PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chip Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaza Murano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hazard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Like Toy Soldiers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hazard
vs
Murano

169 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
143 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zaza Murano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hazard cracks the inside of Murano's front leg.
Murano connects with a body shot that sends Hazard's belly button to the back.
Murano loads up on a big right hand but Hazard slips the punch.
Hazard avoids the body shot from Murano.
Murano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hazard on the side of the head.
Murano avoids the body shot from Hazard.
Hazard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazard walks into a straight right hand from Murano.
Hazard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hazard scores with a jab. Murano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hazard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hazard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Hazard tenderised Murano's leg. Murano is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
A clash of legs there as Murano blocks the low kick.
Hazard looks to score with a jab to the body but Murano is just out of range.
Murano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hazard.
Murano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard slips under a jab.
Hazard pushes Murano away with a front kick.
Murano digs a good hook to Hazard's body.
Hazard is looking to score with low kicks.
Hazard misses with a hook. Murano ducked under it nicely.
Murano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murano lands a jab to the nose.
Murano misses the shot to the body.

Murano moves into the clinch successfully.
Murano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Murano lands a left hand.
Hazard taking a breather.
Hazard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hazard looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hazard trying to stall but Murano improves his position.
Hazard trying to control the position but instead, Murano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hazard into the cage.
Maybe Hazard would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Murano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murano has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.
Murano can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.
Murano tries to work over Hazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazard is looking to control Murano's arms but Murano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hazard has his back to the cage.
Murano misses with a punch to the body.
Hazard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazard's efforts to push away.
Murano tries to throw a body punch but Hazard avoids it by throwing Murano back against the cage.
Hazard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Murano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazard controls his hands.
Murano misses with a body punch.
Murano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hazard is trying to stall.
Murano has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.
Murano working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Murano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Murano.
Hazard trying to stall but Murano improves his position.
Murano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazard's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hazard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Hazard prevents a body shot from Murano.
A shot in the inside from Murano.
Hazard prevents a body shot from Murano.
Hazard is trying to push Murano away but Murano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murano misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaza Murano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hazard lands a nice looking body shot.
Murano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murano misses the shot to the body.
Hazard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hazard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murano slips a straight right by Hazard.
Murano misses with a straight right.
Murano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Murano has managed to clinch.
Hazard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hazard trying to stall but Murano improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard stalling in the clinch but Murano improves position.
A body shot lands from Murano.
Hazard looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murano misses with a punch to the body.
Hazard tries to stall but Murano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Hazard.
Murano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murano lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murano counters with a stiff right hand.
Murano scores with a punch to the head.
Hazard misses with a body kick.
Murano lands with a shot to the body.
Murano blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazard momentarily.
Murano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hazard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hazard.
Hazard throws a leg kick
and Murano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazard throws a leg kick

and Murano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murano.
Murano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Murano as the two fighters clinch.
Murano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazard's elbow.
Murano tries to work over Hazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murano misses with a body punch.
Murano has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazard wants to stall.
Hazard blocks a body shot from Murano.
Murano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Hazard stalling in the clinch but Murano improves position.
Murano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
Hazard takes a shot to the head.
Murano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murano keeps control of Hazard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Murano.
A short right from Murano.
Hazard working hard to break the clinch.
Murano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murano has Hazard pushed against the cage.
Zaza Murano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murano misses with some punches.
Hazard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murano has him pressed against the cage.
Murano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murano lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murano fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaza Murano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Murano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hazard counters with a stiff right hand.
Hazard scoring well with a low kick there.
Murano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hazard lands with an overhand left.
Murano scores with a nice strike.
Murano throws a hook to the side of Hazard's head but Hazard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaza Murano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hazard.
Hazard misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Murano misses its intended target.
Hazard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murano takes a swing at Hazard's ribcage but misses.
Hazard throws a jab but it's blocked by Murano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hazard.
Hazard lands a front kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Murano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hazard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hazard swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Murano counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murano.
Murano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murano controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murano can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.
Murano misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murano misses with the head strike.
Murano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazard taking a breather.
Hazard blocking some punches.
Murano can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.
Hazard stalling in the clinch but Murano improves position.
Murano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murano tries to work over Hazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murano misses with a body punch.
Murano misses with a punch to the body.
Murano misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murano.
Hazard wants to get back to striking at distance but Murano won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard stalling in the clinch but Murano improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Murano.
Murano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Murano.
Murano lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazard trying to control the position but instead, Murano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hazard into the cage.
Murano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hazard up against the cage.
Hazard wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Murano.
Murano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaza Murano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard taking a breather.
Murano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murano misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murano.
Hazard taking a breather.
Chip Hazard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murano stalling the fight.
Hazard stalling in the clinch but Murano improves position.
Murano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murano fails to land.
Hazard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazard blocks a body shot from Murano.
Murano avoiding damage as Hazard throws knees to the body.
Murano lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaza Murano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murano 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaza Murano!