PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peralta
vs
Rizzo

180 cm
20
160 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition
Final Strike Clothing

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Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Peralta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Peralta saw that one coming.
Peralta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Peralta lands with a nice body punch.
Peralta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peralta swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo.
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Peralta keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Peralta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo's calf.
Rizzo throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Peralta moved out of range.
Rizzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Peralta counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Peralta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rizzo lunges at Peralta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peralta's hand.
Peralta lands a body shot.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peralta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peralta lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peralta.
Rizzo lands an overhand right.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peralta counters with a one-two to the body.
Rizzo swinging wilding here.

Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo with a knee to the head.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Rizzo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peralta's face.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peralta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peralta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rizzo up against the cage.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo.
Rizzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta avoids the elbow strike from Rizzo, against the cage.
Rizzo scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzo looks gassed!
Peralta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
Peralta lands an elbow inside that Rizzo shrugs off.
Peralta misses with a knee strike.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peralta scores a nice knee to the body.
Peralta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peralta is stalling here.
Peralta lands a nice knee to the body.
Peralta lands an elbow inside that Rizzo shrugs off.
Peralta is struggling to control the position.
Peralta connects with a knee to the head.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Peralta landing knees to the body.
Rizzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Peralta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Peralta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peralta is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Peralta.
Peralta lands a nice knee to the body.
Peralta taking a breather.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo looking to stall.
Rizzo letting Peralta take a breather here.
Rizzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rizzo looking to throw knees to the head but Peralta is blocking nicely.
Rizzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Peralta.
Peralta leaning against his opponent.
Peralta tries a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks it.
Peralta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rizzo's face.
A knee to the head by Peralta.
Peralta lands an elbow inside.
Peralta avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
Rizzo letting Peralta take a breather here.
Peralta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peralta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Peralta.
Rizzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo being controlled against the cage.
Peralta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rizzo blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Peralta dominated that round.
That's time! Peralta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Peralta.
Rizzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peralta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peralta throws a leg kick but Rizzo checks it.
Rizzo closes the distance but Peralta moves to the side
and Peralta counters with a three punch combo that has Rizzo backing up. Rizzo nods at Peralta to acknowledge the strikes.
Peralta misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Peralta ducks down to avoid it.
Peralta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peralta lands a nice shot to the body.
Peralta scores with a push kick.
Peralta is looking to wear down Rizzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peralta counters with a stiff right hand.
Peralta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo's sensitive parts.
Peralta lands a nice hook to Rizzo's body. Rizzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizzo.
Rizzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peralta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peralta.
Peralta throws a front kick that sends Rizzo stumbling back into the cage.
Peralta thumps Rizzo with a low kick.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Peralta moves away
and Peralta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peralta throws a right and a left that Rizzo avoids nicely.
Peralta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peralta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peralta keeps the fight on the outside.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Peralta slips the punch.
Peralta ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Peralta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Peralta.
Peralta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peralta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Peralta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peralta.
Peralta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Peralta.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Peralta is just out of range.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peralta counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Peralta saw that one coming.
Rizzo tries to clinch
and Peralta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Peralta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peralta cracks the inside of Rizzo's front leg.
Peralta moves out of range as Rizzo strikes.
Peralta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peralta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peralta counters with an outside leg kick.
Peralta connects with a nice looking jab.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peralta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peralta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peralta.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peralta.
Peralta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a double jab
and Peralta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzo's knee momentarily.
Peralta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rizzo scores with a push kick.
Rizzo feints and then cracks Peralta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peralta down.
Peralta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Peralta.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peralta.
A solid body kick from Peralta.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Peralta.
Peralta scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peralta.
Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Peralta moved out of range.
Peralta slips under a jab.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Peralta dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Peralta.
Peralta takes one on the button.
Rizzo looks to throw a body kick
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo misses with the body kick
and Peralta counters with a stiff right hand.
Peralta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo.
Peralta lands a right hook to the body.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peralta moves away.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Peralta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta lands a nice shot that snaps Rizzo's head back.
Peralta looks to land a body kick but Rizzo moved away.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Peralta ducked under it nicely.
Peralta cracks Rizzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo misses with a body punch
and Peralta counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rizzo wants to clinch
and Peralta counters with a nice uppercut.
Peralta connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo walks into a straight right hand from Peralta.
Rizzo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peralta counters with a good low kick that Rizzo was not able to check.
Peralta scores with a head kick.
Rizzo tries to land a body kick
and Peralta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peralta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Peralta.
Rizzo tries to clinch
and Peralta counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peralta counters with a head kick.

Rizzo has managed to clinch.
Rizzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peralta's elbow.
Peralta avoids the elbow strike from Rizzo, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.
Rizzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Peralta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rizzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peralta slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Peralta.
Jacob Peralta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rizzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta slowing the pace effectively.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rizzo up against the cage.
Peralta gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rizzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta lands an elbow inside.
Rizzo tries to stall but Peralta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
The is referee keeping an eye on Peralta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Peralta blocks it.
Peralta blocks an elbow strike from Rizzo.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peralta just leaning against Rizzo, taking a breather.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rizzo misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peralta is pushing Rizzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peralta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rizzo's defenses.
A knee to the head by Peralta.
Peralta lands an elbow that stopped Rizzo in his tracks for a moment.
Peralta avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peralta lands a nice elbow.
Peralta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizzo stalling in the clinch but Peralta improves position.
Peralta with a knee to the head.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Rizzo's ribcage.
Peralta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peralta scores with a knee to the head.
Peralta lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta connects with a knee to the head.
Peralta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rizzo's defenses.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.
Nice elbow from Peralta.
Peralta lands a nice elbow.
Peralta avoiding damage.
Peralta managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
Peralta landing knees to the body.
Peralta stalling the fight.
Peralta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Peralta clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rizzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peralta cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peralta works the jab nicely.
Rizzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peralta to score with a decent uppercut.
Peralta wants to clinch.
Peralta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peralta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo is looking to control Peralta's arms but Peralta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rizzo has his back to the cage.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Peralta blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peralta has Rizzo pressed against the cage.
Rizzo misses with a knee to the head.
Rizzo being controlled against the cage.
Peralta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peralta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peralta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peralta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peralta lands an elbow inside.
Peralta connects with a knee to the head.
Peralta lands a knee to the head.
Peralta leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rizzo.
Peralta avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta tries to land a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks with his arms.
Rizzo lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Peralta.
Peralta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peralta seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.
Peralta connects with a knee to the head.
Peralta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but Peralta blocks with his arms.
Peralta blocks an elbow strike.
Peralta managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
Peralta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peralta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peralta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peralta connects with a knee to the head.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peralta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Rizzo's ribcage.
Rizzo being controlled against the cage.
Peralta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peralta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Peralta controls the action.
Peralta leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peralta stalls.
Peralta trying to control the position but instead, Rizzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peralta into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Peralta.
Rizzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peralta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peralta.
Peralta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacob Peralta is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peralta misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Peralta had his way with Enrique Rizzo in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Peralta throws a leg kick which misses Rizzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rizzo tries to avoid it.
Peralta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rizzo if he has to take too many more of those.
Peralta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo throws a lazy body kick
and Peralta counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Peralta counters with a straight right hand.
Peralta moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Peralta.
Rizzo lands the left hand.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Peralta circles away and keeps his distance.
Peralta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo's sensitive parts.
Peralta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rizzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peralta counters with a straight right hand.
Peralta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peralta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peralta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peralta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo's sensitive parts.
Peralta punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Peralta feints and then cracks Rizzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo down.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Peralta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peralta lands a with a good body shot.
Peralta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peralta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peralta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Rizzo does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo checks a low kick from Peralta.
Rizzo closes the distance but Peralta moves to the side
and Peralta counters with a series of strikes. Rizzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rizzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peralta is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs.
Peralta ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo darts in trying to clinch
and Peralta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Peralta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rizzo's head.
Rizzo pushes Peralta away with a front kick.
No joy there for Rizzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peralta lands the left hand.
Rizzo scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peralta has Rizzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Peralta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peralta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The is referee keeping an eye on Peralta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Peralta looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo is blocking nicely.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta has Rizzo pressed against the cage.
Rizzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.
Peralta lands a knee to the head.
Peralta stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizzo.
Peralta avoids the elbow strike from Rizzo, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peralta blocks it with crossed arms.
Rizzo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Peralta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peralta throws an elbow but misses.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peralta.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Peralta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rizzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peralta is trying to stall.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Peralta.
Peralta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enrique Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peralta slowing the pace effectively.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peralta avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Peralta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peralta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Peralta!
Jacob Peralta retains his lightweight title!