PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Wazesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rossini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossini has chosen Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wazesky
vs
Rossini

190 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Wazesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Rossini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazesky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Wazesky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wazesky content to control rather than advance.
Wazesky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rossini!
Wazesky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wazesky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wazesky looking to finish with strikes here!
Wazesky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rossini tries to hold on but Wazesky postures up.
Rossini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossini tries to lock up and control but Wazesky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wazesky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rossini wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rossini wants to control but Wazesky is having none of it.

Wazesky has hold of Rossini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rossini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wazesky with the ground and pound from mount.
Wazesky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rossini manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossini is not content to let Wazesky control the position.
Wazesky thows a huge punch but Rossini dodges it nicely.
Wazesky drops an elbow to the side of Rossini's head.

Wazesky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wazesky is breathing heavily.
Wazesky is keen to just control but Rossini is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky throws a strike but Rossini avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wazesky postures up in Rossini's guard and throws a big left but Rossini blocks it.
Wazesky throws and elbow that misses. Rossini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wazesky's guard. Nice move by Rossini!

Wazesky working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rossini has passed into half guard!
Rossini is nestled in close to Wazesky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wazesky trying to control from the bottom.
Rossini is tying to control. Wazesky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Rossini decides to stand up.
Rossini fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossini tries for a takedown but Wazesky circles away easily

and Wazesky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rossini pulls Wazesky in close to his closed guard and prevents Wazesky from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rossini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wazesky's guard.
Wazesky working a defensive guard here.

Wazesky had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rossini is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wazesky Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rossini's back instead.
Rossini manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wazesky's guard. Nice work there by Rossini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rossini instigates a clinch.
Rossini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossini wants to break free but Wazesky has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wazesky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wazesky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rossini is keeping busy.
Wazesky stops a takedown attempt from Rossini.
Rossini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wazesky lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wazesky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rossini walks away with a smile on his face. Wazesky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wazesky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wazesky lands in his opponent's guard.
Wazesky throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazesky looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wazesky trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wazesky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wazesky trying to control but Rossini is working from the bottom.
Wazesky postures up.
Rossini wants to get back to his feet but Wazesky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Wazesky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brandon Wazesky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rossini scores with a one two! Wazesky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Wazesky shoots in and bounces Rossini off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wazesky trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wazesky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rossini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wazesky is controlling him.
Wazesky won't allow Rossini to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wazesky controlling from the top position.
Wazesky won't allow Rossini to sweep him here.
Wazesky wants to control from the top but Rossini keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wazesky misses with a wild body shot.
Wazesky keeps the fight on the outside.

Wazesky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wazesky drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rossini dives on top into guard.
Wazesky wants to hit a switch here but Rossini passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wazesky there!
Rossini controlling from the full mount.
Wazesky tries to hold on but Rossini postures up.

Rossini is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Wazesky dominated that second round.
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!

Wazesky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rossini, pushing him back against the cage.
Rossini tries to pull guard but Wazesky won't allow it.
Wazesky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rossini pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wazesky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rossini counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rossini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wazesky is keeping the position for now.
Rossini is stalling in the full guard.
Wazesky wants to sweep here but Rossini controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazesky is trying to hold Rossini in close to prevent damage but Rossini has managed to pass into half guard.
Wazesky missing with punches from the bottom.

Rossini is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wazesky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rossini.
Wazesky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wazesky lands a jab.
Brandon Wazesky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wazesky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wazesky passes into half guard.
Wazesky throws a strike but Rossini avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wazesky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rossini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rossini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Wazesky drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rossini dives on top into guard.
Rossini controlling from the top position.
Wazesky keeping moving, preventing Rossini from controlling successfully.
Rossini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wazesky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wazesky pulls Rossini in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Wazesky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rossini trying to control the position from guard on top but Wazesky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rossini wants to get up but he can't break Wazesky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wazesky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Rossini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wazesky 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Wazesky!