PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen The Trial as his entrance music. Enrique Rizzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baby Jay's chin.

Jay
vs
Rizzo

176 cm
25
166 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
164 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baby Jay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Jay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jay throws a shot to the body.
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 Jay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rizzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Jay sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizzo lands a high kick!
Rizzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rizzo lands a head kick. Jay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rizzo is looking to chop away at Jay's legs.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Jay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay moves out of range of the leg kick from Rizzo.
Jay slips under a jab.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jay's sensitive parts.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jay.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jay misses with an uppercut.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo scores with a kick to the body.
Jay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jay blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay slips under a jab.
Jay throws the left hand but Rizzo avoids the punch easily.
Jay cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Jay's front leg but catches the back leg as Jay tries to avoid it.
Rizzo throws a solid leg kick but Jay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo.
Rizzo wants to land a leg kick but Jay is out of range.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo as he avoids it easily.
Jay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo cracks the inside of Jay's front leg.
Jay checks a leg kick nicely.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Jay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rizzo scores with a push kick.
Jay tests Rizzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Jay's leg but Jay calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Jay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo.
Jay lands a two punch combo.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
Jay misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rizzo lands a slapping body shot.
Rizzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jay.
Rizzo lands with a straight right. Jay didn't see that one coming.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Jay ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jay is able to avoid easily.
Jay misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Jay in the body.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rizzo throws out a leg kick but Jay moves out of range and Rizzo only half commits.
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Jay's front leg but catches the back leg as Jay tries to avoid it.
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 tried to score with a low kick but Jay checks it.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rizzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Jay is out of range.
Jay avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.

Jay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rizzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rizzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jays head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Rizzo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enrique Rizzo.
Jay checks a leg kick.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jay.
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Jay throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Jay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rizzo's hands.
Jay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Jay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jay blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries a low kick but Jay avoids it.
Jay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo.
Jay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Rizzo there.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Jay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
Jay misses with a combination
and Rizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jay's knee momentarily.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rizzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jay is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Jay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizzo at a distance.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Jay checks it.
Good shot there by Rizzo.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jay.
Jay moves out of range of the leg kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Jay slaps the foot to one side.
Rizzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jay avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a solid leg kick but Jay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.

Jay closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rizzo to the mat! Rizzo manages to get full guard.
Rizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jay throwing strikes but missing.
Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay throwing strikes from guard but Rizzo blocks nicely.
Jay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jay wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Jay stops Rizzo from standing up.
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Enrique Rizzo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Jay sees coming a mile off.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo as he avoids it easily.
Jay blocks the body kick.
Rizzo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rizzo keeps working.
Jay uses his free foot to push down on Rizzo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rizzo.
Rizzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rizzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jay landing strikes from the mount and Rizzo is in trouble!
Jay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rizzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rizzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a head shot.
Rizzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jay lands a big elbow.
Rizzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Jay has a good base and remains in mount.
Jay raining down shots from the mount!
Rizzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rizzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jay landing shots from mount.
Baby Jay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jay landing strikes from the mount and Rizzo is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay landing strikes from the mount and Rizzo is in trouble!
Jay lands a big shot there that rocks Rizzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jay landing punches.
Jay lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Rizzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jay with the ground and pound from mount.
Rizzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rizzo is looking to get to half guard.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rizzo working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay 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 squirming around, avoiding Jay's attempts to control the action.
Jay working the ground and pound effectively.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jay wants to control the pace but Rizzo is squirming around nicely.
Rizzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jay goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rizzo turns into him and now he's in Jay's guard.
Rizzo wanted to stand there but Jay had control of the position.
Jay looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo tries to stand but Jay is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Jay clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jay lands a body shot.
Jay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jay blocks the body kick.
Rizzo with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rizzo - the referee stops the clock and Jay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rizzo. Jay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab from Jay.

Rizzo has closed the distance and engaged Jay in a clinch.
Jay just leaning against Rizzo, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jay.
Rizzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay slowing the pace effectively.
Jay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizzo is keeping busy.
Rizzo misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a body punch.

Jay gets control of Rizzo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jay has a closed guard, preventing Rizzo from standing up.
Rizzo preventing the sweep.
Rizzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rizzo trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two 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.
Jay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizzo wants to stand but Jay is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rizzo stopping the sweep attempt from Jay.
Rizzo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jay is proving hard to escape from.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Enrique Rizzo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jay blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay scores with a jab. Rizzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
letting Jay counter with a right hand.
Rizzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jay will feel that in the morning.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay slips a jab from Rizzo.
Jay moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Jay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rizzo. Jay shrugs it off though.
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.
Rizzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rizzo throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay slips a jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo.
Rizzo scores with a hook.
Jay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jay blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo tries to work over Jay's front leg with a kick but Jay checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Rizzo finds it's way through Jay's defenses.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Jay moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizzo's head backwards.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rizzo throws a front kick aimed at Jay's knee but Jay avoids it well.
Jay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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 Jay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Jay jumps back.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Jay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Rizzo misses
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rizzo wants to control but Jay is having none of it.
Rizzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rizzo hang on?
Jay is landing with some decent strikes but Rizzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rizzo is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay thowing shots but they're missing.
Jay thowing shots but they're missing.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jay looking to control but Rizzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rizzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jay lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jay landing strikes from the mount and Rizzo is in trouble!
Rizzo tries to hold on but Jay postures up.
Rizzo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo regains half guard.

Jay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jay passes to side control.
Jay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rizzo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rizzo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jay's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay trying to control the action but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Jay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baby Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo is looking to escape.

Jay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jay prevents Rizzo from standing back up.
Rizzo is not content to let Jay control the position.

Rizzo kicks off Jay and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Jay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rizzo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 47:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:47

The fight is ruled a draw!
Baby Jay retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!