PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Riccardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Bertozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Riccardo
vs
Bertozzi

201 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Riccardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Bertozzi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bertozzi has managed to clinch.
Riccardo looking for a takedown.
Riccardo prevents the takedown attempt.
Bertozzi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riccardo.
Bertozzi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bertozzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bertozzi breaks the clinch.

Bertozzi moves into the clinch.
Riccardo tries to land a knee to the head but Bertozzi blocks with his arms.
Bertozzi has Riccardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riccardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bertozzi has Riccardo pressed against the cage.

Bertozzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riccardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Riccardo darts in trying to clinch

and Bertozzi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riccardo controls Bertozzi momentarily but Bertozzi frees himself.
Riccardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bertozzi manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccardo wants to control from the top but Bertozzi keeps moving.
Riccardo prevents Bertozzi from getting back to his feet.
Bertozzi keeping moving, preventing Riccardo from controlling successfully.

Riccardo gets to his feet. Bertozzi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bertozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricky Riccardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Bertozzi.
Bertozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riccardo. Riccardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bertozzi looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riccardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bertozzi circles away.
Riccardo throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Carlo Bertozzi has been cut.
Carlo Bertozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riccardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riccardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bertozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bertozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riccardo can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riccardo. That's going to slow Bertozzi down.
Ricky Riccardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riccardo is looking to clinch.
Riccardo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo wants to clinch up but Bertozzi keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riccardo wants to clinch.
Riccardo tries to clinch but Bertozzi moves out of range.
Riccardo darts in trying to clinch

and Bertozzi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riccardo's guard now.
Bertozzi stops Riccardo from standing up.
Bertozzi wants to pass the guard but Riccardo is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi is stalling in the full guard.
Riccardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riccardo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Riccardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bertozzi hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riccardo wants to control the pace but Bertozzi is squirming around nicely.
Riccardo prevents Bertozzi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Riccardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlo Bertozzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bertozzi misses with a body shot.
Ricky Riccardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Riccardo.
Riccardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riccardo thumps Bertozzi with a low kick.

Riccardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Riccardo tries for a takedown but Bertozzi manages to get underhooks.
Bertozzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bertozzi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riccardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riccardo is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bertozzi letting Riccardo take a breather here.
Riccardo misses with a knee strike.
Bertozzi gets underhooks to prevent Riccardo's takedown attempt.
Bertozzi stops a takedown attempt from Riccardo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Riccardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riccardo tries to land a knee to the head but Bertozzi blocks with his arms.
Riccardo looking to stall.
Bertozzi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riccardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riccardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riccardo tries a knee to the head but Bertozzi blocks it.

Bertozzi breaks from the clinch.
Bertozzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bertozzi throws a right and a left that Riccardo avoids nicely.
Bertozzi swinging wildly here.
Riccardo wants to clinch up but Bertozzi keeps it at a distance.
Bertozzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bertozzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riccardo scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Riccardo clinches up against the cage.
Bertozzi is trying to stall.
Bertozzi can't break the clinch.
Riccardo can't get the takedown.
Riccardo is trying to drag Bertozzi to the mat but Bertozzi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bertozzi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riccardo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bertozzi prevents it.
Riccardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Riccardo blocks an elbow strike from Bertozzi.
Bertozzi just leaning against Riccardo, taking a breather.

Bertozzi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bertozzi tries to stand and escape but Riccardo actually recovers to full guard.

Riccardo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi landing some decent shots from guard.
Riccardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bertozzi is one step ahead there.
Riccardo trying to control the position.
Bertozzi with a nice head shot there.
Riccardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bertozzi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bertozzi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Riccardo looking to control but Bertozzi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bertozzi tries to lock up and control but Riccardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertozzi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Riccardo tries to control but Bertozzi wriggling away.
Riccardo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Riccardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlo Bertozzi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riccardo tries to clinch but Bertozzi is having none of it.
Bertozzi tries to clinch but Riccardo moves away
and Riccardo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bertozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riccardo counters with a good low kick that Bertozzi was not able to check.
Riccardo tries to clinch up.
Bertozzi shoots in but no luck this time.
Bertozzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bertozzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccardo.
Bertozzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Riccardo as Bertozzi shoots in.
Riccardo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riccardo.
Riccardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riccardo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bertozzi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riccardo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riccardo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo wants to get back to his feet but Bertozzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bertozzi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bertozzi stalling away here and it's allowed Riccardo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Riccardo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccardo keeping full guard, as Bertozzi tries to pass.
Riccardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi wants to control from the top but Riccardo keeps moving.
Bertozzi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bertozzi looking to sit in guard and control but Riccardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bertozzi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bertozzi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Riccardo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Riccardo wants to take a breather but Bertozzi is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riccardo tries to clinch there but Bertozzi circles away.
Riccardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bertozzi circles away.
Bertozzi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bertozzi gets the takedown into side control.
Riccardo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bertozzi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riccardo trying to hold on to Bertozzi's head to control him but Bertozzi postures up.
Riccardo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccardo taking some punishment here, with Bertozzi in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Riccardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riccardo, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Riccardo!