PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd Dune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rizzo
vs
Dune

195 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Deadly Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Feyd Dune!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dune tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dune blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo dives in and grabs Dune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dune pushes down on Rizzo's head and hops out.
Rizzo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dune's head.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dune.
Dune tries to clinch there but Rizzo circles away.
Dune takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dune looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dune stuffs the takedown.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Dune moves out of range.
Dune stuffs the takedown attempt from Rizzo. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dune slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Dune tries to clinch there but Rizzo circles away.

Rizzo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rizzo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Rizzo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dune shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rizzo defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dune wants to slow Rizzo down by chopping away at his legs.

Rizzo gets a takedown into half guard.
Dune gets full guard.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Dune keeps moving.
Rizzo throws and elbow that misses. Dune uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rizzo's guard. Nice move by Dune!

Rizzo looking for a guillotine here but Dune defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dune controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dune is pushing down on Rizzo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rizzo is fighting to maintain full guard but Dune has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dune throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dune controlling the action here.
Dune trying to mount his opponent but Rizzo defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dune wants to control but Rizzo is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dune stalling.

Dune is working for a kimura but Rizzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Dune landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rizzo wants to control but Dune is keeping busy.
Dune not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dune has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dune avoids the attempt from Rizzo to control.

Dune looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Dune is working for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo frees his head quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dune wants to control the pace but Rizzo is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Dune avoids them all with ease.

Dune shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rizzo's guard.
Dune stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.

Rizzo is looking for a triangle but Dune pushes his legs off easily.
Dune wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Rizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dune works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dune moves into full mount! Rizzo won't be happy about that!
Dune tries to control but Rizzo wriggling away.
Dune fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dune working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rizzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dune lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Dune.
Rizzo can't escape the position.
Dune looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Dune connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dune controlling the position easily from mount.
Dune trying to control but Rizzo is having none of it.
Rizzo working to try and regain half guard.

Dune is working for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo frees his head quite easily.
Dune trying to control but Rizzo is having none of it.
Dune landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dune. What's that going to do exactly?
Dune cracks Rizzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dune landing strikes from the mount.
Dune scoring with strikes but Rizzo is staying in there.
Dune controlling from the full mount.
Dune lands a nice shot to the head.
Dune working the ground and pound effectively.
Dune looking to control but Rizzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dune might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rizzo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo taking shots to the head.
Rizzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dune working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dune dominating with strikes here.
Dune punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Rizzo is rocked!
Dune takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rizzo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Dune is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rizzo is surviving well by controlling Dune's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dune postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rizzo looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feyd Dune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dune fails with the takedown
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dune has closed the distance and engaged Rizzo in a clinch.
Rizzo working hard to break the clinch.
Rizzo can't break the clinch.
Rizzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dune backwards.
Rizzo is trying to break the clinch but Dune is controlling him.
A short right from Rizzo.
Dune lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rizzo tries to break free but Dune pushes him back against the cage.
Dune keeps control of Rizzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rizzo jumps guard but Dune stands there with Rizzo around his waist. Rizzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Dune escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dune throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dune shoots for a takedown but Rizzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rizzo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dune moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dune seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dune looking to control.
Dune wants to sweep here but Rizzo controlling him for the moment.

Rizzo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rizzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rizzo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dune tries to avoid it but Rizzo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dune to the ground. Dune escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dune swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Rizzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dune works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Rizzo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dune manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rizzo has Dune in his guard.
Dune missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dune lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Dune from controlling successfully.
Rizzo wants to stand and escape but Dune is having none of it.

Rizzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dune seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Dune avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Dune from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dune scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rizzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dune throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dune fails to land the takedown.
Feyd Dune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dune scores with a nice body kick.
Dune is looking to clinch.
Dune fails to land with a series of punches.
Dune tries to clinch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Dune moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo.

Dune is trying to trip Rizzo. He has hold of a leg but Rizzo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dune persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rizzo is looking for a triangle but Dune pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Feyd Dune.
I think Dune has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feyd Dune!