PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (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.

Vari
vs
Mazzuca

185 cm
27
202 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

188 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Modern Wear Apparel

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari throws a body punch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Vari fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mazzuca gets tackled into the cage by Vari. Vari maintains the clinch.
Mazzuca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Vari can't break the clinch.

Vari manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick which misses Vari's front leg but catches the back leg as Vari tries to avoid it.
Vari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mazzuca throws out a loose jab but Vari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzuca circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzuca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzuca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vari tries to clinch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
That kick from Mazzuca tenderised Vari's leg. Vari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vari tries to clinch up but Mazzuca circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazzuca.
Good exchange - Vari coming out on top.

Vari clinches.

Vari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzuca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vari is looking to clinch but Mazzuca is avoiding it.
Mazzuca throws out a counter right but Vari avoids it with no problem.
Mazzuca looks to land a left hand but Vari moved out of range nicely.
Vari tries to clinch there but Mazzuca circles away.
Mazzuca swats away the attempt to clinch by Vari.
Vari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazzuca thuds his right hand into Vari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vari wants to clinch.
Mazzuca tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a hook
and Mazzuca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vari wants to clinch.
Mazzuca throws a body kick that misses.

Vari clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Mazzuca breaks the clinch.
Mazzuca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vari fails with the takedown.
Mazzuca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Mazzuca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mazzuca defends well and Vari ends up having to push Mazzuca into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mazzuca wants to clinch up but Vari keeps it at a distance.
Vari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mazzuca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vari takes a swing at Mazzuca's ribcage but misses.
Mazzuca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robert Mazzuca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzuca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mazzuca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vari clinches.
Mazzuca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vari is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage.
Vari blocking some punches.
Vari is trying to push Mazzuca away but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mazzuca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Mazzuca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vari's elbow.
Mazzuca has Vari pressed against the cage, preventing Vari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Vari blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
Vari is trying to break the clinch but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage.

Mazzuca manages to break the clinch.

Vari rushes Mazzuca and presses him up against the cage.
Vari has had enough of the clinch but Mazzuca keeps him there for the moment.
Mazzuca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vari blocks a body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca gets through Vari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mazzuca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzuca avoids the body shot from Vari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Mazzuca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mazzuca ducks under a wild hook from Vari.
Vari jabs at Mazzuca's body.
Vari doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazzuca circles away.
Mazzuca throws the kick towards the body but Vari avoids it.
Mazzuca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Mazzuca closes the distance and clinches.
Mazzuca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vari's efforts to push away.
Mazzuca lands with a right to the head.
Mazzuca avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vari moves in looking to clinch but Mazzuca pushes him off.
Vari slips under a jab.
Vari tries to clinch up.
Mazzuca pushes Vari away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca throws a solid leg kick but Vari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mazzuca lands a nice shot that snaps Vari's head back.
Vari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mazzuca throws an overhand right that lands on Vari's shoulder, as Vari tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzuca swats away the attempt to clinch by Vari.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzuca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mazzuca wants to slow Vari down by chopping away at his legs.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vari lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca takes a swing at Vari's ribcage but misses.
Vari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vari throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzuca keeps the fight on the outside.
Vari tries to clinch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Mazzuca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vari. Vari obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazzuca scores with a leg kick.
Mazzuca with a jab.
Vari misses with a looping left.
Vari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mazzuca. That one must have hurt.
Mazzuca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Mazzuca.

Vari is rocked!

Vari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Vari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Mazzuca.

Vari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mazzuca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mazzuca can pounce on him.
Vari tests Mazzuca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vari.
Vari walks into a left hand.
Mazzuca keeps the fight on the outside.
Vari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazzuca connects with a right hand. Vari shakes it off.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mazzuca thinks about the counter body kick.
Vari swings widly with a right hand
and Mazzuca rattles Vari with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Vari tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Mazzuca dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Vari stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert Mazzuca!
Robert Mazzuca is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Robert Mazzuca was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.