PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by The Trial. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rizzo
vs
Zappa

176 cm
22
164 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

171 cm
24
156 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]
Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Zappa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zappa pushes Rizzo away with a front kick.
Zappa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizzo's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zappa. That did some damage!
Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappa.
Junior Zappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zappa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rizzo lands a head shot.
Zappa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rizzo's waist but Rizzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zappa off to one side.
Zappa throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zappa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo is looking to slow Zappa down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Zappa down.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Zappa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zappa has a takedown stuffed.
Enrique Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Zappa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzo on the side of the head.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Zappa.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zappa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zappa just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zappa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rizzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zappa.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Rizzo avoids nicely.
Rizzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zappa throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zappa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappa.
Jab, jab by Zappa - just one landing.
Zappa connects with a body shot.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zappa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zappa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zappa lands a jab to Rizzo's midsection.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa misses the shot to the body.
Zappa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zappa misses the jab.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Rizzo misses.
Zappa misses with a hook.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
Zappa misses with a hook.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa cracks Rizzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zappa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Rizzo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Zappa with a nice cross.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa lands with a shot to the body.
Rizzo moves away from the strike by Zappa.
Rizzo slips a jab from Zappa.
Zappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Zappa.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zappa doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Zappa lands a jab-cross combination.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo digs a good hook to Zappa's body.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizzo lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zappa throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.
Zappa throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Zappa takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Rizzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zappa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rizzo throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zappa doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zappa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zappa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Zappa saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zappa checks a leg kick.
Zappa blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rizzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the temple. Zappa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappa throws a body kick the misses
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Zappa throws a shot to the body.
Rizzo swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zappa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Zappa moves out of range easily.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the head.
Zappa misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Zappa moves out of range of the body kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo throws a hook but Zappa avoids it easily.
Rizzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zappa takes a step back to recover.
Zappa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zappa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zappa. Zappa obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Zappa jumps back.
Zappa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses
and Rizzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zappa lands a nice looking body shot.
Zappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo can pounce on him.
Zappa throws a body kick that misses.
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Zappa moves out of range easily.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zappa's sensitive parts.
Zappa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zappa misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo counters with a nice body kick.
Zappa wants to land a leg kick but Rizzo is out of range.
Enrique Rizzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo tries to land a front kick but Zappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizzo avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Zappa there.
Rizzo scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa lands with a nice body punch.

Zappa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rizzo is trying to get back to his feet.
Rizzo gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo wants to improve his position but Zappa is controlling well.
Rizzo is not content to let Zappa control the position.
Zappa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zappa is keen to just control but Rizzo is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rizzo keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rizzo feints and then cracks Zappa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zappa down.
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Zappa is breathing heavily.
Zappa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zappa.
Rizzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Zappa misses.
Nice shot lands for Zappa.
Zappa misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Zappa finds it's target.
Rizzo throws and low kick but Zappa moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa connects with the punch.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa thuds a left hand into Rizzo's body.
A clash of legs there as Zappa blocks the low kick.
Zappa blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Zappa sees coming a mile off.
Zappa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zappa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzo on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Zappa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo throws a hook but Zappa blocks it.
Rizzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick from Rizzo lands but Zappa takes it in his stride.
Zappa lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Zappa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Zappa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rizzo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo lands a body shot.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zappa throws a nice head kick!
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Zappa had a free shot at his head there.
Zappa shoots in looking for a takedown. Rizzo tries to sprawl out of it but Zappa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rizzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rizzo walks into a straight right hand from Zappa.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Zappa counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo lands a jab to Zappa's midsection.
Zappa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zappa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Zappa jumps back.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zappa. That did some damage!
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zappa.
Zappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Zappa's head but Zappa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Rizzo. That snapped Zappa's head back.
Zappa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zappa walks into a jab.
Rizzo tries to land a leg kick but Zappa saw it coming and moves away.
Zappa tries to bum rush Rizzo with a series of wild strikes but Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rizzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zappa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizzo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Zappa slips under a jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zappa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zappa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Zappa throws a leg kick that misses.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa clobbers Rizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zappa avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Zappa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo's calf.
Zappa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Zappa is having none of it.
Zappa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Zappa.
Zappa scores with a jab. Rizzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zappa.
Rizzo moves away from the strike by Zappa.
Rizzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick from Zappa.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zappa.
Zappa cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zappa misses with a straight right.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Zappa's front leg but catches the back leg as Zappa tries to avoid it.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Rizzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zappa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa misses with a straight left.
Rizzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zappa misses with a head kick.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Zappa throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a looping right hand.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zappa.
Zappa punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Zappa checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zappa checks a leg kick.
Zappa catches Rizzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zappa.
Zappa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizzo is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zappa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Zappa's front leg but catches the back leg as Zappa tries to avoid it.
Zappa works over Rizzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Zappa sees coming a mile off.
Zappa blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Zappa misses with a looping right.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Rizzo pushes Zappa away with a front kick.
Rizzo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zappa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zappa throws out a powerful jab.
Zappa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rizzo defending well as Zappa loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zappa moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Zappa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
A shot to the liver by Zappa. Beautiful body shot.
Rizzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zappa checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Zappa misses.

Rizzo darts in and clinches Zappa up against the cage.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zappa avoids it.
Rizzo working Zappa over with knees to the body.
Zappa blocking some punches.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Zappa controls the action.
Rizzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rizzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zappa.

Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zappa throws out the jab.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Zappa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zappa.
Zappa looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Zappa slaps the foot to one side.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zappa checks it well.
Rizzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zappa with a nice cross.
Zappa avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Zappa avoids it.
Rizzo tried to score with a low kick but Zappa checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zappa checks the leg kick.
Zappa catches Rizzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zappa scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Zappa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Zappa.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zappa.
Nice jab there from Zappa.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zappa checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo thumps Zappa with a low kick.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Zappa throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Zappa moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Zappa scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Zappa lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Zappa looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Rizzo moves forwards but Zappa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Zappa finds it's target.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zappa blocks a low kick nicely.
Zappa lands a right hook to the body.
Zappa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rizzo dodges the punch combination from Zappa.
Zappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zappa fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Enrique Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappa misses with a straight right.
Zappa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zappa misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo moves out of range as Zappa throws a body kick.
Zappa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Zappa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zappa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo drops his hands momentarily and Zappa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zappa thuds his right hand into Rizzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Zappa finds it's way through Rizzo's defenses.
Zappa lands with a hook. Rizzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zappa scores with a jab.
Rizzo feints and then cracks Zappa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zappa down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Zappa.
The crowd cheers as Zappa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo doesn't seem phased though.
Zappa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zappa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Zappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zappa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zappa misses with a double jab.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo tries to move into range but Zappa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Zappa moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zappa tries to move into range but Rizzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Zappa throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Rizzo slips a jab from Zappa.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zappa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Zappa.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rizzo.
Zappa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rizzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Zappa misses with a hook.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Zappa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zappa's sensitive parts.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zappa has time to react.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappa.
Rizzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Zappa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land a front kick but Zappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Zappa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zappa misses with a low kick.
Zappa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zappa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo walks into a stiff left hand from Zappa.
Junior Zappa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is looking to land body kicks.
Zappa misses with a looping left.

Rizzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zappa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Rizzo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zappa has passed into half guard!
Zappa not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enrique Rizzo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rizzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:46

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