PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 1427 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 198 p4p, 281 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mazzariello
vs
Strdoza

180 cm
29
160
15 - 12 - 0

170 cm
38
135
20 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strdoza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mazzariello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strdoza slips a jab and a cross from Mazzariello.
Strdoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazzariello throws out the jab.
Strdoza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Mazzariello darts in and clinches Strdoza up against the cage.
Mazzariello has Strdoza pressed against the cage, preventing Strdoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strdoza tries to break free but Mazzariello pushes him back against the cage.
Mazzariello scores with a shoulder strike.
Strdoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazzariello has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mazzariello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strdoza's brow.
Mazzariello lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Mazzariello closes the distance and pushes Strdoza back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mazzariello.
Strdoza wants to break free but Mazzariello has control.
Strdoza has Mazzariello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mazzariello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mazzariello misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza avoids the elbow strike from Mazzariello, against the cage.
Mazzariello struggles to land a body shot inside as Strdoza controls his hands.
Strdoza jumps guard but Mazzariello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mazzariello stalls.
Mazzariello lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza tries to circle away but Mazzariello has him pinned against the cage.
Mazzariello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Delbert Mazzariello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Strdoza.
Mazzariello tries to throw a body punch but Strdoza avoids it by throwing Mazzariello back against the cage.
Mazzariello lands a hook that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mazzariello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzariello is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strdoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strdoza tries to pull guard but Mazzariello holds him up against the cage and eventually Strdoza drops back down to his feet.
Mazzariello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mazzariello is pushing Strdoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mazzariello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello misses with some punches.
Strdoza fails to pull guard.
Strdoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mazzariello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mazzariello tries to work over Strdoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strdoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strdoza has Mazzariello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mazzariello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mazzariello lands with a short shot to the head.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but Mazzariello turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strdoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strdoza avoids the elbow strike from Mazzariello, against the cage.
Strdoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Mazzariello.
Strdoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazzariello won't allow it.
Mazzariello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Mazzariello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strdoza.
Mazzariello scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mazzariello pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Delbert Mazzariello dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Strdoza moves away from the strike by Mazzariello.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strdoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Strdoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strdoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazzariello.
Strdoza throws out a counter right but Mazzariello avoids it with no problem.
Mazzariello throws a hook but Strdoza blocks it.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzariello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazzariello moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzariello. Strdoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazzariello tries to clinch but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Mazzariello darts in trying to clinch
and Strdoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazzariello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mazzariello throws the left hand but Strdoza avoids the punch easily.
As Mazzariello backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Mazzariello manages to avoid it all.
Mazzariello misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello looks to land a combination but Strdoza avoids it well.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Mazzariello connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Strdoza.
As Mazzariello backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Mazzariello manages to avoid it all.
Mazzariello throws an off balance right hand
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Mazzariello backing up. Mazzariello nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Mazzariello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Mazzariello will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzariello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Strdoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mazzariello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mazzariello misses with a wild combination.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Mazzariello bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mazzariello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Mazzariello bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Delbert Mazzariello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Strdoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazzariello.
An inside leg kick from Mazzariello misses.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strdoza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strdoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mazzariello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Strdoza blocks the leg kick.
Delbert Mazzariello is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazzariello throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Strdoza to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Delbert Mazzariello will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mazzariello misses with a low kick.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Strdoza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mazzariello finds it's way round the side to connect with Strdoza's head.
Mazzariello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mazzariello looks to land a right hand but Strdoza moved out of range.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Mazzariello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strdoza.
Strdoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzariello scores with a decent looking hook.
Mazzariello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mazzariello throws a lazy right hand but Strdoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mazzariello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strdoza can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strdoza back to the cage. Mazzariello follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mazzariello scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Strdoza blocks the leg kick.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mazzariello throws out a leg kick but Strdoza moves out of range and Mazzariello only half commits.

Mazzariello closes the distance and pushes Strdoza back into the cage.
Delbert Mazzariello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mazzariello pushes Strdoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but Mazzariello turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strdoza dodges an elbow strike from Mazzariello.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza avoids a wild elbow strike from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello tries a body shot but Strdoza blocks it.
Mazzariello has a couple of punches blocked by Strdoza.
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch but Mazzariello keeps him there for the moment.
Mazzariello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strdoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Mazzariello has double underhooks.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch but Mazzariello keeps him there for the moment.
Strdoza blocks a body shot from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mazzariello displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strdoza up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Strdoza goes for a takedown attempt but Mazzariello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mazzariello misses with a straight right.
Mazzariello cracks Strdoza with an open hand slap.
Delbert Mazzariello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good work by Strdoza as he checks the leg kick.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mazzariello cracks Strdoza with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mazzariello moves into range and clinches up with Strdoza.
Strdoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delbert Mazzariello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Strdoza.
Mazzariello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strdoza is trying to break the clinch but Mazzariello has him pressed against the cage.
Strdoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strdoza jumps guard but Mazzariello stands there with Strdoza around his waist. Strdoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mazzariello lands an uppercut.
Chad Strdoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strdoza jumps guard but Mazzariello stands there with Strdoza around his waist. Strdoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Delbert Mazzariello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mazzariello 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delbert Mazzariello!
An out of breath Delbert Mazzariello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.