PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by open road song. Marko has chosen Get Back - Ludacris as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cain Marko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rizzo
vs
Marko

219 cm
28
285 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

225 cm
32
279 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Marko moves out of range easily.
Marko blocks a jab.
Marko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
Marko feints and then cracks Rizzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo down.
A punch lands to the side of Marko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marko.
Rizzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marko.
A jab from Marko misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Marko.
Marko scores with a sloppy right hand. Rizzo should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Marko is out of range.
A low kick from Marko misses
and Rizzo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marko thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Marko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rizzo digs a good hook to Marko's body.
Marko tries to work over Rizzo's front leg with a kick but Rizzo checks it.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Marko's leg but Marko calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Marko.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Marko moves his leg out of the way.
Marko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marko thows a body shot but no joy.
Marko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rizzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Marko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizzo rather than just go for the knockout.
Marko is looking to score with low kicks.
Marko misses with a kick to the body
and Rizzo counters with a body kick.
Marko misses with a few strikes there.
Marko looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo slips a jab from Marko.
Marko throws a good cross that connects.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Marko misses
and Rizzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo drops his hands momentarily and Marko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Marko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo pushes Marko away with a front kick.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rizzo will feel that in the morning.
Marko throws a series of punches but Rizzo avoids them all with ease.
Marko thuds his right hand into Rizzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rizzo throws a front kick that sends Marko stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Marko looks winded!
Rizzo misses with a head kick.
Marko misses with a body shot
and Rizzo counters with a good low kick that Marko was not able to check.
Marko connects with a high kick.
Rizzo wants to slow Marko down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rizzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marko, pushing him back against the cage.
Marko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cain Marko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
That's time! Rizzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marko.
A shot to the body from Marko misses
and Rizzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marko misses with a hook
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marko moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Rizzo tried to score with a low kick but Marko checks it.
Marko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizzo is able to avoid easily.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Semmy Rizzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Marko misses with a body kick.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo keeps Marko at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Rizzo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Marko down.
Marko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rizzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Rizzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Rizzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marko doesn't seem phased though.
Marko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marko on the side of the head.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marko blocks the body kick.
Marko throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Marko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
letting Marko counter with a right hand.
Rizzo lands a leg kick that knocks Marko off balance momentarily.
Rizzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rizzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo thuds a left hand into Marko's body.

Rizzo moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo lands an uppercut.
Rizzo presses Marko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo gets through Marko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A body shot lands from Rizzo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo.

That has opened up Cain Marko's cut even more.
Rizzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Marko is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo lands an uppercut.
Marko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizzo finish him?
Rizzo cracks Marko with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Rizzo - that landed with a thud.
Rizzo pushes Marko against the cage. Rizzo is working some dirty boxing. Rizzo pushes off with a quick right hook! Marko goes down! Marko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rizzo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Rizzo!
After winning the bout, Semmy Rizzo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.