PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Edward Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Rizzo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Nicholas Edward Cave had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Edward Cave
vs
Rizzo

169 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas Edward Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo tries for a takedown but Cave circles away easily
and Cave counters with a straight right hand.
Cave tries to clinch up

and Rizzo counters with a shoot takedown. Cave fights it but they end up in guard.

Rizzo drops back looking for a leg! Cave is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cave manages to kick Rizzo off! Rizzo jumps back into Cave's guard.

Cave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rizzo defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rizzo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Cave has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rizzo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Rizzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rizzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Cave looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cave working for a triangle but Rizzo defends it easily.

Rizzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rizzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Cave is keeping the position.
Rizzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cave wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Rizzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rizzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rizzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rizzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rizzo looks gassed!
Rizzo preventing the sweep.

Cave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rizzo is aware though and is defending well.

Cave throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cave wants to sweep here but Rizzo controlling him for the moment.

Rizzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rizzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cave is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cave is looking to sinch up a triangle. Rizzo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cave's body to avoid the submission. Cave has instead reached around Rizzo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cave arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nicholas Edward Cave!