PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ha. Rizzo has chosen The Trial as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Goins
vs
Rizzo

170 cm
24
153 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

176 cm
24
164 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Goins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins misses with a hook to the body
and Goins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rizzo has time to react.
Rizzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goins lands a body shot.
A jab from Goins does it's job there.
Goins throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Goins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goins thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goins shoots in looking for a takedown but Rizzo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroy Goins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goins throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Goins misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rizzo as Goins shoots in.
Goins connects with a nice looking jab.
Rizzo checks a low kick from Goins.

Goins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rizzo hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rizzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goins scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Goins is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rizzo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rizzo!
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Goins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Goins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Goins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins chips away with some ground and pound.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Goins tries to pass.
Goins scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goins wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Rizzo is trying to keep Goins in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goins won't allow Rizzo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Goins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Goins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goins throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Goins misses.
Goins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goins misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Goins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goins throws a good cross that connects.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Goins misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins tries to work over Rizzo's front leg with a kick but Rizzo checks it.
Goins digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Leroy Goins is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo defending well as Goins loads up on a big left hand.
Goins throws a leg kick
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Goins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goins connects with a nice looking jab.
Goins misses the body punch
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins moves out of range of the strikes.
Goins misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Rizzo as Goins shoots in.
Goins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goins's knee momentarily.
Rizzo tried to score with a low kick but Goins checks it.
Goins scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Goins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Goins is predictable there
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goins misses with a low kick.
Goins throws a poor cross that misses
and Rizzo counters with a solid body kick.
Rizzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Goins throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goins checks a leg kick.
Goins tries to clinch there but Rizzo circles away.
Goins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo's calf.
Goins misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rizzo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goins is defended easily by Rizzo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Goins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Goins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Goins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goins looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Goins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target.
Goins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rizzo throws a right hand that misses

and Goins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rizzo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Goins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rizzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goins wants to pass the guard but Rizzo is keeping the position.
Goins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rizzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goins wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Goins distracts Rizzo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Goins 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!
Enrique Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Goins is looking to advance position but Rizzo won't allow it.
Goins scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Goins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Goins thows a huge punch but Rizzo dodges it nicely.
Goins prevents Rizzo from improving his position.
Rizzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rizzo trying to control from the bottom.
Goins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leroy Goins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rizzo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goins slows the pace down in half guard.
Rizzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goins passes to full mount!
Rizzo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Goins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Goins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Goins has isolated one of Rizzo's arms. Rizzo looking to fight him off but Goins twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leroy Goins!