PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd's entrance music is The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lloyd
vs
Rizzo Jr

175 cm
22
167 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lloyd counters with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination that misses
and Lloyd counters with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but Lloyd avoids it.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lloyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lloyd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr blocks a head kick by Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a head kick. Rizzo Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo Jr blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a nice hook to Rizzo Jr's body. Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lloyd swinging wildly here.
Rizzo Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo Jr blocks the body kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lloyd is looking to slow Rizzo Jr down with leg kicks.
Lloyd feints and then cracks Rizzo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Lloyd misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
Lloyd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lloyd needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo Jr connects with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Lloyd slips a jab from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Lloyd's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lloyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lloyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo Jr's calf.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lloyd. Lloyd obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lloyd misses with a looping left.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Lloyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rizzo Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizzo Jr misses with a left hand
and Lloyd counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lloyd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rizzo Jr under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looks for the body kick but Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Rizzo Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lloyd throws the kick towards the body but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
Rizzo Jr tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lloyd.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lloyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Rizzo Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
A jab from Lloyd does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Lloyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut. Lloyd saw that one coming.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Lloyd looks to land a body kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it
and Lloyd counters with a big head kick but Rizzo Jr shrugs it off.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Lloyd off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a series of punches but Lloyd moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lloyd counters with a two punch combo.
Rizzo Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lloyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a body kick that stops Rizzo Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzo Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Lloyd tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lloyd misses with a head kick.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lloyd moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lloyd's efforts to push away.

Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Rizzo Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Lloyd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lloyd takes a swing at Rizzo Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr connects with a jab.
Lloyd throws a wild body kick that Rizzo Jr sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Lloyd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Rizzo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Rizzo Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rizzo Jr digs a good body shot into Lloyd's ribs.
Lloyd scores with a hook.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it
and Lloyd counters with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo Jr works Lloyd's body with a nice hook.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lloyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right hand.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Lloyd misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Lloyd lands but Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Rizzo Jr misses
and Lloyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lloyd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Lloyd tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lloyd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo Jr.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Lloyd motions for Rizzo Jr to come forward. Lloyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch
and Lloyd counters with an outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Rizzo Jr misses with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rizzo Jr throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with an open hand slap.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lloyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lloyd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lloyd is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Lloyd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lloyd on the side of the head.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Rizzo Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Lloyd counters with an outside leg kick.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick.
Lloyd lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lloyd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Rizzo Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rizzo Jr throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Rizzo Jr misses its intended target.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd counters with a nice leg kick.
Lloyd throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo Jr moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lloyd lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzo Jr tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd scores with a kick to the body.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rizzo Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lloyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lloyd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd tries to work over Rizzo Jr's front leg with a kick but Rizzo Jr checks it.
Rizzo Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rizzo Jr misses with a combination
and Lloyd counters with a good, hard body kick but Rizzo Jr shrugs it off.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr misses with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a good, hard body kick but Rizzo Jr shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to slow Rizzo Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lloyd walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzo Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Rizzo Jr's head but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rizzo Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzo Jr's knee momentarily.
Lloyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lloyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr digs a good hook to Lloyd's body.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Lloyd wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Lloyd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lloyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr wants to slow Lloyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Rizzo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd throws a leg kick which misses Rizzo Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Rizzo Jr tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr jabs Lloyd right on the nose. Lloyd blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Rizzo Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lloyd motions for Rizzo Jr to come forward. Lloyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo Jr 's knee.
Lloyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizzo Jr catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lloyd counters with an inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Lloyd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with a good jab.
Rizzo Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lloyd. Lloyd obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with an overhand left.
Lloyd moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it.
Lloyd scores with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lloyd moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
The crowd cheers as Rizzo Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Lloyd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr thuds a left hand into Lloyd's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Rizzo Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizzo Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzo Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

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