PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Belyaev (ranked 1029 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 101 p4p, 187 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Belyaev
vs
Rizzo

178 cm
28
152
9 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
149
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Belyaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rizzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Belyaev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Belyaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belyaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belyaev cracks Rizzo with a solid left hand.
Belyaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rizzo's head.
Belyaev is fighting to break Rizzo's control of his arms but Rizzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Belyaev preventing the sweep.
Belyaev connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rizzo working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyaev works over Rizzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Belyaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
Belyaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Belyaev tries to pass.
Belyaev advances position into side control!
Belyaev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rizzo!
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Belyaev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rizzo's face.
Belyaev lands a big shot there that rocks Rizzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev prevents Rizzo from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Rizzo tries to lock up and control but Belyaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Rizzo is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Rizzo is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is working to get back to half guard.
Belyaev drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rizzo! More shots from Belyaev and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
A victorious Daniel Belyaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.