PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Haze (ranked 2354 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 246 p4p, 288 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Haze
vs
Mazzariello

179 cm
32
169
16 - 16 - 0

180 cm
35
160
22 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darryl Haze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze connects with a jab.

Mazzariello gets a clinch.

Haze breaks the clinch.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Haze misses with a hook.
Mazzariello misses with a straight right.
Haze fails to land with a series of punches.

Mazzariello closes the distance and clinches.
Haze tries to break the clinch but Mazzariello is controlling the position.
Mazzariello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze .
Mazzariello blocks a body shot from Haze .
Haze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haze is trying to drag Mazzariello to the mat but Mazzariello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Mazzariello avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzariello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Mazzariello avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Haze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mazzariello fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haze throws a hook but Mazzariello blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze .
Mazzariello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haze on the side of the head.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mazzariello throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mazzariello just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mazzariello.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
Haze dips to his left and cracks Mazzariello with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Mazzariello.
Darryl Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazzariello checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzariello tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mazzariello throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Mazzariello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzariello misses with a low kick.
Haze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazzariello wants to clinch
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mazzariellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haze scores with a jab.
Haze has been working on his balance at Gumburcules Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mazzariello.
Mazzariello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mazzariello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mazzariello tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzariello.
Mazzariello scores with the left hand. Haze knows he should have avoided that one.
Haze throws a hook but Mazzariello avoids it easily.
A big left from Haze misses.
Mazzariello wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze throws a hook but Mazzariello blocks it.
Mazzariello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze scores with a jab to the head.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
Mazzariello misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzariello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze .
A low kick lands for Haze .
Mazzariello slips a straight right by Haze .

Mazzariello moves into range and clinches up with Haze .
Haze lands a shoulder strike.

Haze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzariello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mazzariello throws a hook but Haze blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Mazzariello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haze checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazzariello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Mazzariello moved out of range.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Mazzariello moved out of range nicely.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Mazzariello is out of range.
Haze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but Haze moved away.
Haze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mazzariello lands a two punch combo.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzariello.
A leg kick checked by Mazzariello.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
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.

Mazzariello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haze misses with a body punch
and Mazzariello counters with a straight right hand.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mazzariello steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haze . That one must have hurt.
Mazzariello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mazzariello misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzariello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze misses with a kick to the body
enabling Mazzariello to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mazzariello. Those never looked like landing.
Mazzariello scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haze lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzariello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haze .

Mazzariello moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Mazzariello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzariello gets underhooks to prevent Haze 's takedown attempt.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello cracks Haze with a nice body shot.
Mazzariello blocks a body shot from Haze .
Mazzariello avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze .
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Mazzariello misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mazzariello - that landed with a thud.
Haze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzariello controls his hands.
Mazzariello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Haze is trying to push Mazzariello away but Mazzariello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze .
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzariello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Mazzariello.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze .
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzariello's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Haze is trying to force a seperation but Mazzariello has the dominant position.
Haze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mazzariello pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haze misses with a hook.
Haze with a nice cross.
Mazzariello staying out of range there.
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Haze walks into a left hand.
Haze misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze delivers a nice body kick.
Mazzariello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Mazzariello misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Mazzariello looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Haze scores with a hook.

Mazzariello closes the distance and pushes Haze back into the cage.
Haze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haze is trying to break the clinch but Mazzariello is controlling him.
Haze avoiding damage as Mazzariello throws knees to the body.
Haze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haze lands with a light punch inside.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haze wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazzariello won't allow it.
Haze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzariello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Mazzariello moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Mazzariello. Those never looked like landing.
Haze throws a right hand that misses
and Mazzariello counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzariello moves out of range as Haze strikes.
A shot to the liver by Haze . Beautiful body shot.
Mazzariello moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazzariello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haze .
Haze swings for the body but Mazzariello moves out of range.
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mazzariello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazzariello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Mazzariello lands a body shot.
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 Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Haze throws a looping overhand right but Mazzariello ducks down to avoid it.
Haze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazzariello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Mazzariello tries to sprawl but Haze drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haze is thwarting Mazzariello's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Haze .
Haze lands with a punch from half guard.
Mazzariello is positioning himself well to prevent Haze advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Mazzariello is rocked!
Haze drops an elbow to the side of Mazzariello's head.
Mazzariello is still in real trouble! Can Haze finish him?
Haze lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mazzariello quite badly. Mazzariello pulls Haze in close trying to recover. Haze postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mazzariello on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mazzariello doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darryl Haze !
Darryl Haze seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.