PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aum Munga (ranked 2300 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 237 p4p, 326 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Munga
vs
Rizzo

155 cm
20
145
3 - 0 - 1

150 cm
20
140
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs

PWNAGE™

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munga misses with a two punch combination.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Munga.
We've been hearing reports that Munga has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rizzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Munga's head.
No joy there for Munga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munga lands with a cross.
Aum Munga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munga.
Munga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Munga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munga misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Munga misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo scores with a hook.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Munga.
Munga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Munga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munga.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Munga.
Munga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munga defending well as Rizzo loads up on a big left hand.
Munga just misses with a punch to the body.
Munga staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munga's hands.
Munga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Rizzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munga.
Rizzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munga slips a straight right by Rizzo.
Munga throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Jab by Munga.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Munga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rizzo cracks Munga with an open hand slap.
Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Munga moved out of range.
Rizzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Munga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munga misses with a body shot.
Rizzo lands with a shot to the body.
Rizzo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rizzo, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo jabs Munga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rizzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rizzo scrambles back to his feet.
Rizzo slips a jab from Munga.
Munga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munga.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Munga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Munga misses with a looping right.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Munga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Munga throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Munga.
Rizzo scores with a nice head shot.
Munga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Munga.
Munga staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Rizzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munga throws a hook but Rizzo avoids it easily.
Munga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzo misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Munga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rizzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo throws a big shot that misses.
Munga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Munga slips under a jab from Rizzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munga catches Rizzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Munga slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Munga.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rizzo! But no joy.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munga staying out of range there.
Rizzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Munga misses with a straight right.
Rizzo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Munga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rizzo lands with a cross.
Munga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Munga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munga lands a jab to Rizzo's midsection.
Rizzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munga throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Munga lands a lovely overhand right.
Munga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munga moves away from the strike by Rizzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a jab.
Rizzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Munga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Munga misses the target.
Munga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Munga slips a straight right by Rizzo.
Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Munga moved out of range.
Munga lands with an overhand left.
Munga connects with a jab.
Munga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Munga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Munga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo.
Rizzo moves out of range as Munga strikes.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munga misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Munga.
Munga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Munga digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aum Munga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Munga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munga is out of range.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Munga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo defending well as Munga loads up on a big left hand.
Munga takes a swing at Rizzo's ribcage but misses.
Munga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munga.
Rizzo defending well as Munga loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Munga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Munga.
Munga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizzo at a distance.
Munga misses with a body shot
and Rizzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Munga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Munga ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munga fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Munga is out of range.
Aum Munga is winning the standup battle so far.
Munga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga blocks a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munga.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
A big right from Munga misses.
Rizzo slips a jab from Munga.
Rizzo misses with a straight right.
Munga lands with a hook. Rizzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munga loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
Munga slips a jab from Rizzo.
A jab from Munga does it's job there.
Rizzo lands with a hook. Munga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munga throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munga scores with a nice right hand.
Munga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Rizzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Munga moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munga.
Munga throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munga throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Munga slips under a jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Munga misses the target.
Munga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo feints a counter leg kick.
Munga ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
As Rizzo looks to move away, Munga throws a big counter combo but Rizzo just gets out of the way.
Munga throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Munga ducked under it nicely.
Munga misses with a body shot.
Rizzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munga momentarily.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Munga moves out of range.
Munga looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
Munga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Rizzo misses.
Munga misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Munga.
Munga misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Rizzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rizzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munga is out of range and Rizzo settles back down.
Munga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Munga ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Munga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Munga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo.
Munga checks a leg kick.
Munga misses the jab.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Rizzo digs a good body shot into Munga's ribs.
Munga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a chopping leg kick but Munga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo thumps Munga with a low kick.
Munga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Munga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo walks into a straight right hand from Munga.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Rizzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Munga misses its intended target.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munga.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Munga slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munga connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Munga does it's job there.
Munga throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo throws out a counter right but Munga avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munga.
Munga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Munga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rizzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rizzo lands a body shot.
Munga throws out a powerful jab.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Munga.
Munga connects with a jab.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Munga throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Munga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munga.
Rizzo wants to slow Munga down by chopping away at his legs.
Munga cracks Rizzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
Munga lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Munga is looking to counter punch.
Munga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Munga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aum Munga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munga.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo connects with a jab.
Munga misses with a looping left.
Munga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munga swinging wildly here.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munga is able to avoid easily.
Munga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munga looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
A jab from Munga finds it's way through Rizzo's defenses.
Munga moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munga.
A clash of legs there as Munga blocks the low kick.
Rizzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo defending well as Munga loads up on a big left hand.
Munga ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Munga.
Rizzo clobbers Munga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munga throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munga is out of range.
It looked like Munga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Munga ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Munga misses its intended target.
Munga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munga.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Munga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Munga throws the left hand but Rizzo avoids the punch easily.
Munga blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munga.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munga.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Munga's shoulder, as Munga tries to avoid the shot.
Munga throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Munga throws a big shot that misses.
Munga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munga moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Munga.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Munga ducked under it nicely.
Munga misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Munga.
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munga.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
Munga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rizzo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Munga has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munga misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Munga looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Munga checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Munga jumps back.
Rizzo scores with a jab. Munga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizzo lands a jab.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Munga.
Rizzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rizzo connects with the punch.
Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munga misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munga is out of range.
Munga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab by Rizzo.
Munga lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo.
It looked like Munga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Munga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Munga saw that one coming.
Munga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Munga down.
A lazy left from Rizzo finds it's target.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Munga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Munga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Munga had a free shot at his head there.
Munga blocks a jab.
Munga throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Munga digs a good body shot into Rizzo's ribs.
Munga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Munga throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo defending well as Munga loads up on a big left hand.
Munga throws out a loose jab but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munga clobbers Rizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munga lands a slapping body shot.
Munga cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Munga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Munga looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Munga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munga connects with a single shot there.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Munga is out of range.
Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munga lands a lovely overhand right.
Munga sizes up Rizzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munga staying out of range there.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munga manages to avoid it.
Rizzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munga misses with a combination
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Munga does it's job there.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munga.
Munga moves away from the strike by Rizzo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aum Munga.
Well Munga 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aum Munga!
Aum Munga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.