|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naga Moriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Djozilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
23
179 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
182 cm
27
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naga Moriz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rampage Djozilla!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moriz throws the left hand but Djozilla avoids the punch easily.
Moriz drops Djozilla with a beautiful combination! Djozilla stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moriz is looking for the KO!
Djozilla is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djozilla misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Moriz. Those never looked like landing.
Djozilla moves into the clinch successfully.
Djozilla has clasped his hands together around Moriz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moriz is looking for a sweep.
Djozilla just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djozilla scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moriz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Djozilla remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Moriz is trying to get back to half guard.
Djozilla in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriz struggling a bit here.
Moriz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djozilla controls the position.
Djozilla prevents Moriz from escaping the position.
Moriz looking for a sweep but Djozilla has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Djozilla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djozilla is landing with some decent strikes but Moriz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Djozilla might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Djozilla cracks Moriz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Djozilla controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Djozilla 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djozilla raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djozilla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Djozilla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moriz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rampage Djozilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djozilla shoots in for a double leg but Moriz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Djozilla rushes Moriz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Djozilla has picked Moriz up - he's going for a ride! Djozilla dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Moriz is looking for a sweep. Djozilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moriz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Djozilla sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriz looking to control.
Djozilla's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Djozilla looking to pass the guard.
Djozilla postures up.
Naga Moriz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Djozilla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moriz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Djozilla somewhat.
Djozilla forces Moriz back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Djozilla.
Moriz is trying to break the clinch but Djozilla is controlling him.
Moriz is trying to break free.
Djozilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Djozilla scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djozilla has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moriz regains guard immediately.
Djozilla passes into half guard.
Djozilla trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moriz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Djozilla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Djozilla has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Djozilla controlling the pace for now.
Djozilla raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moriz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moriz wants to hold on but Djozilla pushes him away.
Moriz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moriz is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moriz is in a horrible position here. Djozilla smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djozilla content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Djozilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moriz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Djozilla on the side of the head.
Djozilla staying out of range there.
Moriz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Djozilla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Djozilla throwing shots but Moriz is blocking nicely.
Djozilla works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djozilla controls the position from side control.
Moriz struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Moriz's face as Djozilla controls the position.
Djozilla tries to move into full mount but can't pass Moriz's legs.
Djozilla is staying tight to Moriz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriz is looking to regain half guard here but Djozilla keeps moving and retains side control.
Djozilla throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Djozilla controls the position from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Djozilla misses.
Djozilla has Moriz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla misses with a body punch.
Djozilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Djozilla.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moriz can't break the clinch.
Djozilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moriz is trying to push Djozilla away but Djozilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Djozilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djozilla lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djozilla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moriz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Djozilla stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moriz is trying to break the clinch but Djozilla is controlling him.
Djozilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Djozilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Djozilla manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Moriz's face as Djozilla controls the position.
Rampage Djozilla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Djozilla's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rampage Djozilla wasn't active enough on the ground.
Djozilla rushes Moriz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Djozilla really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Djozilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moriz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moriz tries to keep at a distance but Djozilla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Djozilla lands a knee to the body.
Djozilla has clasped his hands together around Moriz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Djozilla is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Moriz's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriz is trying to control Djozilla's posture but Djozilla avoids it.
Moriz trying to remain calm as Djozilla controls from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rampage Djozilla was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Djozilla shoots in and drives through. Moriz sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla has a takedown stuffed.
Moriz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naga Moriz is winning the standup battle so far.
Djozilla clinches up with Moriz and pushes him back against the cage.
Djozilla has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moriz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djozilla controlling the position well here. Moriz rolled but Djozilla kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla is trying to stick to Moriz's back but Moriz is turning into Djozilla. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Djozilla's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Moriz.
Djozilla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moriz is one step ahead there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rampage Djozilla hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Djozilla takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moriz wants to break free but Djozilla has control.
Djozilla working Moriz over with knees to the body.
Djozilla lands a nice knee to the body.
Djozilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriz is trying to push Djozilla away but Djozilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Djozilla lands a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Djozilla as the two fighters clinch.
Djozilla lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moriz is looking to get back to full guard here but Djozilla has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Djozilla dominated that fourth 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. 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.
Djozilla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Naga Moriz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moriz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Djozilla fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Moriz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djozilla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moriz as he avoids it easily.
Naga Moriz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Djozilla.
Djozilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Djozilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Moriz.
Horrible takedown by Djozilla or perhaps it was just good defense by Moriz which made him look bad.
Naga Moriz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moriz gets tackled into the cage by Djozilla. Djozilla maintains the clinch.
Moriz tries to circle away but Djozilla has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Djozilla.
Djozilla lands a shot to the body.
Djozilla turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Moriz's face as Djozilla controls the position.
Moriz wants to control but Djozilla postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rampage Djozilla was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moriz throws a right and a left that Djozilla avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla forces Moriz back against the cage and clinches.
Djozilla is looking for a takedown.
Djozilla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Djozilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moriz's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Djozilla as Moriz tries to tie him up.
Djozilla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Djozilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moriz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Djozilla presses Moriz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moriz is trying to break the clinch but Djozilla is controlling him.
Rampage Djozilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moriz trying to stall but Djozilla improves his position.
Djozilla lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Djozilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Djozilla 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Djozilla!
Rampage Djozilla is the new welterweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
