PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keon Fazeli (ranked 4745 p4p, 485 weight class) and Tieree Joints (ranked 7881 p4p, 604 weight class). Fazeli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, God's Plan. Tieree Joints will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fazeli
vs
Joints

180 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

IniTech Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keon Fazeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tieree Joints!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joints stuffs the takedown.
Fazeli tries for a takedown but Joints circles away easily
and Joints counters with a big head kick but Fazeli shrugs it off.
Fazeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joints drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fazeli defends it well.
Joints misses with a takedown attempt - Fazeli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joints looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joints defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fazeli.
Joints throws a big counter head kick but Fazeli avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keon Fazeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazeli fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazeli shoots in and drives through. Joints sprawls well.
Joints tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazeli swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Joints shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Joints showed some decent athleticism there.

Fazeli manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fazeli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joints on his heels. He'll look to pass Joints's guard now, I'm sure.
Joints is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fazeli is controlling him.
Fazeli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joints is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fazeli's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fazeli is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Joints reverses the position - he's now on top in Fazeli's guard.
Fazeli has Joints pulled in close to control his posture.
Joints is working Fazeli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joints trying to control but Fazeli is working from the bottom.
Fazeli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joints passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joints working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fazeli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Joints seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fazeli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joints is working away from the top position though.

Fazeli kicks off Joints and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fazeli darts in and clinches Joints up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joints fails to land.
Fazeli jumps guard but Joints stands there with Fazeli around his waist. Fazeli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joints is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joints tries to pull guard but Fazeli holds him up against the cage and eventually Joints drops back down to his feet.
Joints with a knee to the head.
Fazeli is trying to drag Joints to the mat but Joints just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fazeli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joints is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joints goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fazeli prevents it.
Fazeli has Joints pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joints manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joints can't get the takedown.
Fazeli is working for takedown but Joints is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fazeli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joints has him pressed against the cage.

Joints is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fazeli can't fight it off and eventually Joints manages to take the fight to the floor. Fazeli looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fazeli pushes Joints off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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 Keon Fazeli will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown attempt by Joints or perhaps it was just good defense by Fazeli, which made it look bad.
Fazeli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Fazeli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joints sprawls well initially but Fazeli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fazeli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joints's head.
Joints trying to control from the bottom.

Fazeli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fazeli works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joints struggling a bit here.
Fazeli moves into full mount!
Joints tries to lock up and control but Fazeli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Keon Fazeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fazeli content just to control the position here.
Fazeli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Joints is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fazeli with shots to the head and body - Joints looks very uncomfortable down there.

Fazeli jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Joints manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fazeli trying to control the action but Joints is working from the bottom.
Joints being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joints tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Fazeli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fazeli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joints can do to turn this around?

Fazeli stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Fazeli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joints to the ground. Fazeli is now in Joints's guard.
Our spies down at at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym inform us that Joints has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fazeli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joints swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fazeli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joints controls Fazeli momentarily but Fazeli frees himself.
Fazeli is pushing down on Joints's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joints is fighting to maintain full guard but Fazeli has managed to sneak the leg through.

Joints actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fazeli is looking to take a break and control but Joints is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fazeli moves into full mount! Joints won't be happy about that!
Fazeli wants to control the pace but Joints is squirming around nicely.
Fazeli lands a heavy elbow.

Joints defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fazeli.
Fazeli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fazeli seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Joints is holding on tight.
Fazeli content just to control the position here.
Fazeli trying to control but Joints is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keon Fazeli dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Fazeli feints and as Joints raises his hands in defense, Fazeli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fazeli trying to control but Joints is working from the bottom.

Fazeli gets to his feet - Joints follows without any prompting.
Joints stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joints wants it to stay on the feet.
Fazeli fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joints looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joints stuffs the takedown attempt from Fazeli. Fazeli gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keon Fazeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazeli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joints as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli shoots in for a takedown but Joints shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joints tries to counter with a clinch but Fazeli shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fazeli misses with a takedown attempt - Joints sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fazeli swats away the attempt to clinch by Joints.

Fazeli tries to keep at a distance but Joints has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joints tries a body shot but Fazeli blocks it.
Fazeli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joints pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fazeli fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli shoots for a takedown but Joints saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joints wants to counter the offense by Fazeli and move into the clinch position.
Fazeli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joints wants to counter the offense by Fazeli and move into the clinch position.
Joints shoots in for a double leg but Fazeli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Joints clinches up with Fazeli and pushes him back against the cage.
Joints misses with the head strike.
Joints gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fazeli.

Joints drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Joints looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fazeli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joints has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fazeli has managed to get both his arms back between Joints's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fazeli postures up in Joints's guard and throws a big left but Joints blocks it.
Joints wants to sweep here but Fazeli controlling him for the moment.

Fazeli has gone for a leg lock! Joints slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fazeli's guard.

Joints trying to control the position from guard on top but Fazeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fazeli manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Joints tries to land a knee to the head but Fazeli blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joints is trying to pull guard but Fazeli has him pressed against the cage.
Fazeli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fazeli is trying to break the clinch but Joints has him pressed against the cage.
Fazeli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Joints breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fazeli dives in for a single leg takedown but Joints sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fazeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joints manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fazeli or perhaps it was just good defense by Joints, which made it look bad.
Tieree Joints has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keon Fazeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fazeli gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tieree Joints comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fazeli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!