PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughie Jamieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hughie Jamieson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Vazquez
vs
Jamieson

197 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zachariah Vazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hughie Jamieson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamieson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jamieson tries to clinch there but Vazquez circles away.
Jamieson closes the distance and clinches up with Vazquez, looking for a takedown. Jamieson pushes Vazquez against the cage but Vazquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vazquez fails with the takedown.
Vazquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Jamieson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vazquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jamieson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vazquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vazquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jamieson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamieson trying to control the position.
Vazquez chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamieson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Jamieson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vazquez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Jamieson breaks from the clinch.
Hughie Jamieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vazquez gets a clinch.
Jamieson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vazquez avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jamieson tries to circle away but Vazquez has him pinned against the cage.
Jamieson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vazquez is defending well.
Vazquez has Jamieson pressed against the cage, preventing Jamieson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vazquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamieson is working for takedown but Vazquez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zachariah Vazquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hughie Jamieson.
Stalling in the clinch from Vazquez.
Jamieson is trying to break the clinch but Vazquez is controlling him.
Vazquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jamieson is defending well for now.

Vazquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamieson shoots in looking for a takedown. Vazquez tries to sprawl out of it but Jamieson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vazquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vazquez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamieson shoots in looking for a takedown but Vazquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jamieson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vazquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Vazquez. No joy for Jamieson on that attempt.
Jamieson looks winded!

Jamieson drives through and clinches with Vazquez against the cage.
Vazquez stalling.

Vazquez manages to break the clinch.
Jamieson closes the distance and clinches up with Vazquez, looking for a takedown. Jamieson pushes Vazquez against the cage but Vazquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez attempts a counter takedown but Jamieson avoids it well and moves away.
Vazquez leaves Jamieson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Vazquez shoots in and bounces Jamieson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jamieson has momentary wrist control but Vazquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Vazquez 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.
Jamieson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vazquez is looking to stand up but Jamieson won't let him.
Vazquez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vazquez distracts Jamieson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Vazquez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jamieson goes for a double leg but Vazquez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vazquez continues to drive forward.
Vazquez thinks about countering with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Jamieson clinches.
Jamieson tries to pull guard but Vazquez holds him up against the cage and eventually Jamieson drops back down to his feet.
Jamieson being controlled against the cage.
Vazquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamieson controls his hands.

Vazquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamieson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vazquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Vazquez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vazquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jamieson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vazquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jamieson clinches up against the cage.

Vazquez breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamieson shoots in and drives through. Vazquez sprawls well.
Zachariah Vazquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hughie Jamieson.
Vazquez has a takedown stuffed.

Vazquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jamieson's guard.

Jamieson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jamieson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vazquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamieson is breathing heavily.
Jamieson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vazquez sprawls well. He's pushed Jamieson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamieson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vazquez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vazquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jamieson, which made it look bad.
Zachariah Vazquez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamieson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vazquez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vazquez drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jamieson pushes Vazquez off and gets back to his feet.
Jamieson goes for a double leg but Vazquez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vazquez continues to drive forward.
Vazquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vazquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jamieson swivels and escapes.
Jamieson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jamieson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jamieson tries to sprawl but Vazquez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vazquez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zachariah Vazquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vazquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jamieson is trying to stand up here but Vazquez is controlling him well.
Jamieson is pressing down on Vazquez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vazquez lands a couple of elbows.
Vazquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez lands a couple of elbows.
Jamieson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jamieson trying to control the position.
Vazquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vazquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jamieson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vazquez is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hughie Jamieson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Vazquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jamieson pinned against the cage. Jamieson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vazquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jamieson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jamieson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vazquez tries to clinch but Jamieson moves out of range.

Jamieson clinches up with Vazquez and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamieson is pushing Vazquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jamieson is pushing Vazquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vazquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jamieson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vazquez moves in looking to clinch but Jamieson pushes him off.
Jamieson throws a head kick but Vazquez moves out of range.
Jamieson is looking to clinch.
Jamieson tries for a takedown but Vazquez circles away easily
and Vazquez counters with a big head kick but Jamieson shrugs it off.
Jamieson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamieson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zachariah Vazquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hughie Jamieson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamieson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vazquez.

Vazquez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jamieson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vazquez is in Jamieson's guard.
Jamieson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vazquez is one step ahead there.
Vazquez connects with a couple of short punches.

Jamieson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamieson wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vazquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vazquez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vazquez jumps guard and drags Jamieson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Vazquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jamieson is aware though and is defending well.
Vazquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jamieson is controlling him.

Jamieson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jamieson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Vazquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamieson is stalling in the full guard.
Vazquez keeping moving, preventing Jamieson from controlling successfully.

Jamieson stands up and waves to Vazquez to follow him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamieson shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.
And Vazquez counters with a quick kick to the body but Jamieson blocks it.
Jamieson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vazquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

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 Zachariah Vazquez.
Well Vazquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Vazquez!