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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Rizzi has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzi.
Rizzi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rizzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Rizzi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rizzi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez is working for takedown but Rizzi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rizzi avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD2#
Rizzi jumps guard.
#T1#
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Rizzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Alvarez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rizzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Rizzi is having none of it.
Alvarez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU2#
Alvarez is working an open guard so Rizzi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rizzi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Rizzi clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Rizzi.#TD2#
Rizzi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Alvarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rizzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a triangle here but Rizzi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#SUB2#
Rizzi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alvarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SU2#
Rizzi decides to stand back up. #T3##CL2#
Rizzi forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Rizzi is trying to break free.
Rizzi is trying to break free.#BC#
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Rizzi has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
#TD2#
Rizzi pulls Alvarez into guard.
#ES2#
Rizzi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL#
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Rizzi back into the cage.#TD2#
Rizzi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rizzi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alvarez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alvarez trying to control but Rizzi is working from the bottom. #T4#
Rizzi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rizzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez won't allow Rizzi to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique Rizzi dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Rizzi moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.#TD2#
Rizzi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Alvarez can't fight it off and eventually Rizzi manages to take the fight to the floor. Alvarez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
Rizzi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rizzi has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Rizzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Rizzi passes into half guard.
Rizzi not doing much here.
#T1#
Alvarez trying to hold on to Rizzi's head to control him but Rizzi postures up.
Rizzi controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Rizzi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB2#
Rizzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarez sees it coming and defends easily.
Rizzi is controlling the pace.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU2#
Rizzi stands up out of the half guard. #CL2#
Rizzi rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Rizzi is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rizzi has his back to the cage.
Rizzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Rizzi to work.
Rizzi avoiding damage.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Rizzi has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez taking a breather. #T3#
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzi smiles and moves away.
Rizzi slips under a jab.#CL2#
Rizzi instigates a clinch.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Rizzi has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jody Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Rizzi.
#BC#
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Rizzi pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rizzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzi smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Rizzi has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzi takes an elbow to the temple. #T4##TD2#
Rizzi decides to pull guard.
Alvarez won't allow Rizzi to get back to his feet.
Rizzi keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Rizzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rizzi pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique Rizzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Rizzi closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Rizzi gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rizzi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rizzi is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Rizzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rizzi won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alvarez is looking to stand back up but Rizzi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alvarez. #T1#
Rizzi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rizzi slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Rizzi is working for a submission of some sort.
Alvarez wants to sweep but Rizzi has passed to side control!#SUB2#
Rizzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rizzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rizzi controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzi is continuing to stall.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Alvarez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rizzi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
An elbow from Rizzi crashes against the mat.
Rizzi blocks the strikes from Alvarez.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Rizzi pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Rizzi has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Rizzi has the dominant position.#T4#
Rizzi tries to break free but Alvarez pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Rizzi successfully pulls guard.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Rizzi keeps moving.
Alvarez is fighting to break Rizzi's control of his arms but Rizzi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rizzi wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rizzi keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Henrique Rizzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Henrique Rizzi!
After winning the bout, Pedro Henrique Rizzi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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