PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Donver (ranked 1983 p4p, 226 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 4288 p4p, 427 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Donver
vs
Vazzappo

187 cm
28
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Donver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donver dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Donver went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Donver wants to clinch but Vazzappo slips to the side
enabling Vazzappo to counter with a crisp jab.
Vazzappo avoids the body shot from Donver.
Vazzappo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vazzappo's calf.
Vazzappo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vazzappo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donver slips a jab and a cross from Vazzappo.
Donver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vazzappo.
Donver wants to clinch up but Vazzappo keeps it at a distance.
Vazzappo throws out a counter right but Donver avoids it with no problem.
Vazzappo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazzappo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vazzappo.
Sloppy strikes from Vazzappo. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Donver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donver throws a series of punches but Vazzappo moves out of range.
Vazzappo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vazzappo throws a series of punches but Donver moves out of range.
A big left from Donver misses.
Donver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Donver avoids the body shot from Vazzappo.
Donver wants to clinch up but Vazzappo keeps it at a distance.
Vazzappo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donver dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Donver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vazzappo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vazzappo misses with an uppercut
and Vazzappo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vazzappo throws a nice looking combination but Donver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donver throws out a loose jab but Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vazzappo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vazzappo lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Vazzappo.
Donver moves out of range as Vazzappo strikes.
Vazzappo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vazzappo misses with a few strikes there.
Tony Vazzappo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vazzappo scores with a body shot.
Vazzappo misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Vazzappo both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Donver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vazzappo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donver trying to stall but Vazzappo improves his position.
Vazzappo scores with a hook to the body.
Vazzappo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donver swings wildly with an uppercut but Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vazzappo as Donver tries to tie him up.
Vazzappo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vazzappo lands an uppercut.
Vazzappo tries to break free but Donver pushes him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Vazzappo.
A bit of stalling here from Vazzappo.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vazzappo was well out of range. Poor timing from Donver.
A big left from Vazzappo misses.
Vazzappo lands a slapping body shot.
Vazzappo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vazzappo misses with a hook.
Donver misses with a looping left.
Vazzappo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vazzappo slips under a jab.
Vazzappo staying out of range there.
Vazzappo is looking for the big counter here.
Vazzappo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vazzappo misses with a few strikes there.
Donver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vazzappo lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Vazzappo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vazzappo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donver throws a big counter combination but Vazzappo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vazzappo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vazzappo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donver, as that shot connected.
Vazzappo misses with a straight right.
Vazzappo swinging wildly here.
Vazzappo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vazzappo lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donver missing with a left hand there. Vazzappo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donver fails with the takedown
and Vazzappo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vazzappo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo slips a straight right by Donver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vazzappo. Donver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donver throwing a counter right hand but Vazzappo manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Vazzappo.
A combination from Vazzappo does no damage.
Vazzappo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vazzappo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donver back to the ropes. Vazzappo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donver throws a poor cross that misses
and Vazzappo counters with a nice uppercut.
Donver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vazzappo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donver somewhat.
Vazzappo throws a nice looking combination but Donver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vazzappo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vazzappo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo throws a series of punches but Donver avoids them all with ease.
Donver wants to clinch up but Vazzappo keeps it at a distance.
Vazzappo throws a counter combo.
Vazzappo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donver.
Donver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donver tries to clinch up
and Vazzappo counters with a one-two to the body.
Donver tries to clinch
and Vazzappo counters with a left and a right that stings Donver.
Donver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vazzappo circles away quickly and effectively.
Vazzappo fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Donver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vazzappo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo with a jab.
Vazzappo throws a series of punches but Donver moves out of range.
Donver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vazzappo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vazzappo works over Donver's head and body with a nice combination.
Vazzappo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donver tries to clinch up but Vazzappo circles away and keeps his distance.
Vazzappo throws a series of punches but Donver moves out of range.
Vazzappo tries to bum rush Donver with a series of wild strikes but Donver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vazzappo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donver scrambles back to his feet.
Donver misses with a combination
and Vazzappo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vazzappo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Vazzappo does no damage.
Vazzappo misses with a two punch combination.
Vazzappo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vazzappo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Donver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vazzappo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Vazzappo.
Donver is looking to counter punch.
Vazzappo misses with a few strikes there.
Donver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Donver misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donver wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Vazzappo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vazzappo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donver counters with a straight right hand.
Donver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vazzappo misses with a two punch combination.
Donver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vazzappo was well out of range. Poor timing from Donver.
Vazzappo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vazzappo stuffs the takedown attempt from Donver. Donver gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Vazzappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vazzappo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donver counters with a good low kick that Vazzappo was not able to check.
Vazzappo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vazzappo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vazzappo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donver circles away quickly and effectively.
Vazzappo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donver misses with a series of wild punches.
Donver scores with a body shot.
Vazzappo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donver counters with an outside leg kick.
Donver misses the jab.
Donver looks to land a left hand but Vazzappo moved out of range nicely.
Vazzappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donver throwing a counter right hand but Vazzappo manages to avoid it.
Donver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vazzappo looks to land a combination but Donver avoids it well.
Vazzappo slaps away a takedown attempt from Donver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vazzappo moves out of range as Donver strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo misses with a wild combination.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vazzappo misses with a few strikes there.
Donver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vazzappo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vazzappo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Vazzappo scores with a four punch combination!
Vazzappo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vazzappo misses with a hook.
Donver tries to clinch up
and Vazzappo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vazzappo throws a jab when Donver was well out of range.
Vazzappo cracks Donver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vazzappo counters with a left to the body.
Donver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vazzappo's hands.
Vazzappo misses with a double jab
enabling Donver to counter with a crisp jab.
Donver moves in looking to clinch but Vazzappo pushes him off.
Vazzappo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Vazzappo. Beautiful body shot.
Vazzappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donver doesn't manage to clinch there - Vazzappo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vazzappo does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tony Vazzappo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Donver misses.
Vazzappo unleashes a big counter combination but Donver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Donver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazzappo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vazzappo throws a shot from downtown. Donver moves away and avoids it.
Vazzappo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donver circles away quickly and effectively.
Vazzappo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vazzappo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ben Donver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vazzappo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donver circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Vazzappo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vazzappo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Tony Vazzappo!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tony Vazzappo!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Tony Vazzappo!

Tony Vazzappo wins by unanimous decision!
Tony Vazzappo took some time post fight to say the following; 'Yesss! Frigobar is back guyssss!!! I went through a difficult time, but now i'm back! The Apulian Tiger is here guys! And with this victory I avenged my friend Ranulf! Hey bro, this is for you!'.