PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Johnny Storm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Storm
vs
Rizzo

189 cm
19
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo lands with a nice combination. Storm backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Johnny Storm has been cut.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizzo.
Storm scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Rizzo dives in and grabs Storm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes down on Rizzo's head and hops out.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Frank Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rizzo.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Rizzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm blocks a jab.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
Rizzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rizzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Storm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rizzo somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Storm both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo looks gassed!
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Storm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Storm.
Storm lands a with a good body shot.
Rizzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Storm lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Storm, right into the meat.
Rizzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Storm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Rizzo's leg but Rizzo calmly moves out of range.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rizzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Storm avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the body from Rizzo misses
and Storm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm works over Rizzo's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Storm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Storm jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm lands a jab to the head.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Storm as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Storm.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Storm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Storm with a hook.
Storm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rizzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rizzo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Storm is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rizzo.
Rizzo has his takedown stuffed
and Storm counters with a left and a right that stings Rizzo.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnny Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storm's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Storm duly obliges.
Donk. Storm catches Rizzo right on the button with a cross.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Rizzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo momentarily.
Johnny Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Storm sprawls well. Storm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Rizzo. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Storm misses.
Storm works Rizzo's body with a nice hook.
Johnny Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm 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.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo checks the leg kick.
Rizzo misses with a looping left.

Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rizzo decides to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Storm won't allow Rizzo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm wants to stand but Rizzo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Storm seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.

Rizzo manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches up with Storm, looking for a takedown. Rizzo pushes Storm against the cage but Storm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzo shoots for a takedown but Storm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Storm misses.
Rizzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Storm's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm connects with a jab.
Storm misses the jab.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rizzo takes one to the chin there.
Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Storm.
Rizzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Rizzo with an uppercut!
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Storm leaves Rizzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rizzo checks a low kick from Storm.
Rizzo defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Storm misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Storm digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Rizzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo.
Rizzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Storm's waist but Storm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rizzo off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rizzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo saw it coming and moves away.
Storm misses the body punch
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Storm throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Storm throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.
A big left from Storm misses.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Rizzo with an uppercut!

Storm moves into the clinch.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but Storm holds him up against the cage and eventually Rizzo drops back down to his feet.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense.
Storm wants to slow Rizzo down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Storm is able to avoid easily.
Rizzo checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Storm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!