PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 2375 p4p, 291 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 3251 p4p, 364 weight class). Austin comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tony Vazzappo enters the ring!

Austin
vs
Vazzappo

181 cm
29
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Vazzappo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vazzappo wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Austin throws the left hand but Vazzappo avoids the punch easily.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Austin is looking to counter punch.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Vazzappo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Austin thinking.
Vazzappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vazzappo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Austin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vazzappo tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
Vazzappo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vazzappo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vazzappo scores with a hook to the body.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Vazzappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vazzappo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Austin is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Vazzappo clinches.
Vazzappo lands a shoulder strike.

Vazzappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Austin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vazzappo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin scores with a hook.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Vazzappo's head but Vazzappo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin misses with a hook
and Vazzappo counters with a straight right hand.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vazzappo instigates a clinch.
Vazzappo misses with a punch to the body.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Vazzappo moved out of range.
Vazzappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vazzappo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vazzappo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vazzappo.

It looks like Kyle Austin has been cut.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Vazzappo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Vazzappo forces Austin back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Vazzappo - that landed with a thud.

Vazzappo manages to break the clinch.

Vazzappo forces Austin back against the ropes and clinches.
Vazzappo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vazzappo leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Vazzappo breaks from the clinch.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Vazzappo counters with a straight right hand.
Kyle Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Vazzappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin misses with a straight left.
Vazzappo throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Vazzappo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Vazzappo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vazzappo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vazzappo lands with a hook. Austin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Austin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vazzappo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
A jab from Vazzappo finds it's way through Austin's defenses.
Vazzappo lands a slapping body shot.
Vazzappo slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Vazzappo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Vazzappo's shoulder, as Vazzappo tries to avoid the shot.
Vazzappo tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Vazzappo moved out of range nicely.
Vazzappo throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
letting Vazzappo counter with a right hand.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Vazzappo slips a straight right by Austin.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Vazzappo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vazzappo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Austin backs up against the ropes.
Austin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vazzappo.
Nice defenses there by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vazzappo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Vazzappo gets a clinch.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vazzappo slips under a jab from Austin.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Vazzappo wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Vazzappo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Austin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vazzappo throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Vazzappo scores with a four punch combination!
Vazzappo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Austin.

Austin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vazzappo sprawling to the canvas! Vazzappo rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Austin finish him?!

Vazzappo is rocked!
Vazzappo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Vazzappo slips the punch.
Austin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
BOOM! Austin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vazzappo. Vazzappo tries to recover but Austin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vazzappo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.