PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by The Trial. Laia has chosen ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Enrique Rizzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rizzo
vs
Laia

176 cm
23
164 lbs
17 - 4 - 1

172 cm
26
167 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

CageFrog

Supersize Me
Resistance

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 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Laia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo throws a front kick aimed at Laia's knee but Laia avoids it well.
Rizzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Laia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laia.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo swings for the body but Laia moves out of range.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Laia counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body
and Laia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 tries to land a front kick but Laia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laia misses with a body kick.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Laia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Laia counters with a good low kick that Rizzo was not able to check.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laia slips a straight right by Rizzo.
Rizzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laia is out of range and Rizzo settles back down.
Rizzo cracks the inside of Laia's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo misses.
A left and a right from Laia both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo misses with a jab to the body
and Laia counters with a thumping low kick.
Laia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laia.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Laia moves out of range.
Laia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo motions for Laia to come forward. Rizzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia counters with a good, hard body kick but Rizzo shrugs it off.
Rizzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laia can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia checks a leg kick.
Laia misses with a low kick as Rizzo jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo.
Laia tries to land a front kick but Rizzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia counters with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rizzo - that will leave a mark!
Laia dips to his left and cracks Rizzo with an uppercut!
Rizzo digs a good body shot into Laia's ribs.
Rizzo throws a jab when Laia was well out of range.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laia needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Laia counter with a right hand.
Rizzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laia checks it well.
Laia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizzo thumps Laia with a low kick.
Laia swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laia throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Laia fails to land with a series of punches.
Laia moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
letting Laia counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Rizzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizzo.
Laia scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Laia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Laia moves out of range.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laia.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Laia jumps back.
Rizzo takes a swing at Laia's ribcage but misses.
Laia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo misses with a combination
and Laia counters with a leg kick.
Rizzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rizzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Laia counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bu Laia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rizzo throws a leg kick

and Laia counters by clinching up.
Laia blocks an elbow strike.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzo.
Laia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Laia avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
Laia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Laia looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laia.
Laia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laia is stalling here.
Rizzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo fails to land.
Laia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bu Laia has been cut.
Laia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo looking to stall.
Laia scores with a shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laia takes a shot to the head.
Laia tries a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizzos head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo.

Laia drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rizzo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laia trying to control but Rizzo is having none of it.
Laia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rizzo because Laia loaded up on that one.
Laia looking to control but Rizzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Laia raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Laia.
Laia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rizzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rizzo wants to hold on but Laia pushes him away.

Laia working for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo is in no mood to give up.
Laia controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.

Laia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rizzo has worked his arm free - good work by Rizzo!
Rizzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laia tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bu Laia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laia tries to score with a low kick but Rizzo moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laia.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Rizzo misses with a body punch
and Laia counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there

and Laia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rizzo's guard now.
Laia looking to pass the guard.
Laia wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Laia tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizzo is retaining full guard.
Rizzo is looking to sweep but instead, Laia has passed into half guard.
Laia trying to mount his opponent but Rizzo defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is staying active underneath Laia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laia 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.
Rizzo wants to control but Laia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rizzo defending well though.
Laia is stalling here. Rizzo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Laia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rizzo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Rizzo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Laia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rizzo throws a jab when Laia was well out of range.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Rizzo avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Laia checks it
and Laia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a lazy head kick
and Laia counters with a right hand to the body.
Laia throws the left hand but Rizzo avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo throws a big shot that misses.
Laia connects with the punch.
Rizzo lands a really nice looking cross but Laia seems unphased.
Laia checks a leg kick nicely.
Laia throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laia moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo blocks the body kick.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Laia's leg. Laia is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laia checks a leg kick.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Laia saw that one coming.
Rizzo cracks Laia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bu Laia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laia moves out of range as Rizzo strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Laia avoids it.
Laia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laia throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Laia ducked under it nicely.
Laia moves out of range of the leg kick from Rizzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rizzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laia clobbers Rizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Laia moves into the clinch.
Laia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Laia lands a body punch in the clinch.

Rizzo manages to pull guard.
Laia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rizzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizzo, not yet.
Rizzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Laia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rizzo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rizzo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rizzo!
Laia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bu Laia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick

and Laia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laia blocks an elbow strike from Rizzo.
Good body shot from Laia.
Laia controlling the action here for a moment.
Laia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Laia avoids the damage to the body.
Laia misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laia.
Rizzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laia's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rizzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laia's brow.
Rizzo throws an elbow that misses.
Rizzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia has Rizzo pressed against the cage, preventing Rizzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rizzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rizzo trying to stall but Laia improves his position.
Laia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Laia.
Laia tries to land a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks with his arms.
Laia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
Laia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laia misses with a body punch.
Laia is trying to maintain a safe position but Rizzo gets an underhook and turns Laia into the cage.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laia avoids it.
Laia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rizzo tries a knee to the head but Laia blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Laia.
Rizzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Laia stalling.
Laia tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo avoids it by throwing Laia back against the cage.
Laia pushes Rizzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rizzo scores with a hook to the body.

Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Laia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Laia is just out of range.
Rizzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo feints and then cracks Laia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laia down.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Laia counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Laia is predictable there
and Rizzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Laia blocks the body kick.
Rizzo is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Laia tenderised Rizzo's leg. Rizzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Laia misses with a few strikes there.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laia is able to avoid easily.
Laia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rizzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Laia counters with a nice uppercut.
Laia throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laia. That's going to slow Rizzo down.
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laia throws a series of punches but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo thuds a left hand into Laia's body.
Laia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laia misses the jab.
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 Laia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzo's knee momentarily.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Laia's leg but Laia calmly moves out of range.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bu Laia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Laia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo's calf.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
letting Laia counter with a right hand.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Laia jumps back.
Laia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rizzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laia moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Laia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laia is able to avoid easily.
Rizzo misses with a body shot.
Laia blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo 's knee.
Rizzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laia tried to score with a low kick but Rizzo checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laia misses with a leg kick
and Rizzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laia avoids a kick to the body.
Laia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo.
Laia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo can pounce on him.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Rizzo blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rizzo. Laia shrugs it off though.

Laia moves into the clinch.
Rizzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Laia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Enrique Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laia checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laia!
Rizzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Laia moved away.
Rizzo throws a shot to the body.
Laia throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Rizzo misses

and Laia counters by moving into the clinch.
Laia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizzo is keeping busy.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Laia controls the action.
Rizzo misses with the head strike.
Come on Laia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Laia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia stalls.
Knees to the body from Laia.
Bu Laia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Laia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
Laia pushes Rizzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo misses with a body punch.
Rizzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Laia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laia digs a right hand into Rizzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rizzo's gas tank.
Laia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laia lands a damaging elbow.
Rizzo prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Laia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Laia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo has a couple of punches blocked by Laia.
Laia pushes Rizzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Laia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Laia blocks it.
Laia lands with a right to the head.
Rizzo is trying to push Laia away but Laia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laia.
Stalling in the clinch from Laia.
Laia looking to slow down the pace here.
Laia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Laia.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laia.
Laia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laia.
Laia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bu Laia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bu Laia!