PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Choakaho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario DeLuzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Savage
vs
DeLuzi

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Choakaho Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario DeLuzi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeLuzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeLuzi keeps the fight on the outside.

DeLuzi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. DeLuzi showed some decent athleticism there.
Savage wants to improve his position but DeLuzi is controlling well.
Savage gets back to full guard.
Savage keeping full guard, as DeLuzi tries to pass.
DeLuzi looking to sit in guard and control but Savage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeLuzi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage slips nicely into half guard.
DeLuzi wants to get back to his feet.
Savage not doing much here.
DeLuzi trying to control but Savage postures up.

That's two 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.
DeLuzi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Savage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Savage there.

Savage decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Savage scores with a takedown into DeLuzi's guard.
Savage passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage drops an elbow to the side of DeLuzi's head.
Savage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Savage decides to stand up.

Savage scores with a takedown into DeLuzi's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuzi is trying to control the position but Savage postures up.
Savage postures up and lands a big shot to DeLuzi's brow.
DeLuzi looking to control.
DeLuzi looking to control but Savage passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuzi wants to control but Savage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
DeLuzi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Savage manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Choakaho Savage dominated that round.
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.

Savage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. DeLuzi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Savage gets to mount! DeLuzi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
DeLuzi tries to control Savage's body but Savage pushes him off. DeLuzi squirms to his side and now Savage has his back!
Savage biding his time, controlling DeLuzi.
Savage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
DeLuzi is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can DeLuzi hold on?! Savage is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Savage controlling well, preventing DeLuzi from escaping the position.
Savage trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure DeLuzi doesn't escape.
DeLuzi breaks Savage's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeLuzi stopping the sweep attempt from Savage.
DeLuzi looking to sit in guard and control but Savage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeLuzi controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.

That's two 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.
Savage stays in close to DeLuzi's body and controls the position.
Savage thows a big elbow that misses.
Savage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of DeLuzi's head.
Savage postures up and lands a big shot to DeLuzi's brow.
DeLuzi wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but DeLuzi is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savage gets to his feet - DeLuzi follows without any prompting.
DeLuzi looks to land a combination. Savage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
DeLuzi doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Savage counters by moving into the clinch.

Savage manages to pull guard.

Savage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DeLuzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Savage is tightening it up a little... DeLuzi has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! DeLuzi reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! DeLuzi taps out! nice BJJ there by Savage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Choakaho Savage!