PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mazzagati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Velazquez
vs
Mazzagati

222 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrell Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Mazzagati!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mazzagati shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Velazquez's guard.
Velazquez wants to stand up but Mazzagati is controlling him.
Velazquez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mazzagati stops Velazquez from standing up.
Velazquez has a closed guard, preventing Mazzagati from standing up.
Velazquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mazzagati is controlling him.
Mazzagati is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velazquez is looking to stand up but Mazzagati isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Velazquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mazzagati closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Velazquez did well to prevent Mazzagati getting side control.
Mazzagati is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Velazquez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Velazquez tries to roll over but Mazzagati keeps him under control.
Mazzagati tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Velazquez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velazquez is trying to stand back up but Mazzagati is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Velazquez is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mazzagati waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velazquez.
Mazzagati throws a body shot but no joy.
Mazzagati misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzagati displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velazquez.
Mazzagati throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Velazquez's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mazzagati dives in looking to finish as Velazquez flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mazzagati's strikes! Mazzagati is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Velazquez's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Velazquez was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Mazzagati!
Steve Mazzagati seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.