PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 5278 p4p, 24948 weight class) and Aaron Falmouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rize comes into the arena with Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours blaring out of the sound system. Aaron Falmouth will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rize
vs
Falmouth

197 cm
16
260
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
255
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Falmouth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falmouth scores with a kick to the body.
Rize lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falmouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Falmouth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rize.
Rize throws an overhand right that lands on Falmouth's shoulder, as Falmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Falmouth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Falmouth wants to clinch up but Rize keeps it at a distance.
Falmouth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falmouth wants to clinch up but Rize keeps it at a distance.
Falmouth slips under a jab.
Rize throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Falmouth counter with a right hand.
Falmouth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rize defends well and Falmouth ends up having to push Rize into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Falmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falmouth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Rize misses.
Falmouth darts in trying to clinch
and Rize counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falmouth.
Falmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rize misses with a jab to the body
and Falmouth counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Rize.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rize.
Falmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rize.
Falmouth takes one to the side of the head.
Rize circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rize misses with a straight left.
Falmouth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rize sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falmouth somewhat.
Zack Rize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Falmouth.
Rize misses with a hook.
Rize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Rize.
Rize throws a hook but Falmouth blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falmouth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Aaron Falmouth has been cut.
Rize connects with a good right hand that stumbles Falmouth. Falmouth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Falmouth is defended easily by Rize.
Good leg kick by Rize.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Falmouth counters with a left to the body.
Rize throws a series of punches but Falmouth avoids them all with ease.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rize misses with a body shot.
Falmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Rize steps away.
Rize connects with a leg kick.
Falmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rize.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falmouth replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rize blocks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falmouth with a poor takedown
and Rize counters with an inside leg kick.
Rize throws an off balance right hand
and Falmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rize keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falmouth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Rize, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rize misses with a looping right.
Rize circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rize fires out a quick counter leg kick but Falmouth just manages to avoid it.
Falmouth fails to land the takedown.
Rize tried to counter with a leg kick but Falmouth avoided it.
Rize walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Falmouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Falmouth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rize misses with a hook
and Falmouth counters with a stiff right hand.
Rize dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falmouth. That did some damage!
Falmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falmouth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Rize misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falmouth closes the distance and clinches up with Rize, looking for a takedown. Falmouth pushes Rize against the cage but Rize circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falmouth moves away.
Zack Rize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rize blocks the body kick.
Falmouth drops his hands momentarily and Rize takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rize scores with a leg kick.
Rize scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falmouth in his tracks.
Falmouth ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
Falmouth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falmouth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rize swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falmouth tries to clinch but Rize is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Falmouth!
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falmouth checks it well.
Rize fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Falmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Rize dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Falmouth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rize throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rize lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falmouth circles away quickly and effectively.
Falmouth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rize defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Falmouth down.
No luck for Falmouth with that takedown attempt.
Falmouth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize misses with a straight right.
Falmouth misses with a left hand
and Rize counters with a left to the body.
Aaron Falmouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falmouth fails with the takedown.
It appears Rize was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zack Rize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Falmouth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falmouth slips under a jab.
Falmouth tries to clinch up.
Rize missing with a left hand there. Falmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falmouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Falmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a big shot that misses.
Rize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Rize moves into the clinch.
Falmouth tries to pull guard but Rize forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Falmouth is breathing heavily.
Rize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falmouth backwards.
Rize will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Falmouth up against the cage.
Rize struggles to land a body shot inside as Falmouth controls his hands.
Falmouth has had enough of the clinch but Rize keeps him there for the moment.
Rize tries to work over Falmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falmouth can do to turn this around?
Rize lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falmouth backwards.
Falmouth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rize scores with a nice hook to the head.

Falmouth is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falmouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Rize finish him?
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falmouth blocking some punches.
Rize misses with the head strike.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rize misses with some punches.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize working aggressively here.
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!

Rize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rize weaves into range and cracks Falmouth right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Falmouth goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Rize is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Rize!
After winning the bout, Zack Rize thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.