PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Oppenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppenheim comes into the arena with Fur Kaiser, Gott Und Vaterland blaring out of the sound system. Pedro Rizzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Oppenheim's chin.

Oppenheim
vs
Rizzo

188 cm
20
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Oppenheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut

and Oppenheim counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Rizzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rizzo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oppenheim keeps control of Rizzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rizzo is trying to push Oppenheim away but Oppenheim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Oppenheim manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo lands a jab.
Nice cross by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Oppenheim slips the punch.
Oppenheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Oppenheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oppenheims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rizzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oppenheim. Oppenheim obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Oppenheim counters with an outside leg kick.
Oppenheim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses

and Oppenheim counters by clinching up.

Oppenheim breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Oppenheim. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Oppenheim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rizzo looks gassed!
Jab, jab by Oppenheim - just one landing.

It looks like Pedro Rizzo has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oppenheim slips under a jab.
Oppenheim moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Oppenheim throws a head kick that misses.
Oppenheim wants to clinch.
Oppenheim throws a head kick that misses.
Oppenheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Oppenheim.
Oppenheim moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo.
Oppenheim throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo cracks Oppenheim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oppenheims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rizzo throws a right hand that misses
and Oppenheim counters with a body kick that stops Rizzo in his tracks momentarily.
Oppenheim moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Oppenheim tries to clinch up.
Oppenheim misses with a double jab.
Oppenheim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oppenheim counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Oppenheim moves into the clinch.
Rizzo tries to break free but Oppenheim pushes him back against the cage.
Oppenheim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.

Oppenheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oppenheim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Oppenheim tries to clinch there but Rizzo circles away.

Oppenheim closes the distance and clinches.
Oppenheim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oppenheim misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oppenheim pushes Rizzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo blocks a body shot from Oppenheim.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oppenheim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Oppenheim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rizzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
and Oppenheim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
Oppenheim tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Oppenheim.

Oppenheim rushes Rizzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oppenheim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo is trying to break the clinch but Oppenheim has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oppenheim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rizzo is trying to break free.
Oppenheim throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Oppenheim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rizzo's efforts to push away.
Oppenheim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rizzo's efforts to push away.

Oppenheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. Oppenheim moves away and avoids it.
Oppenheim throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.

Oppenheim lands a big head kick that sends Rizzo tumbling to the mat! Oppenheim takes a step backwards and waves Rizzo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oppenheim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oppenheim slips a jab from Rizzo.
Pedro Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Rizzo as he connects with a hook.
Oppenheim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo connects with a jab.
Rizzo jabs at Oppenheim's body.
Bruno Oppenheim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oppenheim tries to land a front kick but Rizzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheim moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo misses with a right hand
and Oppenheim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oppenheim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oppenheim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oppenheim.
Oppenheim misses with a few strikes there.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Oppenheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oppenheim is looking to clinch but Rizzo is avoiding it.
Rizzo connects with a body shot that sends Oppenheim's belly button to the back.
Oppenheim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oppenheim rushes Rizzo and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Oppenheim.
Rizzo tries to break the clinch but Oppenheim is controlling the position.
Oppenheim prevents Rizzo from breaking the clinch.
Oppenheim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oppenheim tries a body shot but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Rizzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rizzo is leaning against Oppenheim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rizzo is trying to push Oppenheim away but Oppenheim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oppenheim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Oppenheim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Oppenheim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo's elbow.
Oppenheim misses with a punch to the body.

Oppenheim breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo misses with a body punch
and Oppenheim counters with a nice kick to the body.

Oppenheim lands a big head kick that sends Rizzo tumbling to the mat! Oppenheim takes a step backwards and waves Rizzo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rizzo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rizzo tries to keep at a distance but Oppenheim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Oppenheim finish him?
Oppenheim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Rizzo misses with a body punch.
Rizzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Oppenheim is trying to stall.
Rizzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oppenheim's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppenheim can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rizzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Oppenheim.

Oppenheim breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Oppenheim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rizzo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oppenheim staying out of range there.
Oppenheim ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Oppenheim moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Oppenheim!