PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avigdor Liberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Bazinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liberman
vs
Bazinga

188 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Fast

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avigdor Liberman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luigi Bazinga!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bazinga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liberman somewhat.
Liberman scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Bazinga misses its intended target.
Bazinga leaves Liberman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liberman slips under a jab from Bazinga.
Liberman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avigdor Liberman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Liberman with that takedown attempt.
Liberman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bazinga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liberman somewhat.

Bazinga gets a clinch.
Liberman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bazinga's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazinga gets through Liberman 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bazinga manages to break the clinch.

Liberman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Liberman wants to pass to mount but Bazinga is defending the position.
Bazinga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liberman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bazinga is adopting a defensive guard.
Bazinga keeping moving, preventing Liberman from controlling successfully.
Bazinga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liberman preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga keeping moving, preventing Liberman from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bazinga tries to clinch up but Liberman circles away and keeps his distance.

Liberman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bazinga is trying to defend but Liberman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liberman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bazinga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Liberman wants to pass the guard but Bazinga is defending well.
Liberman is working hard here to advance position.
Liberman is looking to take a break and control but Bazinga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liberman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liberman trying to control but Bazinga is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga regains half guard.
Bazinga is looking to improve his position.
Liberman thows a huge punch but Bazinga dodges it nicely.
Liberman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Liberman trying to control from half guard but Bazinga is working away.
Liberman trying to mount his opponent but Bazinga defends it.
Liberman wants to advance to full mount but Bazinga doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liberman advances to half guard.
Bazinga trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberman is keen to just control but Bazinga is a slippery customer.
Liberman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bazinga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Liberman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bazinga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bazinga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liberman throws a big right hand that misses.
Liberman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bazinga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bazinga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liberman 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Liberman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liberman looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avigdor Liberman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Liberman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bazinga tries to avoid it but Liberman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bazinga to the ground. Bazinga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liberman tries for a takedown but Bazinga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Liberman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bazinga on his heels. He'll look to pass Bazinga's guard now, I'm sure.
Liberman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bazinga is retaining full guard.
Liberman stays in close to Bazinga's body and controls the position.
Bazinga pulls Liberman in close to prevent any damage.
Liberman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bazinga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bazinga is pulling down on Liberman 's head to control his posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bazinga lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bazinga. Liberman shrugs it off though.
Bazinga connects with a body shot that sends Liberman 's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazinga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liberman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liberman shoots in looking for a takedown but Bazinga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liberman 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avigdor Liberman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bazinga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bazinga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bazinga tries to clinch up but Liberman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bazinga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liberman throws a series of punches but Bazinga moves out of range.
Bazinga feints a jab promting Liberman to slip. Bazinga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liberman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bazinga. Liberman shrugs it off though.
Avigdor Liberman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Liberman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bazinga's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liberman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bazinga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberman won't allow Bazinga to sweep him here.
Liberman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liberman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liberman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bazinga is retaining full guard.
Bazinga is trying to keep Liberman in close.
Liberman landing with the ground and pound.
Bazinga wants to stand up but Liberman is controlling him.
Liberman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liberman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bazinga trying to keep a closed guard but Liberman is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bazinga is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberman trying to keep a closed guard but Bazinga is proving a slippery customer.

Liberman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Liberman is looking for a triangle but Bazinga pushes his legs off easily.
Bazinga trying to control the position from guard on top but Liberman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liberman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bazinga lands a couple of digs.

Liberman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bazinga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga throwing strikes from guard but Liberman blocks nicely.
Bazinga trying to control but Liberman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Liberman has his foot on Bazinga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bazinga works his way back into a safe position though.
Bazinga trying to control but Liberman is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bazinga looking to sit in guard and control but Liberman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liberman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bazinga is keeping the position for now.
Avigdor Liberman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liberman connects with a couple of short punches.
Bazinga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Bazinga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Bazinga looks to land a left hand but Liberman moved out of range nicely.

Liberman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bazinga preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Liberman is thwarting Bazinga's attempts to control the position.
Liberman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bazinga wants to control but Liberman is keeping busy.
Liberman is trying to control the action in half guard but Bazinga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Liberman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bazinga is looking to improve his position.
Liberman throwing shots but Bazinga is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberman throwing shots but Bazinga is blocking nicely.
Liberman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Liberman is looking to advance position but Bazinga won't allow it.
Liberman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bazinga is staying active underneath Liberman , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bazinga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bazinga.
Liberman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bazinga trying to control the position.
Bazinga wants to sweep but no luck.
Liberman is looking to pass into half guard but Bazinga pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bazinga is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bazinga manages to get himself to full guard.
Liberman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liberman won't allow Bazinga to sweep him here.
Bazinga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liberman has his hands clasped together around Bazinga's back. He's all about the action.
Bazinga wants to control but Liberman is keeping him busy.

Liberman actively working from the bottom here.
Liberman is trying to control but can't.

Bazinga is looking for a kimura but Liberman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bazinga to get the leverage.

Liberman looking for submissions off his back.

Bazinga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liberman is just riding it out for now. Bazinga eventually gives up the hold.
Bazinga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga is thwarting Liberman 's attempts to control the position.

Bazinga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liberman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bazinga.
Liberman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Liberman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Liberman .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liberman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Liberman trying to control from half guard but Bazinga is working away.
Liberman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bazinga is looking to control Liberman 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bazinga avoid being mounted?
Bazinga is refusing to be controlled, as Liberman sits in half guard.
Liberman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bazinga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liberman lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avigdor Liberman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liberman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avigdor Liberman !