PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 819 p4p, 102 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 829 p4p, 103 weight class). Fakiiri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. Nakki Fakiiri is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Glozman
vs
Fakiiri

193 cm
36
265 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

202 cm
38
265 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fakiiri moves into range and clinches up with Glozman.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks it.
Glozman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Our sources have told us that Glozman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks with his arms.
Fakiiri lands an elbow that stopped Glozman in his tracks for a moment.
Fakiiri lands with a left to the head.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fakiiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fakiiri managing to block the knees to the body from Glozman.
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Glozman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Glozman.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Glozman.
Fakiiri looks winded!
Glozman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fakiiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fakiiri's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Glozman.
Glozman misses with a knee to the head.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Glozman misses with a knee to the head.
Glozman blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glozman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glozman pushes Fakiiri back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks with his arms.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Glozman controls the action.
Fakiiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glozman trying to land knees to the body.
Glozman looking to throw knees to the head but Fakiiri is blocking nicely.
Glozman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glozmans head.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Glozman.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glozman digs a right hand into Fakiiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fakiiri's gas tank.
Glozman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fakiiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Glozman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Fakiiri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Glozman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitzi Glozman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakki Fakiiri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fakiiri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glozman eats them both and turns towards Fakiiri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Glozman.

Fakiiri has Glozman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Glozman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Fakiiri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glozman.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Mitzi Glozman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Glozman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glozman looking to throw knees to the head but Fakiiri is blocking nicely.
Glozman lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fakiiri can do to turn this around?
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fakiiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Glozman controls the action.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fakiiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glozman backwards.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri trying to stall but Glozman improves his position.
Glozman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike.
Glozman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman tries to land knees in the clinch but Fakiiri avoids the damage to the body.
Glozman misses with a knee to the head.
Glozman blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fakiiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glozman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Mitzi Glozman has been cut.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
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!
Glozman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fakiiri lands an elbow inside.
Glozman blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fakiiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glozman's brow.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Glozman looking to throw knees to the head but Fakiiri is blocking nicely.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glozman avoids it.
Glozman crunches a lovely knee into Fakiiri's ribcage.
Fakiiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms.
Glozman working Fakiiri over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glozman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fakiiri blocks it with crossed arms.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fakiiri throws a body punch but Glozman moves out of range.

Glozman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fakiiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Glozman controls his hands.
Glozman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fakiiri avoids it.
Glozman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fakiiri is defending well for now.
Glozman tries to land knees in the clinch but Fakiiri avoids the damage to the body.
Fakiiri missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fakiiri avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Fakiiri.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glozman missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fakiiri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fakiiri lands with a right to the head.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Glozman backwards.
Fakiiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Fakiiri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Glozman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Glozman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fakiiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fakiiri is trying to stall.
Fakiiri pushes Glozman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow.
Glozman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glozman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri tries to work over Glozman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Glozman tries a body shot but Fakiiri blocks it.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Glozman tries a body shot but Fakiiri blocks it.
Glozman lands a knee to the head.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Fakiiri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri missing with knees to the body.
Glozman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glozman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glozman looking to throw knees to the head but Fakiiri is blocking nicely.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakki Fakiiri really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fakiiri darts in and clinches Glozman up against the ropes.
Glozman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Glozman lands a knee to the head.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fakiiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glozman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fakiiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glozman's brow.
Glozman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fakiiri or not.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks it.
Glozman working Fakiiri over with knees to the body.
Glozman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri misses with a body punch.
Glozman has a couple of punches blocked by Fakiiri.
Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glozman or not.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Glozman.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks it.
A knee to the head by Glozman.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fakiiri trying to land knees to the body.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman trying to land knees to the body.
Fakiiri looking to stall.
Fakiiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glozman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fakiiri blocks it with crossed arms.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glozman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman blocking some punches.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri lands a right hand.
Fakiiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glozmans head.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fakiiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fakiiri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glozman.
Glozman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fakiiri blocks it with crossed arms.
Fakiiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glozman backwards.
Fakiiri presses Glozman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Fakiiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glozman blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Fakiiri swats away the attempt to clinch by Glozman.
Fakiiri is looking for the big counter here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Glozman misses with a hook.
Glozman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body punch.
Glozman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glozman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Fakiiri both land. Nice combination.

Fakiiri clinches.
Glozman blocking some punches.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
Glozman tries a body shot but Fakiiri blocks it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fakiiri is working Glozman over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Fakiiri.
Glozman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fakiiri lands a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitzi Glozman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Glozman controls his hands.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Fakiiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri trying to control the position but instead, Glozman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fakiiri into the ropes.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Fakiiri.
Glozman working aggressively here.
Fakiiri trying to land knees to the body.
Fakiiri lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
A nice left hand lands by Fakiiri.
Nakki Fakiiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri pushes Glozman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Fakiiri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glozman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Glozman.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri lands with a short shot to the head.
Fakiiri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glozman backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Fakiiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fakiiri 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Nakki Fakiiri!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Nakki Fakiiri!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Nakki Fakiiri!

Nakki Fakiiri wins by unanimous decision!
Nakki Fakiiri seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.