PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Mazzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzini comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Man. Waylon Mercy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Mazzini's chin.

Mazzini
vs
Mercy

182 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Mazzini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mazzini shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mazzini stalling.

Mazzini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercy is just riding it out for now. Mazzini eventually gives up the hold.
Mercy told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mercy trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mazzini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mazzini is working for a submission of some sort.
Mazzini wants to pass to mount but Mercy is defending the position.

Mazzini is working for a submission of some sort.
Mercy pushes Mazzini off looking to stand but Mazzini dives back in and keeps control.

Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercy has managed to free his arm - good work.

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

Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mercy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mazzini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mazzini trying to control from half guard but Mercy is working away.

Mazzini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mazzini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mazzini wants to control but Mercy is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mazzini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercy is just riding it out for now. Mazzini eventually gives up the hold.

Mazzini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Mazzini is looking for a kimura here.

Mazzini looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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.
Mazzini moves nicely into side control.
Mazzini tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mazzini trying to control the action but Mercy is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Mazzini 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.

Mazzini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazzini misses the jab.
Mazzini takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Mercy looks to land a body kick but Mazzini moved away.
Mazzini looks to land a left hand but Mercy moved out of range nicely.
Mazzini slips under a jab.
Mazzini throws an off balance right hand
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazzini swings widly with a right hand
and Mazzini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazzini lands with a shot to the body.
Mazzini lands a two punch combo.
Mercy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mazzini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mazzini on the side of the head.
Vito Mazzini is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini 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.
Some wild striking there from Mazzini.
Mazzini fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Mazzini.
A countering left hand to the body from Mercy misses.
Mercy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mazzini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercy.
Mazzini backing away here, and Mercy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mazzini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Mazzini avoids them all with ease.
Mazzini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercy is fending him off so far but Mazzini persists. Nope, Mercy circles away and we're back to standing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercy!
Mazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazzini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercy counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazzini throws a nice looking combination but Mercy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy connects with a right hand. Mazzini shakes it off.
Mazzini misses with a straight right.
Mercy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercy counters with a left and a right that stings Mazzini.
Mazzini misses with a series of wild punches.
Mazzini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mazzini throws an overhand right that lands on Mercy's shoulder, as Mercy tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzini staying out of range there.
Mazzini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mazzini is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mazzini looks to land a combination but Mercy avoids it well.
Mazzini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercy avoids the body shot from Mazzini.
Mazzini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mazzini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercy connects with a jab.
Mazzini shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mazzini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mazzini misses with a hook.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy scores with a hook.
Mazzini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercy in his tracks.
Mazzini throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazzini with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Mazzini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercy lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Mazzini.
Mazzini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazzini slips under a jab.
Mazzini is looking to counter punch.
Mazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Mercy scores with a jab. Mazzini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mazzini misses with a looping left.
Mercy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercy thuds his right hand into Mazzini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Mazzini. Those never looked like landing.
Mercy misses with a head kick.

Mazzini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercy to the mat! Mercy manages to get full guard.
Mercy controls Mazzini momentarily but Mazzini frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzini trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazzini.
Despite the aggression on Mercy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mazzini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mazzini thinking.
Mazzini misses the jab.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Mazzini.
Mazzini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Mazzini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mazzini is out of range and Mercy settles back down.

Mazzini dives in and scores a takedown into Mercy's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini pushing down on Mercy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Mazzini wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vito Mazzini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mazzini wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mazzini is pressing down on Mercy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mercy is holding on for now.

Mazzini is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mercy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mazzini.
Mercy tries to roll over but Mazzini keeps him under control.
Mazzini trying to control the action but Mercy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercy is in trouble now - Mazzini has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercy prevents Mazzini from taking his back.
Mercy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mazzini with a couple of short strikes.
Mazzini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mercy is looking to escape.

Mazzini looking to secure an arm triangle but Mercy defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini unloads with some shots from mount but Mercy bucks and avoids them well.
Mercy stops Mazzini from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mazzini looking to control but Mercy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Mazzini jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mercy manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Mazzini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mercy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy is trying to control Mazzini's posture but Mazzini avoids it.
Mazzini is staying tight to Mercy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mazzini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mercy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mazzini's guard! Nice work there by Mercy!

Mazzini is looking for a triangle but Mercy pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Mazzini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazzini 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Mazzini!
An out of breath Vito Mazzini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.