PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Vaziri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaziri comes to the cage accompanied by Sheik's Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Vaziri
vs
Gunter Fritsch

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ali Vaziri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunter Fritsch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vaziri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunter Fritsch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Gunter Fritsch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Gunter Fritsch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Gunter Fritsch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vaziri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gunter Fritsch throwing strikes but missing.
Gunter Fritsch throws and elbow that misses. Vaziri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gunter Fritsch's guard. Nice move by Vaziri!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter Fritsch wants to stand but Vaziri is controlling the position.
Vaziri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vaziri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gunter Fritsch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaziri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaziri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunter Fritsch is adopting a defensive guard.
Vaziri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gunter Fritsch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunter Fritsch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunter Fritsch pulls Vaziri in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaziri preventing the sweep.
Vaziri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gunter Fritsch's guard.
Vaziri is breathing heavily.
Vaziri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunter Fritsch swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gunter Fritsch circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaziri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaziri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaziri wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunter Fritsch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaziri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunter Fritsch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaziri pinned against the cage. Vaziri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaziri closes the distance but Gunter Fritsch moves to the side

and Gunter Fritsch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunter Fritsch wants to stand but Vaziri has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gunter Fritsch stays in close to Vaziri's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunter Fritsch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunter Fritsch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunter Fritsch throwing strikes from guard but Vaziri blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vaziri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaziri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaziri wants it to stay on the feet.
Vaziri tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Gunter Fritsch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vaziri's guard now.
Gunter Fritsch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vaziri keeping moving, preventing Gunter Fritsch from controlling successfully.
Vaziri keeping full guard, as Gunter Fritsch tries to pass.
Gunter Fritsch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gunter Fritsch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vaziri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunter Fritsch on the ground.
Vaziri wants to control but Gunter Fritsch is keeping busy.
Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunter Fritsch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gunter Fritsch is working for a kimura but Vaziri is defending it quite comfortably.
Gunter Fritsch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter Fritsch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vaziri!
Gunter Fritsch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunter Fritsch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gunter Fritsch controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaziri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gunter Fritsch goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vaziri turns into him and now he's in Gunter Fritsch's guard.
Vaziri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunter Fritsch controlling the position.

Gunter Fritsch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vaziri defends it easily.
Vaziri stops Gunter Fritsch from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Gunter Fritsch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gunter Fritsch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunter Fritsch misses with a leg kick.
Ali Vaziri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gunter Fritsch.
Gunter Fritsch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunter Fritsch circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gunter Fritsch moves into the clinch.
Gunter Fritsch tries to pull guard but Vaziri holds him up against the cage and eventually Gunter Fritsch drops back down to his feet.
Gunter Fritsch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaziri has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gunter Fritsch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vaziri uses from the top position.

Gunter Fritsch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vaziri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaziri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunter Fritsch is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri preventing the sweep.
Gunter Fritsch keeping moving, preventing Vaziri from controlling successfully.
Gunter Fritsch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunter Fritsch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaziri trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunter Fritsch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaziri wants to stand and escape but instead Gunter Fritsch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunter Fritsch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Vaziri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunter Fritsch.
Gunter Fritsch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri has control of Gunter Fritsch's left arm, preventing Gunter Fritsch from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gunter Fritsch stands up from Vaziri's guard - Gunter Fritsch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vaziri looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunter Fritsch is just out of range.

Gunter Fritsch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vaziri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Gunter Fritsch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Gunter Fritsch moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunter Fritsch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Standartenfuhrer Gunter Fritsch!