PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen Trance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dollar
vs
Rizzo

180 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. Dollar moves away and avoids it.
George Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dollar momentarily.
Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dollar circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo lands an overhand right.

Dollar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dollar wants to take a breather but Rizzo is having none of it.
Dollar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dollar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rizzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dollar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dollar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to hold on but Dollar pushes him away.
Dollar wants to control the pace but Rizzo is squirming around nicely.
Rizzo blocking the ground and pound.
Dollar unloads with some shots from mount but Rizzo bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dollar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dollar punching from mount but Rizzo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rizzo wants to control but Dollar is having none of it.
Rizzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Rizzo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dollar.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dollar working the head with strikes.

Dollar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo is looking for a sweep.
Dollar working away.
Dollar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rizzo's legs.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar throws a strike aimed at the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo avoids it well.
Rizzo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rizzo gets back to half guard.
Rizzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rizzo controls Dollar momentarily but Dollar frees himself.
Dollar trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dollar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dollar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dollar is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizzo has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rizzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dollar. Dollar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo throws the left hand but Dollar avoids the punch easily.
Dollar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dollar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rizzo scores with a body shot.
Rizzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Dollar's head.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dollar's head backwards.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Dollar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dollar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dollar.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Dollar ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Dollar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rizzo did well to prevent Dollar getting side control.

Dollar seems to be working for a kimura but Rizzo defends the submission attempt.
Rizzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dollar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is trying to stand back up but Dollar is controlling him
Dollar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dollar is trying to control the action in half guard but Rizzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rizzo taking some punishment here, with Dollar in his half guard.
Rizzo tries to get to full guard but Dollar has control of the leg.
Rizzo trying to control from the bottom.
Dollar working the head and body with strikes.
Dollar is trying to control. Rizzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Rizzo kicks Dollar off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Dollar slips the punch.

Rizzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dollar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Dollar from controlling successfully.
Dollar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dollar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Dollar from controlling successfully.
Dollar passes Rizzo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dollar is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rizzo defending well though.
Rizzo is looking to control Dollar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzo avoid being mounted?

Dollar is looking for a kimura but Rizzo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dollar to get the leverage.
Rizzo is trying to stand back up but Dollar is controlling him
Dollar is trying to control the action in half guard but Rizzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dollar trying to mount his opponent but Rizzo defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dollar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Dollar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollar ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Rizzo swinging wildly here.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo as he avoids it easily.
Cameron Dollar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dollar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo takes a swing at Dollar's ribcage but misses.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dollar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rizzo tries to avoid it but Dollar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rizzo to the ground. Rizzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron Dollar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dollar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rizzo!
Rizzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rizzo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dollar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dollar landing punches.
Cameron Dollar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dollar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rizzo is looking to escape.
Rizzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rizzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dollar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rizzo?
Dollar working the ground and pound effectively.
Dollar is landing with some decent strikes but Rizzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dollar controlling the position easily from mount.
Dollar misses with a head shot.
Dollar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
George Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dollar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rizzo is surviving well by controlling Dollar's body position as best he can.
Rizzo is trying to escape the mount.
Dollar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rizzo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rizzo wants to control but Dollar is having none of it.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dollar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rizzo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dollar landing shots from mount.
Dollar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rizzo is looking to escape.
Dollar is landing with some decent strikes but Rizzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Dollar.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rizzo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rizzo is in a horrible position here. Dollar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rizzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dollar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dollar with the ground and pound from mount.
Dollar tries to control but Rizzo wriggling away.

Dollar looking to secure an arm triangle but Rizzo defends it well.
Dollar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Dollar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dollar, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Dollar!