PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Green Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green Pony is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pony
vs
Rizzo

225 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Green Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rizzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rizzo!

It looks like Green Pony has been cut.
Rizzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pony.
Rizzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pony.
Rizzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Pony slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown.
Rizzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizzo throws a nice looking combination but Pony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pony dodges the punch combination from Rizzo.
Pony misses with a low kick.
Pony tries for a takedown but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pony shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Pony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pony throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rizzo was covering up waiting for the punch and Pony finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Rizzo kicks Pony off and gets to his feet.
Rizzo looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony swats away the attempt to clinch by Rizzo.

Pony drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pony works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pony scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pony lands a nice forearm strike.
Pony works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pony working the ground and pound.
Pony working the ground and pound.
Pony in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pony is putting a hurting on Rizzo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pony scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pony decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Pony gets a clinch.

Pony has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rizzo is trying to keep an underhook but Pony manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pony lands with a punch from half guard.
Pony working Rizzo over with strikes.
Pony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pony lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Pony.
Pony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rizzo keeps working.
Nice strikes from Pony there.

Pony seems to be looking for submissions.
Pony looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rizzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is trying to stand up here but Pony is controlling him well.
Pony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pony trying to control the action but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Pony passes to side control.

Pony stands up and beckons Rizzo to his feet.
Pony dives in and grabs Rizzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rizzo pushes down on Pony's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rizzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pony misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rizzo swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo works over Pony's head and body with a nice combination.

Pony scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pony is nestled in close to Rizzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pony lands with a punch from half guard.
Pony prevents Rizzo from standing back up.

Rizzo pushes Pony off and gets back to his feet.
Rizzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rizzo swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rizzo defends it nicely.
Rizzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rizzo wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Green Pony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Green Pony's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rizzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pony dives in and grabs Rizzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rizzo pushes down on Pony's head and hops out.
Pony tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pony slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Pony fails to land the takedown.
Pony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rizzo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Pony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo tries to clinch there but Pony circles away.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Pony avoids it well.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that Pony avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pony.
Rizzo pushes Pony away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pony gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pony working the head and body with strikes.

Pony decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rizzo to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony closes the distance and clinches up with Rizzo, looking for a takedown. Pony pushes Rizzo against the cage but Rizzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pony feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pony looking to sit in guard and control but Rizzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pony is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Rizzo frees his head nicely. Oh but Pony has switched to an armbar! Rizzo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Green Pony!