PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fin Flaer (ranked 4258 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cazz Cazz (ranked 7292 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.

Flaer
vs
Cazz

197 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fin Flaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cazz Cazz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flaer pushes Cazz up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flaer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Flaer controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flaer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Flaer.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fin Flaer.
Flaer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Cazz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cazz wants to control from the top but Flaer keeps moving.
Flaer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cazz trying to control but Flaer is working from the bottom.
Flaer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cazz on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flaer has his foot on Cazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cazz works his way back into a safe position though.

Flaer has his foot on Cazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cazz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cazz landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flaer keeping moving, preventing Cazz from controlling successfully.

Flaer has his foot on Cazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cazz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cazz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cazz passes into half guard.
Cazz wants to pass the guard but Flaer is defending well.

Cazz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaer tries to roll over but Cazz keeps him under control.
Cazz trying to control from half guard but Flaer is working away.
Cazz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flaer is trying to stand up here but Cazz is controlling him well.
Cazz trying to pass the guard but Flaer defending well.
Flaer is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cazz passes to full mount!
Flaer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cazz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flaer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cazz wants to control the pace but Flaer is squirming around nicely.
Flaer tries to buck Cazz off but he can't manage it.

Cazz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Flaer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Flaer and Cazz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cazz looks winded!
Flaer prevents Cazz from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaer is looking for a sweep.
Flaer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cazz off and has taken his back!

Flaer looking for the RNC.
Flaer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cazz trying to control the action but Flaer just sinks the hooks in.

Flaer is looking for the choke from the back position but Cazz is controlling his hands well.

Cazz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Flaer's arms.
Cazz wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cazz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fin Flaer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Flaer tries to clinch up.
And Cazz tries to counter it with a takedown but Flaer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Flaer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cazz with the counter takedown but Flaer avoids it easily.
Fin Flaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Flaer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flaer stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flaer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cazz up against the cage.
Flaer avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flaer has Cazz pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fin Flaer.
Cazz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cazz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaer shoots in and drives through. Cazz sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flaer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cazz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Flaer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cazz circles away.

Flaer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cazz did well to prevent Flaer getting side control.
Cazz tries to roll over but Flaer keeps him under control.
Flaer is trying to control. Cazz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flaer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Flaer is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cazz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cazz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Cazz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Flaer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cazz's guard! Nice work there by Flaer!
Cazz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flaer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flaer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cazz can do to turn this around?
Cazz is trying to keep Flaer in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flaer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaer advances position into side control!

Flaer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cazz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Flaer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Flaer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flaer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flaer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Flaer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cazz, who protects the arm well.
Cazz tries to improve position but can't.
Flaer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Flaer tries for a kimura but Cazz is defending well.
Flaer trying to control the position but Cazz is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cazz struggling a bit here.
Cazz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flaer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fin Flaer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Flaer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flaer tries to clinch but Cazz moves away

and Cazz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Flaer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Flaer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cazz defends well.
Fin Flaer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cazz pushes down on Flaer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cazz passes to full mount!
Flaer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cazz goes for an armbar but Flaer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Flaer.
Cazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cazz is trying to control the position but Flaer postures up.
Cazz keeping full guard, as Flaer tries to pass.

Flaer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flaer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flaer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flaer throwing strikes but missing.
Flaer stands up over Cazz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazz trying to control the position.
Flaer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flaer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flaer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flaer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cazz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flaer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cazz trying to control the position.
Cazz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cazz is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Flaer moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Flaer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flaer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flaer effectively controlling the action here.
Flaer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cazz Cazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fin Flaer.

Flaer takes the fight into the clinch.
Flaer is pushing Cazz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flaer controlling the action here for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flaer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cazz up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Flaer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fin Flaer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flaer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fin Flaer!