PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hairik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is If You're Gonna Be Dumb . Rizzo Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lazy Eye. This should be fireworks!

Hunt
vs
Rizzo Jr

193 cm
26
275 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

193 cm
24
245 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a jab.
Rizzo Jr cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt moves out of range as Rizzo Jr strikes.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rizzo Jr misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzo Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Rizzo Jr - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
Rizzo Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.

Rizzo Jr has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Rizzo Jr blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizzo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Rizzo Jr is controlling him.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rizzo Jr swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
A slow jab from Rizzo Jr misses its intended target.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Rizzo Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Rizzo Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt moves out of range as Rizzo Jr strikes.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rizzo Jr tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hairik Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
Rizzo Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rizzo Jr lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rizzo Jr punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hunt gets a clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt lands a jab.
Rizzo Jr misses the jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo Jr blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rizzo Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Rizzo Jr closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo Jr counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rizzo Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Rizzo Jr misses with a head kick.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Rizzo Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rizzo Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Rizzo Jr misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo Jr.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo Jr 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.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo Jr misses.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo Jr thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt moves forwards but Rizzo Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt cracks Rizzo Jr with a good jab.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Rizzo Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rizzo Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr landing knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Rizzo Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo Jr landing knees to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.

Hunt is rocked!
Rizzo Jr lands a big knee to the head and Hunt goes down! Rizzo Jr pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Rizzo Jr!
A victorious Enrique Rizzo Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.