PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rzic
vs
Bullet

189 cm
26
189 lbs
7 - 3 - 2

178 cm
29
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet closes the distance but Rzic moves to the side
and Rzic counters with an inside leg kick.
Rzic wants to slow Bullet down by chopping away at his legs.
Bullet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rzic's head.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Bullet as he checks the leg kick.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves away
and Rzic counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rzic.
Bullet has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic takes a swing at Bullet's ribcage but misses.
Bullet blocks a head kick by Rzic.
Bullet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Bullet rushes Rzic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Rzic blocks it.
Rzic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.

It looks like Jake Bullet has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a body punch.
Rzic lands a nice uppercut.
Rzic lands a left hand.
Rzic managing to block the knees to the body from Bullet.
Rzic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Bullet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.

Rzic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rzic.
Rzic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bullet moves to clinch but Rzic breaks away
and Rzic counters with a nice body shot.

Rzic clinches up with Bullet and pushes him back against the cage.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic trying to control the position but instead, Bullet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rzic into the cage.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Rzic tries to break free but Bullet pushes him back against the cage.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Rzic working aggressively here.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bullet landing knees to the body.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rzic managing to block the knees to the body from Bullet.
Bullet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Rzic taking a breather.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
Bullet tries to land knees in the clinch but Rzic avoids the damage to the body.
Bullet misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Rzic breaks the clinch.
Bullet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Bullet is looking to clinch.
That kick from Rzic tenderised Bullet's leg. Bullet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic throws a head kick that Bullet semi-blocks.
Rzic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bullet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rzic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet throws a big shot that misses.

Bullet moves into the clinch successfully.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullet crunches a lovely knee into Rzic's ribcage.
Rzic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
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!
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
Rzic taking a breather.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
Bullet lands with a left to the head.
Bullet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bullet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Bullet throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic can't find room to land a body shot as Bullet controls the action.
Bullet letting Rzic take a breather here.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bullet closes the distance but Rzic moves to the side
and Bullet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bullet tries to clinch up
and Rzic counters with a body kick.
Rzic misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullet.
Bullet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rzic counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rzic on the side of the head.
Rzic is looking to chop away at Bullet's legs.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic throws a sloppy head kick and Bullet moves out of range easily.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Rzic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rzic throws a low kick but Bullet avoids it.
Rzic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bullet's head.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rzic throws a body punch but Bullet moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rzic.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bullet.
Rzic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bullet can do to turn this around?
Bullet looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Marko Rzic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rzic lunges at Bullet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bullet's hand.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Rzic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullet moves away.
Rzic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Bullet clinches up against the cage.
Rzic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet missing with knees to the body.
Bullet working aggressively here.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet tries to throw a body punch but Rzic avoids it by throwing Bullet back against the cage.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Bullet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic scores with a hook to the body.
Rzic blocks a body shot from Bullet.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rzic blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.

Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rzic throws a low kick, looking for Bullet's leg but Bullet calmly moves out of range.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Bullet looks to clinch
and Rzic counters with a straight right hand.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet misses with a hook
enabling Rzic to counter with a crisp jab.
Bullet lands with a hook. Rzic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Rzic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rzic throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rzic!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullet.
Rzic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Bullet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rzic on the side of the head.
Rzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullet.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bullet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rzic blocks a body shot from Bullet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Rzic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Bullet clinches.

Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Rzic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rzic lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Bullet misses
and Rzic counters with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Bullet.
Rzic looks to land a body kick but Bullet moved away.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Rzic misses.
Bullet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rzic throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Bullet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a head kick.
Rzic connects with a nice looking jab.
Bullet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Bullet moves into range and clinches up with Rzic.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
A knee to the head by Bullet.
A body shot lands from Bullet.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Bullet takes a shot to the head.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jake Bullet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bullet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rzic.
Bullet working Rzic over with knees to the body.

Rzic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic wants to slow Bullet down by chopping away at his legs.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bullet is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet tries to clinch up
and Rzic counters with an outside leg kick.
Rzic scoring well with a low kick there.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullet blocks the body kick.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Rzic circles away.
Bullet tries to clinch up but Rzic circles away and keeps his distance.
Rzic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rzic cracks a nice hook into Bullet's ribs.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic throws a big shot that misses.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Bullet moved away.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Bullet.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Bullet checks it.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rzic throws a head kick but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rzic counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jake Bullet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rzic takes the fight into the clinch.

Rzic breaks the clinch.
Bullet checks a low kick from Rzic.
Bullet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rzic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bullet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullet darts in trying to clinch
and Rzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Rzic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rzic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
An out of breath Marko Rzic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.