PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 975 p4p, 757 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 101 p4p, 83 weight class). Rize has chosen Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cassus Fett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fett
vs
Rize

197 cm
31
245
23 - 18 - 0

197 cm
29
260
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic 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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
Fett fails with a takedown attempt.
Rize slips under a jab from Fett.
Rize doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Fett misses.
Decent striking displayed by Fett there.
A big left from Fett misses.
Fett throws the left hand but Rize avoids the punch easily.
Fett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rize eats them both and turns towards Fett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Rize's shoulder, as Rize tries to avoid the shot.
Rize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Rize's shoulder, as Rize tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Rize misses its intended target.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Rize misses with an uppercut
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rize takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rize throws a leg kick but Fett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rize throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
Rize lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rize counters with a left to the body.
Rize lands a body shot.
Rize works Fett's body with a nice hook.
Rize lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rize connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Fett. Those never looked like landing.
Zack Rize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rize looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Rize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
Rize bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fett's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Fett down.
Rize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rize looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rize moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Rize lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Rize slips the punch.
Rize looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick from Rize.
Rize fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fett is out of range.
Rize connects with a crisp jab.
Rize lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rize scoring well with a low kick there.
Rize looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
Fett throws a hook but Rize blocks it.
Fett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rize. Rize circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fett misses with a hook.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Fett counters with a right hand to the body.
Fett tries to bum rush Rize with a series of wild strikes but Rize uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rize dodges the punch combination from Fett.
Rize jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rize fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rize throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Fett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett cracks Rize with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Rize misses.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Fett throws a big counter combination but Rize scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rize slips a jab from Fett.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rize has time to react.
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
Fett misses with a hook.
Rize takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rize.
Fett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fett misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
and Rize counters with a good low kick that Fett was not able to check.
Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Rize counters with a good low kick that Fett was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fett on the side of the head.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Fett moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Rize slips a jab and a cross from Fett.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rize.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rize.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rize darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fett tries to bum rush Rize with a series of wild strikes but Rize uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rize tries to score with a low kick but Fett moves his leg out of the way.
Rize throws the kick towards the body but Fett avoids it.
Rize scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rize lands with a good body shot.
A low kick lands for Rize.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett swinging wildly here.
Rize throws out a counter right but Fett avoids it with no problem.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rize. Rize obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zack Rize will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rize.
Rize works Fett's body with a nice hook.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Fett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rize thinking.
Fett avoids the body shot from Rize.
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rize. Rize obviously looking to wear him down.
Fett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rize counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Rize ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rize! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Rize lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Rize lands with a nice combination. Fett backs away looking to recover.
Rize lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rize throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fett throws a right and a left that Rize avoids nicely.
Fett backing away here, and Rize unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fett connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Rize. Beautiful body shot.
Rize ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rize ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett misses with a few strikes there.
Zack Rize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rize ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rize jabs Fett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fett throws a sloppy body shot
and Rize counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rize lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Rize coming out on top.
Rize cracks Fett with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Rize.
Rize is looking to chop away at Fett's legs.
Rize connects with a body shot.
Rize has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rize lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fett throws a one two combo.
Rize throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Rize slips under a jab from Fett.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rize takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
letting Rize counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Fett - just one landing.
Fett blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Fett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fett connects with a jab.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize punishes Fett's body with a nice straight punch.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rize goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Rize, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rize is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fett rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab from Rize.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Rize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rize thumps Fett with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Fett down.
Rize jabs Fett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fett misses with a hook
and Rize counters with a left to the body.
Fett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rize lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fett misses with a series of wild punches.
Rize throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rize avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett swinging wildly here.
Jab from Rize.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rize misses with a leg kick.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Fett moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Rize stuns Fett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Fett moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fett misses the jab.
Fett checks a low kick from Rize.
Fett throws a poor cross that misses
and Rize counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize slips a jab and a cross from Fett.
Rize is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fett with a body shot.
Cassus Fett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rize tries to bum rush Fett with a series of wild strikes but Fett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Rize looks to move away, Fett throws a big counter combo but Rize just gets out of the way.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Rize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.
Rize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rize swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Rize staying out of range there.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Rize moved out of range.
Rize lunges at Fett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fett's hand.

Fett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Rize manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Rize.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rize.
Fett lands a jab to Rize's midsection.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
Rize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fett takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Fett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rize.
Rize has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Rize catches Fett right on the button with a cross.
Rize scores with a leg kick.
Fett shoots in looking for a takedown. Rize tries to sprawl out of it but Fett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rize manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rize looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fett misses with a straight left.
Fett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Rize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fett scores with a nice head shot.
Rize moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Fett.
Rize jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rize misses with a looping left.
Fett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassus Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fett misses with a looping right.
Fett misses with a left hand
and Rize counters with a straight right hand.
Rize's corner calls for a 1-2. Rize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rize fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fett throws the left hand but Rize avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Rize releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rize lands a leg kick that knocks Fett off balance momentarily.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Fett moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Fett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rize dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fett. That did some damage!
Rize moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rize lands a nice looking body shot.
Rize cracks Fett with an open hand slap.
Rize connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fett momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Fett is looking to counter punch.
Fett takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Rize was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rize showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fett.
Fett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick from Rize.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
Fett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rize cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Rize ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rize avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zack Rize is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rize paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett needs to keep his hands up - Rize had a free shot at his head there.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Rize with a nice calf kick.
Fett throws a series of punches but Rize avoids them all with ease.
Fett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rize connects with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rize.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett throws a hook but Rize blocks it.
Rize thumps Fett with a low kick.
Rize jabs at Fett's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Fett down.
Rize lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Rize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rize has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:30

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