PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel comes to the cage accompanied by Dreams - The Game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martel
vs
Rizzo Jr

170 cm
30
145 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

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World class boxer
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martel catches Rizzo Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizzo Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizzo Jr misses with the combination.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Martel is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rizzo Jr misses with a combination
and Martel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Martel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo Jr moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Martel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rizzo Jr has time to react.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martel takes a swing at Rizzo Jr's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel slips a jab from Rizzo Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martel looks to land a body kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martel misses with a kick to the body.
Martel tries to work over Rizzo Jr's front leg with a kick but Rizzo Jr checks it.
Rizzo Jr is looking to chop away at Martel's legs.
Martel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Martel misses.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Martel lands with a straight right. Rizzo Jr didn't see that one coming.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Martel scores with a nice strike.
Martel throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Martel stalks Rizzo Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rizzo Jr's face. Rizzo Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Rizzo Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch.
Martel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses the jab.
Rizzo Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel lands a really nice looking cross but Rizzo Jr seems unphased.
A combination from Rizzo Jr does no damage.
Martel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rizzo Jr misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Martel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martel scores with a sloppy right hand. Rizzo Jr should have avoided that one.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martel lands a body shot.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr moves forwards but Martel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martel blocks a head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Martel lands a nice hook to Rizzo Jr's body. Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch.
Donk. Martel catches Rizzo Jr right on the button with a cross.
Martel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martel lands a jab to the head.
Martel lands with an overhand left.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martel slips under a jab.
Martel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Rizzo Jr is rocked!
Martel steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Rizzo Jr is out on his feet! Martel sets himself and nearly takes Rizzo Jr's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Martel!
Post fight, an emotional Charles Martel said 'Richard Teixeira is a great fighter, and this is the single most exciting fight I've had the privilege of being in! Thanks to Reach for putting this fight together, and to Lil Terror for taking it!'.