PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo (ranked 1735 p4p, 2083 weight class) and Sandra Kluba (ranked 96 p4p, 117 weight class). Sandra Kluba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rizzo
vs
Kluba

150 cm
24
140
7 - 4 - 0

163 cm
26
143
2 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Carnage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandra Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Kluba's leg but Kluba calmly moves out of range.
Kluba looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kluba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kluba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rizzo takes a step back to recover.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Kluba.
Rizzo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kluba misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Rizzo moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rizzo.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Kluba blocks it.
Kluba tries to circle away but Rizzo has him pinned against the cage.
Rizzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rizzo is leaning against Kluba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kluba being controlled against the cage.

Kluba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba misses with a head kick.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo with a jab.
Kluba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kluba wants to slow Rizzo down by chopping away at his legs.
Kluba throws a head kick that Rizzo semi-blocks.
Rizzo with the inside leg kick.
Kluba thows a leg kick but Rizzo checks it

and Rizzo counters with a takedown into side control.
Rizzo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kluba will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rizzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kluba keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluba wants to control but Rizzo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kluba tries to bench press Rizzo off him but Rizzo keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rizzo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kluba is trying to escape and Rizzo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kluba is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rizzo! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Rizzo!
Frank Rizzo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.