PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music. Frank Rizzo Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rizzo Jr
vs
Torres

170 cm
32
144 lbs
24 - 15 - 2

169 cm
39
149 lbs
32 - 24 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torres misses with a leg kick

and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
A short right from Torres.
We've been hearing reports that Rizzo Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torres is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Rizzo Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr is struggling to control the position.
Torres is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres pushes Rizzo Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo Jr.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rizzo Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizzo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Rizzo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Torres takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres throws a series of punches but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Torres is rocked!
Torres misses with a low kick as Rizzo Jr jumps back.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizzo Jr finish him?
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.

Torres moves into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres trying to stall but Rizzo Jr improves his position.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
A short left from Rizzo Jr.
Torres blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rizzo Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice strike.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres looks to throw a body kick

and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo Jr fails to land.
Torres is looking to control Rizzo Jr's arms but Rizzo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torres has his back to the cage.
Torres misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr has Torres pushed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
Torres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torres is trying to stall.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo Jr.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo Jr.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo Jr avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rizzo Jr or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Rizzo Jr tries to tie him up.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizzo Jr is keeping busy.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank Rizzo Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres works on Rizzo Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rizzo Jr is defending well for now.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Rizzo Jr won't allow it.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
Rizzo Jr has Torres pressed against the cage.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Rizzo Jr tries to tie him up.
Rizzo Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizzo Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Rizzo Jr improves position.
Torres misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Torres.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Rizzo Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rizzo Jr is working Torres over against the cage.
Rizzo Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres tries to circle away but Rizzo Jr has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
Torres does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torres misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torres.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Rizzo Jr.
Frank Rizzo Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr stalling against the cage.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres gets through Rizzo Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr has Torres pushed against the cage.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres taking a breather.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo Jr cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo Jr is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Rizzo Jr blocks it.
Rizzo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
Rizzo Jr landing knees to the body.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Rizzo Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Rizzo Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo Jr controls his hands.
Torres letting Rizzo Jr take a breather here.
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
Rizzo Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Rizzo Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizzo Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
Frank Rizzo Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.