PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - The Trial. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizzo
vs
Bell

176 cm
20
164 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Bell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bell is out of range and Rizzo settles back down.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bell.
Rizzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bell in the body.
Rizzo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bell looks gassed!
Rizzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Rizzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo, right into the meat.
Bell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bell shoots for a double leg takedown but Rizzo sprawls well. He's pushed Bell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo thuds his shin into the meat of Bell's side.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Enrique Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russel Bell.
Rizzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo jabs at Bell's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell staying out of range there.
Rizzo scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
Rizzo lands with a nice body kick.
Rizzo lands with a nice body punch.
Bell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rizzo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bell.
Rizzo misses with a head kick.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rizzo pinned against the cage. Rizzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bell takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bell is able to avoid easily.
Rizzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizzo cracks Bell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.

Bell is rocked!
Bell blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizzo finish him?
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo.
Bell seems to have recovered his senses.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Bell's front leg but catches the back leg as Bell tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo.
Rizzo swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo.
Bell checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rizzo moves into the clinch.
Bell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rizzo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rizzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bell is defending well for now.
Rizzo crunches a lovely knee into Bell's ribcage.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
Rizzo working Bell over with knees to the body.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bell wants a takedown but no success here.
Bell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rizzo walks away with a smile on his face. Bell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rizzo with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Bell down.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that misses.

Bell tries to keep at a distance but Rizzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo lands an elbow inside.
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands an elbow just above Bell 's eye.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bell goes for a takedown attempt but Rizzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rizzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bell's calf.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Russel Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rizzo there.

Rizzo moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rizzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rizzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rizzo stalling in the clinch.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bell avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Nice takedown defense from Rizzo. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Bell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo can pounce on him.
Rizzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Rizzo has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
Come on Rizzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo.
Knees to the body from Rizzo.
Rizzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Enrique Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russel Bell.
Bell avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
Rizzo lands a damaging elbow.
Rizzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rizzo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bell tries to pull guard but Rizzo won't allow it.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rizzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rizzo lands an uppercut.
Rizzo pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bell gets control of Rizzo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rizzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?

Rizzo stands up and waves to Bell to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell fails to land the takedown.

Rizzo clinches up with Bell and pushes him back against the cage.
Rizzo misses with a knee to the head.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Rizzo lands an elbow that stopped Bell in his tracks for a moment.
Bell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzo smiles and moves away.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizzo circles away.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo throws a nice head kick!
Rizzo throws a low kick but Bell avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to work over Bell's front leg with a kick but Bell checks it.
Bell shoots for a takedown but Rizzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rizzo swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Enrique Rizzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.

Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo lands a knee to the head.
Rizzo connects with a knee to the head.
Rizzo taking a breather.
Bell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzo smiles and moves away.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Rizzo cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzo.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Bell down.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Bell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rizzo pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rizzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No joy there for Rizzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rizzo dips to his left and cracks Bell with an uppercut!
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo throws out the jab.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Rizzo.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo wants to clinch.
Rizzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rizzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Enrique Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russel Bell.
Rizzo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rizzo is trying to stall.
Rizzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Bell gets control of Rizzo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rizzo is looking to stand up but Bell won't let him.
Bell controls Rizzo momentarily but Rizzo frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rizzo tries to stand but Bell is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell checks a low kick from Rizzo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Rizzo misses.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rizzo swivels and escapes.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rizzo pushes Bell away with a front kick.
Bell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizzo.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rizzo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Rizzo gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Russel Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizzo obliges.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rizzo, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rizzo!