PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ezekiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ezekiel
vs
Trane

179 cm
27
186 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
24
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Ezekiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Trane!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ezekiel moves into the clinch successfully.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ezekiel avoids it.

Ezekiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Ezekiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ezekiel takes the fight into the clinch.
Trane has a couple of punches blocked by Ezekiel.
Trane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johnny Ezekiel has been cut.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ezekiel is defending well for now.
Trane missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ezekiel throws an elbow but misses.

Ezekiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trane tries to clinch but Ezekiel moves out of range.

Trane darts in and clinches Ezekiel up against the cage.
Ezekiel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ezekiel misses with an elbow over the top.
Trane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ezekiel.
Ezekiel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trane up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane is trying to stall.
Ezekiel lands a left hand.

Ezekiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ezekiel closes the distance and clinches.
Trane throws a punch but it's blocked by Ezekiel.
Trane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ezekiel's elbow.
Trane managing to block the knees to the body from Ezekiel.
Ezekiel gets through Trane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trane tries to stall but Ezekiel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ezekiel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ezekiel managing to block the knees to the body from Trane.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ezekiel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
Ezekiel misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane scores a nice knee to the body.
Ezekiel trying to land knees to the body.
Ezekiel stalling against the cage.
Trane misses with an elbow over the top.
Trane managing to block the knees to the body from Ezekiel.
Ezekiel leaning against his opponent.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Ezekiel avoids the damage to the body.
Trane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ezekiel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ezekiel.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trane.
Trane tries to stall but Ezekiel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trane missing with knees to the body.

Ezekiel manages to break the clinch.

Ezekiel has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ezekiel has Trane pressed against the cage.
Trane lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ezekiel's brow.
Trane blocks an uppercut.
Trane misses with a knee strike.
Trane working Ezekiel over with knees to the body.
Ezekiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ezekiel is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ezekiel is trying to maintain a safe position but Trane gets an underhook and turns Ezekiel into the cage.
Trane misses with a knee strike.
Trane managing to block the knees to the body from Ezekiel.
Trane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trane just leaning against Ezekiel, taking a breather.
Trane lands an elbow inside that Ezekiel shrugs off.
Trane is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ezekiel's defenses.
Trane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ezekiel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trane throws an elbow that misses.
Trane tries a body shot but Ezekiel blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trane lands an elbow just above Ezekiel 's eye.
Ezekiel swings wildly with an uppercut but Trane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trane stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Trane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Ezekiel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trane loads up on a big right hand but Ezekiel slips the punch.

Ezekiel closes the distance and clinches.
Ezekiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trane's defenses.

It looks like John Trane has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ezekiel.
Trane prevents a body shot from Ezekiel.
Trane throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trane as Ezekiel tries to tie him up.
Trane lands a knee to the body.
Ezekiel trying to stall but Trane improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trane obliges.
Trane struggles to land a body shot inside as Ezekiel controls his hands.
Ezekiel misses with some punches.
Trane missing with knees to the body.

Ezekiel breaks from the clinch.

Ezekiel moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ezekiel.
Ezekiel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trane up against the cage.
Trane misses with a knee to the head.
Ezekiel wants to stall.
Trane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ezekiel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trane lands a damaging elbow.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ezekiel avoids it.
Trane lands a nice elbow.
Ezekiel misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trane throws an elbow but misses.
Trane looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane blocking some punches.
Ezekiel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ezekiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ezekiel misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ezekiel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Ezekiel avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ezekiel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trane's brow.
Trane is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Trane.
Trane trying to land knees to the body.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Ezekiel avoids the damage to the body.
Trane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ezekiel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel lands a right hand.
Trane lands an elbow inside that Ezekiel shrugs off.
Ezekiel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ezekiel leaning against his opponent.
Trane throws an elbow but it misses.
Ezekiel avoids the elbow strike from Trane, against the cage.
Trane tries to work over Ezekiel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Trane.
John Trane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ezekiel trying to control the position but instead, Trane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ezekiel into the cage.
Trane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ezekiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ezekiel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trane throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ezekiel scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ezekiel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ezekiel avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Trane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ezekiel is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Ezekiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ezekiel closes the distance and clinches.
Ezekiel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ezekiel avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Ezekiel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ezekiel is pushing Trane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ezekiel takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Trane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Trane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ezekiel has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Ezekiel.
Ezekiel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Ezekiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ezekiel takes the fight into the clinch.
Trane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ezekiel blocks it with crossed arms.
Trane misses with a body punch.
Ezekiel avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Ezekiel has Trane pressed against the cage.
Ezekiel is trying to maintain a safe position but Trane gets an underhook and turns Ezekiel into the cage.
Trane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ezekiel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trane is keeping busy.
Ezekiel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trane's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ezekiel wants to stall.
Trane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ezekiel lands an elbow just above Trane 's eye.
Trane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trane working Ezekiel over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ezekiel tries to stall but Trane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ezekiel blocks the elbow strike.
Ezekiel managing to block the knees to the body from Trane.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ezekiel.
The referee calls for Ezekiel to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ezekiel is struggling to control the position.
Trane stalling in the clinch but Ezekiel improves position.

Ezekiel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trane tries to clinch but Ezekiel is having none of it.
Trane tries to clinch there but Ezekiel circles away.
Trane is looking to score with low kicks.
Trane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trane is looking to clinch.
Trane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ezekiel forces Trane back against the cage and clinches.
Trane letting Ezekiel take a breather here.
Trane stalls.
Trane can't find room to land a body shot as Ezekiel controls the action.
Trane stalling in the clinch.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Ezekiel avoids the damage to the body.
Ezekiel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ezekiel slows down the pace here.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ezekiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ezekiel's defenses.
Johnny Ezekiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ezekiel stalling in the clinch but Trane improves position.
Ezekiel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ezekiel has had enough of the clinch but Trane keeps him there for the moment.
Ezekiel missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Ezekiel to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trane.
Ezekiel tries to land a knee to the head but Trane blocks with his arms.
Ezekiel misses with a knee to the head.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ezekiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ezekiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trane lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Trane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trane stalling in the clinch but Ezekiel improves position.
Trane scores with a knee to the head.
Trane lands a nice knee to the body.
John Trane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ezekiel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Trane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Trane!
During a confident post fight interview, John Trane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.