PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 7 p4p, 31 weight class) and Domenico Mazziotti (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mazziotti's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the party - Pop Smoke. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bathory
vs
Mazziotti

175 cm
38
160
39 - 11 - 1

188 cm
30
164
27 - 8 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Domenico Mazziotti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Bathory.
Bathory scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mazziotti slips a straight right by Bathory.
Mazziotti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bathory bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mazziotti's head backwards.
Good standup being displayed there by Bathory as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bathory. Mazziotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazziotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Bathory.
Mazziotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Mazziotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazziotti tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mazziotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bathory sizes up Mazziotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mazziotti moves forwards but Bathory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bathory is looking to slow Mazziotti down with leg kicks.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Mazziotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mazziotti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bathory is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Mazziotti moved out of range.
Mazziotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mazziotti moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Mazziotti slips under a jab.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory lands with a right hand.
Bathory misses with a straight left.
Mazziotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bathory misses with a left hand
and Mazziotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazziotti! But no joy.
Mazziotti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bathory throws a right hand that misses
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Bathory. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bathory.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazziotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazziotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bathory connects with a jab.
Bathory swings for the body but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bathory.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Mazziotti's head back.
Bathory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mazziotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Bathory finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Mazziotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazziotti is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory lands a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mazziotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Bathory throws a leg kick
and Mazziotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bathory misses with a body shot
letting Mazziotti counter with a right hand.
Bathory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Bathory darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bathory finds it's way through Mazziotti's defenses.
Mazziotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Mazziotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazziotti.
A big left from Bathory misses.
Mazziotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a straight left.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bathory.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mazziotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mazziotti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Mazziotti is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazziotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazziotti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bathory throws a lazy uppercut
and Mazziotti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazziotti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bathory jabs Mazziotti right on the nose. Mazziotti blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bathory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bathory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Mazziotti saw that one coming.
Bathory throws a series of punches but Mazziotti avoids them all with ease.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazziotti.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Mazziotti saw that one coming.
Mazziotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Mazziotti ducks down to avoid it.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Mazziotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazziotti! But no joy.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazziotti! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bathory misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A low kick from Bathory is predictable there
and Mazziotti counters with a stiff right hand.
Mazziotti slips under a jab from Bathory.
Bathory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mazziotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Mazziotti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Mazziotti moved out of range nicely.
Mazziotti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Mazziotti slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Bathory misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws an off balance right hand

and Mazziotti counters with a crisp one two that drops Bathory! Mazziotti thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bathory to his feet! Bathory is in big trouble!
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory misses with a shot to the body
and Mazziotti counters with a straight right hand.
Bathory throws a leg kick
and Mazziotti counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bathory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bathory misses with a body shot
and Mazziotti counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory delivers a nice body kick.
Bathory throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bathory misses with a straight right.
Bathory misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mazziotti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands with an uppercut that bounces Mazziotti off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Bathory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Mazziotti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bathory.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Despite the aggression on Mazziotti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory misses with an uppercut
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bathory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mazziotti is out of range and Bathory settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazziotti! But no joy.
Bathory misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Bathory misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazziotti! But no joy.
Bathory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mazziotti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bathory swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mazziotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Bathory misses
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bathory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mazziotti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bathory has got the better of the exchanges.
Bathory jabs at Mazziotti's body.
A shot to the body from Bathory misses
and Mazziotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory thows a body kick. Mazziotti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bathory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mazziotti momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a shot to the body.
Bathory misses the body punch
and Mazziotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Mazziotti blocks a jab.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Mazziotti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mazziotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Bathory jabs Mazziotti right on the nose. Mazziotti blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory with a hook.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Mazziotti slips the punch.
A left lands for Bathory.
A shot to the body from Bathory misses
and Mazziotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mazziotti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bathory.
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!
Bathory throws a hook but Mazziotti avoids it easily.
Bathory lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti walks into a jab.
Good work by Mazziotti as he checks the leg kick.
Mazziotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Mazziotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazziotti tries to avoid it.
Bathory clobbers Mazziotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Mazziotti moved out of range nicely.
Bathory getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bathory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mazziottis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bathory lands a head shot.
Bathory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mazziotti is able to avoid easily.
Mazziotti unleashes a big counter combination but Bathory bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory had his way with Domenico Mazziotti in that round.
That's time! Bathory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bathory misses with a right hand
letting Mazziotti counter with a right hand.
Bathory throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazziotti.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazziotti moves away.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazziotti.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Mazziotti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory misses with a leg kick
and Mazziotti counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Bathory misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bathory.
Bathory swings for the body but Mazziotti moves out of range.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazziotti.
Mazziotti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bathory throws a poor cross that misses
and Mazziotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bathory throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Domenico Mazziotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bathory is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Bathory throws a hook but Mazziotti blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Mazziotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bathory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mazziotti on the side of the head.
Bathory throws an off balance right hand
and Mazziotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Mazziotti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Nice cross by Bathory.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti moves out of range of the body kick.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Mazziotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mazziotti. That did some damage!
Mazziotti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Mazziotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazziotti tries to avoid it.
Bathory tries to land a body kick
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory swings widly with a right hand
and Mazziotti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Mazziotti sees coming a mile off.
Mazziotti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Bathory misses.
Mazziotti throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazziotti takes one on the button.
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mazziotti walks into a straight right hand from Bathory.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bathory 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans post fight for their support.