PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen Alice In Chains - Get Born Again as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clintsari
vs
Rizzo

185 cm
22
185 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Aspire Nutrition

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clintsari gets tackled into the cage by Rizzo. Rizzo maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rizzo as the two fighters clinch.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Clintsari blocks it.
Come on Rizzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clintsari has Rizzo pressed against the cage.
Rizzo lands a body shot.
Rizzo lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo working aggressively here.
Clintsari trying to control the position but instead, Rizzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clintsari into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clintsari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clintsari trying to stall but Rizzo improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clintsari is defending well for now.
Clintsari trying to control the position but instead, Rizzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clintsari into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Clintsari avoids it.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Clintsari saw that one coming.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Clintsari is just out of range.
Clintsari tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clintsari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rizzo closes the distance and pushes Clintsari back into the cage.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Clintsari blocks it.
Clintsari is struggling to control the position.
Clintsari looking to stall.
Clintsari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Clintsari avoids the damage to the body.
Clintsari is looking to control Rizzo's arms but Rizzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clintsari has his back to the cage.
Rizzo has a couple of punches blocked by Clintsari .
Rizzo misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rizzo as Clintsari tries to tie him up.
Rizzo has a couple of punches blocked by Clintsari .
Clintsari is pushing Rizzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari tries for a takedown but Rizzo circles away easily
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.

Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clintsari looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rizzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo wants to stall.
Clintsari trying to stall but Rizzo improves his position.
Clintsari tries to stall but Rizzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clintsari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rizzo defends well and Clintsari ends up having to push Rizzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clintsari 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rizzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clintsari scrambles back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in looking for a takedown but Rizzo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clintsari 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clintsari wants to clinch.
Rizzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Clintsari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clintsari gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo wants to counter the offense by Clintsari and move into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rizzo forces Clintsari back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Rizzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Rizzo. No joy for Clintsari on that attempt.

Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clintsari .
Clintsari is trying to maintain a safe position but Rizzo gets an underhook and turns Clintsari into the cage.
Clintsari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rizzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clintsari 's brow.

Rizzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clintsari .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo misses with the combination.
Clintsari staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clintsari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Clintsari shoots in but Rizzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Clintsari with that takedown attempt.
Rizzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clintsari 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clintsari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clintsari is looking to control Rizzo's arms but Rizzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clintsari has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is trying to break the clinch but Clintsari is controlling him.
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizzo is keeping busy.
Come on Clintsari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Frank Rizzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clintsari manages to avoid it.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown.

Rizzo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rizzo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Clintsari is avoiding damage well.
Rizzo looks up at the clock and then as Clintsari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rizzo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Rizzo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Clintsari is avoiding damage well.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo controls the position.

Rizzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rizzo working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo advances nicely into full mount.
Clintsari is bucking up trying to escape but Rizzo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rizzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rizzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rizzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rizzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clintsari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rizzo landing strikes from the mount and Clintsari is in trouble!

Clintsari is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Clintsari ! More shots from Rizzo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rizzo!
After the big win, Frank Rizzo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellraiser FightGear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.