PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizzo
vs
Rask

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
186 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Rask!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Rask moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Rask closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rask moves out of range as Rizzo strikes.
Rask ducks right into an uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Rask's shoulder, as Rask tries to avoid the shot.
Rask fails to land the takedown.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rask.
Rizzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rask fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rask.
Pedro Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Rask.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Rizzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizzo.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Rask.
Rask is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rizzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rask takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rask looks to clinch
and Rizzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rask gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rizzo misses with a left hand

and Rask counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rizzo's guard now.
Rizzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rask trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo wants to sweep here but Rask controlling him for the moment.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Rask from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikko Rask.
Rask looks for a takedown but Rizzo sprawls well.
Pedro Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rask shoots in but no luck this time.
Rask looks gassed!
Rizzo cracks Rask with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rask moves forwards but Rizzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a nice looking jab.
Rask shoots in looking for a takedown. Rizzo tries to sprawl out of it but Rask 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.
A left lands for Rizzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo catches Rask with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rask tries for a takedown but Rizzo circles away easily
and Rask takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo digs a good hook to Rask's body.
Rizzo lands with a hook. Rask tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rizzo cracks Rask with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rask moves forwards but Rizzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
Rizzo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rizzo.
Nice shot by Rizzo.

That's four 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.
Rizzo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rask eats them both and turns towards Rizzo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rask on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rizzo as he connects with a hook.
Rask has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rizzo with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizzo.
Nice straight punches there by Rizzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizzo.
Rizzo cracks Rask with a good jab.
Rask takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo.
Rask closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rask tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Rizzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rask takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rask walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rask!

It looks like Pedro Rizzo has been cut.
Rask takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rizzo duly obliges.
Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rask.
Rizzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rizzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rask drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rask gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rizzo scores with a nice right hand.
Mikko Rask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a shot to the body.
Rask tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Rask throws a head kick that misses.
Rask looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rask takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rask looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Rask shoots and misses
and Rizzo counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Rask.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Rizzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizzo.
Rask looks for a takedown but Rizzo sprawls well.
Rask takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rizzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rask drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rask's head.
Rask walks into a stiff left hand from Rizzo.
Rizzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Rizzo does it's job there.
Rizzo clobbers Rask with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rizzo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rizzo connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo cracks Rask with a good jab.
Rizzo swinging wildly here.
Rizzo lands a jab to Rask's midsection.
Rizzo scores with a hook.
Rizzo works Rask's body with a nice hook.
Rizzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo scores with a nice right hand.
Rask throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo moves out of range easily.
Rask tries for a takedown but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rizzo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rizzo tests Rask's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rask shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense.
Rizzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rask. Rask circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rask fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rask looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rask has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rizzo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Rask throws a lazy uppercut
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses

and Rask counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rask is keen to just control but Rizzo is a slippery customer.
Rask thows a huge punch but Rizzo dodges it nicely.
Rask works his way into full mount!
Rizzo is bucking up trying to escape but Rask cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rask looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rask wants to control the pace but Rizzo is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rask throwing strikes here but Rizzo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rizzo is squirming around, avoiding Rask's attempts to control the action.
Rizzo working to try and regain half guard.
Rizzo is squirming around, avoiding Rask's attempts to control the action.
Pedro Rizzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikko Rask hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rizzo cracks Rask with an open hand slap.
Rizzo with a nice cross.
Rask shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rask closes the distance but Rizzo moves to the side
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo lands a nice shot that snaps Rask's head back.
Mikko Rask has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rask with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rizzo to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Rask comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

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