PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 2363 p4p, 1781 weight class) and Roberto Rossi (ranked 293 p4p, 230 weight class). 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.

Ringo
vs
Rossi

180 cm
22
160
6 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
154
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

New Standard

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been told by Ringo's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rossi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ringo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossi blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Ringo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rossi lands a really nice looking cross but Ringo seems unphased.
A left lands for Rossi.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ringo is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi motions for Ringo to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ringo missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi tries a quick counter leg kick but Ringo is wise to it.
Rossi moves out of range as Ringo strikes.
Rossi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ringo under the eye.
Ringo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ringo throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
Roberto Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Ringo.
Rossi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ringo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Ringo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringo tries to avoid it.
Ringo staying out of range there.
Ringo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ringo digs a good hook to Rossi's body.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ringo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ringo misses the target.
Ringo misses the jab.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Ringo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Rossi misses.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
Rossi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ringo counters with a straight right hand.
Ringo slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ringo, as that shot connected.
Ringo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringo throws a big shot that misses.
Ringo lunges at Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossi's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses the jab.
Rossi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ringo's hands.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Ringo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rossi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ringo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ringo jabs Rossi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ringo throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ringo sets himself, and Rossi steps forward looking for the clinch! Ringo avoids it this time.
Ringo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rossi misses with a left hand
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Roberto Rossi has been cut.
Ringo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ringo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Ringo misses the jab.
Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
Rossi throws a sloppy body shot
and Ringo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rossi.
Rossi throws a hook but Ringo avoids it easily.
Ringo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo digs a good hook to Rossi's body.
Ringo connects with a crisp jab.
Ringo throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Ringo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rossi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rossi ducks right into an uppercut from Ringo.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringo misses the target.
Ringo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rossi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ringo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rossi takes a swing at Ringo's ribcage but misses.
Ringo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ringo misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi is looking to chop away at Ringo's legs.
Ringo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ringo fails to land.
Ringo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Rossi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ringo.
Rossi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ringo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ringo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ringo blocking some punches.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi blocking some punches.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ringo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ringo lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ringo blocks an uppercut.
Ringo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ringo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ringo misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Ringo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Rossi'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.

A big left from Rossi misses.
Ringo moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Rossi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ringo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ringo looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
A cross from Rossi lands.
Ringo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rossi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ringo blocks a head kick by Rossi.
An attempted straight right counter from Ringo misses the target.
Rossi wants to clinch
and Ringo counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Ringo misses.
Rossi tries to clinch up
and Ringo counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Ringo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ringo. That snapped Rossi's head back.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Ringo saw that one coming.
Rossi cracks Ringo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Ringo throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi connects with a leg kick.
Rossi throws a hook but Ringo avoids it easily.
Ringo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ringo throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ringo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Ringo moves away and avoids it.
Rossi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ringo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ringo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Ringo misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringo throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi flicks out a counter leg kick but Ringo steps away.
Ringo throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Ringo moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Ringo takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ringo scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Ringo. That snapped Rossi's head back.
Rossi lands a body shot.
Rossi swings for the body but Ringo moves out of range.
Ringo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ringo.
Rossi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ringo staying out of range there.
Johnny Ringo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Ringo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ringo missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Ringo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi cracks a nice hook into Ringo's ribs.
Ringo misses the shot to the body.
Ringo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossi at a distance.
Ringo lands with an uppercut that bounces Rossi off the cage and back into range.
Ringo misses with a looping left.
Rossi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ringo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ringo throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ringo misses with a looping left.
Ringo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ringo cracks Rossi with an open hand slap.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ringo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Ringo pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo works the jab nicely.
Rossi wants to clinch but Ringo slips to the side
enabling Ringo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi throws a hook but Ringo avoids it easily.
Rossi takes one on the button.
Ringo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ringo looks to throw the jab but Rossi is out of range.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Ringo moved out of range nicely.
Ringo misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Ringo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rossi's hands.
Ringo cracks Rossi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Rossi is rocked!
Ringo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rossi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ringo finish him?

That has opened up Roberto Rossi's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ringo.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Ringo scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Ringo does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Ringo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Rossi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ringo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rossi seems to have recovered his senses.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Ringo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ringo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ringo blocks a jab.
Ringo throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Ringo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Ringo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rossi thinking.
A low kick from Rossi is predictable there
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi cracks Ringo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi slips a jab from Ringo.
Ringo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Ringo avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Ringo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi throws a hook but Ringo blocks it.
It looked like Ringo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rossi.
Jab from Ringo.
Ringo lands a jab to Rossi's midsection.
Roberto Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ringo throws out the jab.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Ringo ducks down to avoid it.
Ringo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ringo scores with the left hand. Rossi knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ringo doesn't seem phased though.
Ringo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ringo. Beautiful body shot.
Ringo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ringo lands with a cross.
Rossi cracks Ringo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ringo cracks Rossi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Ringo slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Ringo takes one to the chin there.
Rossi swings widly with a right hand
and Ringo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rossi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ringo counter with a right hand.
Ringo scores with a jab to the head.
Rossi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ringo finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossi's head.
Ringo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ringo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Ringo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ringo sends Rossi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ringo is motioning to the referee to let Rossi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ringo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ringo! Rossi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Ringo!
Johnny Ringo made sure to mention his sponsor, New Standard in his post fight interview.