PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Lazy Eye. James Augello is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rizzo Jr
vs
Augello

193 cm
23
245 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

199 cm
31
270 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Augello.
Rizzo Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzo Jr wants to land a leg kick but Augello is out of range.
Augello needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo Jr had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Augello misses.
Rizzo Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Augello's sensitive parts.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild body kick that Augello sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augello moves away.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Augello blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
Augello swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Augello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rizzo Jr under the eye.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Augello avoids it.
Rizzo Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augello counters with a left to the body.
Rizzo Jr slips a jab from Augello.
Rizzo Jr defending well as Augello loads up on a big left hand.
Augello closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.
Augello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Augello blocks the leg kick.
Augello lands a two punch combo.
Augello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Augello attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Augello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Rizzo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augello. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augello blocks the body kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Augello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a right hand but Augello moved out of range.
Augello scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Augello moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Augello.
Augello looks to land a combination. Rizzo Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow Augello down.
Augello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizzo Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Rizzo Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Augello counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Augello checks it.
Augello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Augello. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Augello counters with a series of strikes. Rizzo Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo Jr 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 Augello has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Augello and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Augello counters with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Augello is able to avoid easily.
Rizzo Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.

Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr keeps Augello at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Augello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rizzo Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Augello moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Augello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Augello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augello misses with a low kick as Rizzo Jr jumps back.
A good leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
A head kick misses from Rizzo Jr.
Augello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
Rizzo Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick but Augello moves out of range.
Augello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Augello misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rizzo Jr counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello misses with the combination.
Augello swinging wildly here.
Augello misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a single shot there.
Rizzo Jr takes one on the button.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo Jr scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augello misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Augello doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augello.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Augello moves out of range easily.
Augello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
Augello scores with a push kick.
Rizzo Jr staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
Augello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a left hand but Augello moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook.
Rizzo Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augello.
Rizzo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augello swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Augello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Augello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augello lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Augello.
Augello 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.
Augello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Augello punishes Rizzo Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
letting Augello counter with a right hand.
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 Enrique Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr'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.

Augello lands a nice hook to Rizzo Jr's body. Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Rizzo Jr does no damage.
Rizzo Jr keeps Augello at a distance using the push kick.
Augello with a hook.
Augello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr missing with a left hand there. Augello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James Augello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rizzo Jr!
Augello cracks Rizzo Jr with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello slips under a jab from Rizzo Jr.
Augello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Augello moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws out a loose jab but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Augello.
Rizzo Jr is looking to chop away at Augello's legs.
Augello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Augello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lunges at Augello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Augello's hand.
Augello throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augello manages to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rizzo Jr misses with a left hand
and Augello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzo Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augello misses with a wild body shot.
Augello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
Augello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augello scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello lands a jab-cross combination.
Augello staying out of range there.
Augello scores with a three punch combo!

Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rizzo Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augello.
Augello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augello.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Augello checks it.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello connects with a looping right hand.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Augello.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augello misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Augello does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Augello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Augello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Augello really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Augello throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good low kick that Augello was not able to check.
Rizzo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augello misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Rizzo Jr misses.
Augello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augello throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.

Rizzo Jr clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augello lands a left hand.
Augello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rizzo Jr's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello lands an elbow inside that Rizzo Jr shrugs off.
Augello blocks an uppercut.
Augello misses with a body punch.
Augello scores with a shoulder strike.

Jeez, Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rizzo Jr wants to stall.

Augello drops Rizzo Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rizzo Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Rizzo Jr is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Augello!
An out of breath and clearly excited James Augello thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).