PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos comes to the cage accompanied by Predator Theme. Rizzo Jr has chosen Lazy Eye as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Janos
vs
Rizzo Jr

195 cm
27
255 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

193 cm
24
245 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!
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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janos's head backwards.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rizzo Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janos tries to clinch but Rizzo Jr moves away
and Rizzo Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janos tries to clinch
and Rizzo Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut. Janos saw that one coming.
Janos looks to clinch
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good low kick that Janos was not able to check.
A low kick from Janos is predictable there
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janos wants to clinch but Rizzo Jr slips to the side
and Rizzo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr 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.

Janos clinches up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Janos's head.
Still in the clinch, Rizzo Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rizzo Jr's defenses.
Janos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo Jr avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Janos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rizzo Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Rizzo Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Janos has Rizzo Jr pushed against the cage.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
Rizzo Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Janos avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Janos seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rizzo Jr is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rizzo Jr avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzo Jr.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Janos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but Rizzo Jr blocks with his arms.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Janos effectively controlling the action here.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rizzo Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janos looks to clinch
enabling Rizzo Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janos throws a sloppy head kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzo Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Rizzo Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janos manages to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Janos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos darts in trying to clinch
and Rizzo Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Janos wants to clinch but Rizzo Jr slips to the side
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janos connects with a solid leg kick.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janos throws a sloppy head kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo Jr misses with a head kick.
Jab from Rizzo Jr.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janos tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Janos looks to clinch
and Rizzo Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Janos really felt that one!
Janos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janos walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janos closes the distance but Rizzo Jr moves to the side
and Rizzo Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janos looks to land a body kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rizzo Jr thows a body kick. Janos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janos looks to clinch
and Rizzo Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janos darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rizzo Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr lands with a good body shot.
Janos wants to clinch but Rizzo Jr slips to the side
and Rizzo Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Janos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Janos's hands.
Janos tries to clinch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Janos tries to clinch up.
Janos darts in trying to clinch
and Rizzo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good low kick that Janos was not able to check.
Rizzo Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Janos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rizzo Jr is out of range and Janos settles back down.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizzo Jr circles away.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr cracks a nice hook into Janos's ribs.
Janos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janos wants to clinch
and Rizzo Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Rizzo Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Janos if he has to take too many more of those.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Rizzo Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janos takes one to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr cracks Janos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Janos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rizzo Jr pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Janos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Rizzo Jr!
Enrique Rizzo Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.