PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hossein Vaziri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sullivan Barera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaziri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Sheik Theme. Sullivan Barera told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Vaziri
vs
Barera

189 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conquer

Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hossein Vaziri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sullivan Barera!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri looks to score with a jab to the body but Barera is just out of range.
Vaziri thows a left - swing and a miss!

Vaziri closes the distance and pushes Barera back into the cage.
Vaziri has a couple of punches blocked by Barera.
Vaziri has a couple of punches blocked by Barera.
Barera blocking some punches.
Barera throws a head punch that misses.
Vaziri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaziri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barera tries to circle away but Vaziri has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barera is pushing Vaziri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vaziri up against the cage.
Barera continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaziri scores with a shoulder strike.
Barera wants to get back to striking at distance but Vaziri won't allow it.
Barera misses with some punches.
Barera tries a body shot but Vaziri blocks it.
Vaziri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaziri tries to land knees in the clinch but Barera avoids the damage to the body.
Barera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaziri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barera's elbow.
Vaziri looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barera blocks an uppercut.
Vaziri tries to work over Barera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vaziri.
Vaziri misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri lands with a light punch inside.
Vaziri tries to work over Barera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaziri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barera is trying to push Vaziri away but Vaziri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaziri lands with a light punch inside.
Vaziri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaziri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaziri misses with the head strike.
Barera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaziri's elbow.
Vaziri tries to throw a body punch but Barera avoids it by throwing Vaziri back against the cage.
Barera lands a shot to the body.
Barera tries a body shot but Vaziri blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barera blocking some punches.
Barera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Barera.
Vaziri misses with some punches.
Barera digs a right hand underneath Vaziri's ribcage. Vaziri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Vaziri.
Vaziri working aggressively here.
Vaziri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barera's elbow.
Barera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barera pushes Vaziri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barera.
Vaziri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaziri has a couple of punches blocked by Barera.
Barera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaziri working aggressively here.
Vaziri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vaziri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barera's elbow.
Barera misses with the head strike.
Vaziri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barera backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaziri blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vaziri fails to land.
Barera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Hossein Vaziri has been cut.
Vaziri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Barera breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Barera misses the target.
Vaziri throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hossein Vaziri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hossein Vaziri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barera misses with an uppercut. Vaziri saw that one coming.
Barera swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaziri.
Barera misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Vaziri as he connects with a hook.
Barera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vaziri scores with a hook.
Vaziri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barera throws a big shot that misses.
Barera lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Barera.
Vaziri slips under a jab from Barera.
Decent striking displayed by Vaziri there.
Barera cracks Vaziri with a right hand to the side of the head.

Vaziri is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barera lands with a good body shot.
Oh Vaziri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaziri circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Barera. Vaziri falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Barera!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sullivan Barera!
The defeated Hossein Vaziri had this to say: 'Iran #1! USA? Hah! Ptooey!'.