PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolfe's choice of entrance music: Needled 24/7. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizzo
vs
Wolfe

188 cm
20
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernst Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rizzo defends it nicely.
Wolfe dives in and grabs Rizzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rizzo pushes down on Wolfe's head and hops out.

Rizzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wolfe wants to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
Rizzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to control but instead Wolfe manages to regain half guard.
Rizzo drops an elbow to the side of Wolfe's head.
Rizzo wants to advance to full mount but Wolfe doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rizzo throws a strike but Wolfe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rizzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rizzo trying to control the position.
Rizzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wolfe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rizzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolfe on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Wolfe scores with a takedown into Rizzo's guard.
Rizzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rizzo tries to get out of the position.
Wolfe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Rizzo wants to stand up but Wolfe is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolfe connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfe thows a big elbow that misses.
Rizzo is trying to control the position but Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe is in close to Rizzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rizzo has momentary wrist control but Wolfe slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolfe is working Rizzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolfe is working Rizzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rizzo controls Wolfe momentarily but Wolfe frees himself.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolfe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rizzo trying to keep a closed guard but Wolfe is proving a slippery customer.
Wolfe connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolfe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wolfe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
Wolfe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Rizzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolfe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rizzo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Wolfe 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.

Wolfe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rizzo counters with a series of strikes. Wolfe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wolfe has his takedown stuffed
and Rizzo counters with a solid body kick.
Rizzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Rizzo darts in and clinches Wolfe up against the cage.

Rizzo pulls guard.

Wolfe stands and steps away. Rizzo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Rizzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rizzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rizzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wolfe's face.
Wolfe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolfe is looking to escape.
Wolfe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wolfe tries to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rizzo raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rizzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wolfe working to try and regain half guard.
Wolfe tries to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wolfe wants to get back to his feet.
Wolfe tries to get to full guard but Rizzo has control of the leg.
Wolfe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolfe is trying to stand back up but Rizzo is controlling him
Wolfe is staying active underneath Rizzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ernst Wolfe has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Wolfe kicks Rizzo off and gets back to his feet.
Wolfe with a poor takedown

and Rizzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pedro Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Wolfe.
Wolfe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rizzo works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Rizzo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rizzo fails with the takedown.
Wolfe has his takedown stuffed
and Rizzo counters with a leg kick.
Rizzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wolfe swivels and escapes.
Wolfe tries for a takedown but Rizzo circles away easily

and Rizzo counters with a single leg into guard. Wolfe didn't expect that.

Wolfe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rizzo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Rizzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolfe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rizzo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolfe breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Rizzo as Wolfe shoots in.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolfe circles away.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe misses with a takedown
and Rizzo counters with a head kick. That will keep Wolfe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Wolfe shoots and misses

and Rizzo counters with a takedown into side control.
Rizzo tries to get to his feet but Wolfe is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Rizzo in his guard.
Rizzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolfe is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rizzo controls the pace.
Wolfe pulls Rizzo in close to prevent any damage.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wolfe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rizzo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wolfe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rizzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfe shoots and misses
and Rizzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolfe misses with a takedown

and Rizzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rizzo wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.
Wolfe wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is positioning himself well to prevent Rizzo advancing to mount.
Rizzo trying to mount his opponent but Wolfe defends it.
Wolfe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizzo 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rizzo!