PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizzuto
vs
Mayer

215 cm
26
275 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

212 cm
21
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Alessandro Rizzuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayer moves away.
Mayer scores with a hook to the body. Rizzuto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rizzuto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like John Mayer has been cut.
Rizzuto misses with a hook. Mayer ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Rizzuto misses.
Rizzuto lands a jab to Mayer's midsection.
Rizzuto lands a leg kick that knocks Mayer off balance momentarily.
Mayer moves out of range of the body kick.
Alessandro Rizzuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayer misses the target.
Rizzuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzuto misses the target.
Rizzuto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Alessandro Rizzuto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzuto looks for the body kick but Mayer saw that one coming.
Rizzuto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayer cracks a nice hook into Rizzuto's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer staying out of range there.
Mayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzuto throws a wild body kick that Mayer sees coming a mile off.
Mayer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Rizzuto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzuto jabs Mayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rizzuto misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Mayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayer moves forwards but Rizzuto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzuto throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzuto.
Mayer walks into a stiff left hand from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto jabs at Mayer's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzuto misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Mayer misses.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzuto moves away.
Rizzuto lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Rizzuto tenderised Mayer's leg. Mayer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzuto. Those never looked like landing.
Rizzuto connects with a body shot.
Rizzuto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzuto lands a two punch combo.
Mayer lands a nice hook to Rizzuto's body. Rizzuto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzuto jabs Mayer right on the nose. Mayer blinks but takes it well.
Mayer throws a body punch but Rizzuto moves out of range.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizzuto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mayer avoids the body shot from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzuto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rizzuto cracks Mayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzuto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizzuto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzuto thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Rizzuto lands a leg kick that knocks Mayer off balance momentarily.
Rizzuto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rizzuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Rizzuto.
Mayer misses with a body shot
and Rizzuto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayer thinking.
Rizzuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzuto scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzuto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzuto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzuto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rizzuto is looking to wear down Mayer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Rizzuto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rizzuto lands a nice hook to Mayer's body. Mayer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzuto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rizzuto takes a swing at Mayer's ribcage but misses.
Mayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayer thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzuto misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto connects with a jab.
Mayer tries to clinch but Rizzuto moves out of range.
Rizzuto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayer.
Alessandro Rizzuto is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizzuto tries to score with a low kick but Mayer moves his leg out of the way.
Mayer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayer misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayer.
Rizzuto avoids the body shot from Mayer.
Rizzuto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mayer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizzuto.
Mayer lands with a straight right. Rizzuto didn't see that one coming.
Mayer drops his hands momentarily and Rizzuto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzuto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rizzuto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzuto scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayer should have avoided that one.

That has opened up John Mayer's cut even more.
Mayer lands a glancing blow to the side of Rizzuto's head.
Rizzuto works Mayer's body with a nice hook.
Rizzuto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto misses with a straight left.
Mayer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzuto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayer.
Good leg kick by Rizzuto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayer throws a right hand that Rizzuto ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzuto also avoids with ease.
Mayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rizzuto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayer is breathing heavily.
Mayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizzuto circles away.
Rizzuto lands a two punch combo.
Rizzuto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rizzuto jabs Mayer right on the nose. Mayer blinks but takes it well.
Rizzuto scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzuto.
Mayer misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mayer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rizzuto has got the better of the exchanges.
Rizzuto tries a low kick but Mayer avoids it.
Rizzuto misses with a straight right.
Mayer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

The cut above John Mayer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mayer avoids the body shot from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayer throws a series of punches but Rizzuto avoids them all with ease.
Rizzuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayer is just out of range.
Mayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rizzuto ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
Nice defenses there by Mayer.
Rizzuto looks to land a left hand but Mayer moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto slips under a jab.
Mayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzuto is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rizzuto.
Rizzuto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzuto throws a front kick that sends Mayer stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzuto connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Mayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzuto throws a right and a left that Mayer avoids nicely.
Rizzuto looks to land a left hand but Mayer moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzuto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rizzuto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayer. That did some damage!
Rizzuto jabs at Mayer's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Rizzuto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rizzuto avoids the body shot from Mayer.
Rizzuto throws a combination. Mayer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rizzuto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayer ducks right into an uppercut from Rizzuto.

John Mayer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rizzuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayer is just out of range.
Mayer thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Mayer.
Rizzuto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayer throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzuto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Rizzuto 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.
Rizzuto misses the shot to the body.
Mayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzuto. Those never looked like landing.
Mayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Mayer misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzuto, right into the meat.
Rizzuto lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Mayer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alessandro Rizzuto!
Alessandro Rizzuto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.