PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Cap (ranked 2976 p4p, 2737 weight class) and Marko Zrinski (ranked 341 p4p, 321 weight class). Zrinski has chosen Devil eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cap
vs
Zrinski

185 cm
24
193
7 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
185
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Cap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zrinski tries to bum rush Cap with a series of wild strikes but Cap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cap throws a right and a left that Zrinski avoids nicely.
Zrinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cap moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That kick from Zrinski tenderised Cap's leg. Cap is trying to keep his angry face on.

Nice combo by Cap! Oh, that's hurt him - Zrinski falls to the canvas and Cap follows him into side control.

Zrinski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zrinski being controlled for a moment.
Zrinski is still in real trouble! Can Cap finish him?
Cap trying to control the action but Zrinski is working from the bottom.
Cap throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zrinski seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cap trying to control the action but Zrinski is working from the bottom.
Cap working away.
Zrinski is not content to let Cap control the position.
Zrinski holds on to Cap's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zrinski wants to control but Cap postures up.
Zrinski is not content to let Cap control the position.
Zrinski wants to control but Cap postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zrinski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robert Cap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cap tries to bum rush Zrinski with a series of wild strikes but Zrinski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zrinski counters with a body kick.

Cap closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zrinski.
Cap swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zrinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zrinski.
Zrinski blocks a body shot from Cap.
Zrinski prevents a body shot from Cap.
Cap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zrinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zrinski.
Zrinski tries a body shot but Cap blocks it.
Cap has a couple of punches blocked by Zrinski.
A short right from Cap.
Cap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zrinski presses Cap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cap stalling in the clinch.
Zrinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cap throws a punch but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Cap is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zrinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cap backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Cap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zrinski blocking some punches.
Zrinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zrinski lands a body punch.
Zrinski scores with a shot to the side of Cap's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zrinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zrinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caps head.
Zrinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Cap won't allow it.
Zrinski misses with some punches.
Zrinski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cap misses with a punch on the inside.
Zrinski takes a shot to the head.
Cap blocking some punches.
Zrinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Zrinski breaks from the clinch.
Cap throws a series of punches but Zrinski moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Cap dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cap tries to clinch up
and Zrinski counters with a good low kick that Cap was not able to check.
Cap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zrinski circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Zrinski.
Zrinski misses the shot to the body.
Cap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zrinski counters with an inside leg kick.
Zrinski cracks Cap with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cap just misses with a punch to the body.
Cap misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Zrinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zrinski counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body.
Zrinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Zrinski counters with a body kick.
Cap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robert Cap is winning the standup battle so far.
Cap scores with a shot to the body.
Cap misses with a body shot
and Zrinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cap takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Cap is rocked!
Cap throws a combination that misses
and Zrinski counters with a huge right that knocks Cap out cold! Zrinski is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Zrinski!
Marko Zrinski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.