähti is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri Jr. landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vaziri Jr. has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaziri Jr. working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vaziri Jr. in side control, throwing shots but Meritähti defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to ground and pound but Meritähti uses the momentary lack of control by Vaziri Jr. to regain half guard.
Vaziri Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Meritähti defends it.
Vaziri Jr. throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vaziri Jr. is thwarting Meritähti's attempts to control the position.
Meritähti is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meritähti moves into full guard.
Vaziri Jr. lands a couple of digs.
Vaziri Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control but Meritähti is working from the bottom.
Vaziri Jr. throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vaziri Jr. accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meritähti holds on and takes a little breather.
Vaziri Jr. connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. wants to pass the guard but Meritähti is keeping the position.
Vaziri Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meritähti can do to turn this around?
Meritähti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vaziri Jr. is controlling him.
Meritähti wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vaziri Jr. moves out of range of the leg kick from Meritähti.
Meritähti loads up on a big right hand but Vaziri Jr. slips the punch.
Vaziri Jr. half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vaziri Jr. lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meritähti at a distance.
Vaziri Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Meritähti.
Vaziri Jr. takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Meritähti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vaziri Jr.'s half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. gets full guard.
Vaziri Jr. wants to sweep here but Meritähti controlling him for the moment.
Meritähti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meritähti throws a big elbow that misses.
Meritähti postures up in Vaziri Jr.'s guard and throws a big left but Vaziri Jr. blocks it.
Meritähti postures up.
Vaziri Jr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaziri Jr. throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Meritähti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vaziri Jr.'s head.
Vaziri Jr. wants to improve his position but instead Meritähti has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hossein Vaziri Jr. will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Vaziri Jr. with that takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Meritähti.

Meritähti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Meritähti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Meritähti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meritähti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. prevents Meritähti from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaziri Jr. loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meritähti is on top in guard.

Meritähti wants to pass the guard but Vaziri Jr. is keeping the position.
Meritähti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meritähti throwing strikes from guard but Vaziri Jr. blocks nicely.
Vaziri Jr. working a defensive guard here.
Vaziri Jr. is striking off his back. Meritähti thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. 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.
Meritähti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meritähti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vaziri Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meritähti manages to get himself to full guard.

Vaziri Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaako Meritähti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaziri Jr. works over Meritähti with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control but Meritähti is working from the bottom.
Vaziri Jr. preventing the sweep.
Vaziri Jr. prevents Meritähti from getting back to his feet.
Vaziri Jr. throws an elbow that misses. Meritähti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vaziri Jr.'s guard. Nice move by Meritähti!

Hossein Vaziri Jr. is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaziri Jr. controlling Meritähti's posture.
Vaziri Jr. 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaziri Jr. is on top in guard.

Meritähti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meritähti throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hossein Vaziri Jr..
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaziri Jr., winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
After winning the bout, Hossein Vaziri Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.