PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelby Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Azevedo
vs
Foote

175 cm
27
141 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

167 cm
20
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shelby Foote!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote moves into range and connects with a jab.
Foote shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azevedo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Foote throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azevedo shoots in and drives through. Foote sprawls well.
Azevedo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foote lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foote jabs at Azevedo's body.
Foote lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azevedo shoots in for a double leg but Foote sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Azevedo slips a jab and a cross from Foote.
Azevedo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foote tries to avoid it but Azevedo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foote to the ground. Foote escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown but Foote shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foote throws a combination. Azevedo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foote throws a series of strikes that have Azevedo backpedaling.
Azevedo shoots in for a double leg but Foote sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Azevedo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Foote closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Foote fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Foote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foote closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A right-left combo lands from Foote.
Foote throws a right hand that Azevedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Azevedo also avoids with ease.
Azevedo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foote's waist but Foote gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azevedo off to one side.
Azevedo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foote throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azevedo on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foote.
Foote smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Azevedo is rocked!
Foote rushes Azevedo with punches - Azevedo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Azevedo goes down! Foote follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shelby Foote!