PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Zerkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jon
vs
Zerkle

168 cm
26
163 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

180 cm
28
161 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Zerkle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Jon circles away.
Nice cross by Jon.
Zerkle lands a jab to the nose.
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon tries to counter with a takedown but Zerkle is quick to defend against it.
Jon misses the shot to the body.
Zerkle throws out a counter right but Jon avoids it with no problem.
Jon misses with an uppercut.
Jon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zerkle circles away.
Jon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zerkle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Jon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zerkle tries to avoid it but Jon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zerkle to the ground. Zerkle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zerkle misses with a wild body shot.
Jon misses with a shot to the body
and Zerkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jon lands a slapping body shot.
Jon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jon 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zerkle pinned against the cage. Zerkle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zerkle works Jon's body with a nice hook.
Jon keeps the fight on the outside.
Zerkle throws a body shot but no joy.

Zerkle rushes Jon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zerkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zerkle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zerkle is defending well.
Zerkle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside that Jon shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zerkle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zerkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zerkle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zerkle after a bit of a struggle.
Jon is looking for a takedown.
A short left from Zerkle.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside that Jon shrugs off.
Zerkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Jon is breathing heavily.
Jon wants a takedown.
Jon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zerkle prevents it.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside that Jon shrugs off.
Zerkle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zerkle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zerkle.
Zerkle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zerkle prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zerkle lands an uppercut.
Zerkle lands an elbow just above Jon 's eye.
Zerkle lands with a right to the head.
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
Zerkle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside that Jon shrugs off.
Zerkle lands a nice elbow.
Zerkle lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon tries to score a body lock takedown but Zerkle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zerkle lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zerkle.
Zerkle lands an elbow just above Jon 's eye.
Jon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zerkle after a bit of a struggle.
Jon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zerkle after a bit of a struggle.
Zerkle lands an uppercut.
Zerkle lands an elbow just above Jon 's eye.
Zerkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jon's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zerkle after a bit of a struggle.
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
Zerkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jon's defenses.
Zerkle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jon looking for a takedown.
A short left from Zerkle.
Zerkle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jon tries for a takedown but Zerkle manages to get underhooks.
Jon looking for a takedown.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside that Jon shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zerkle.
Zerkle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zerkle scores with a shot to the side of Jon's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zerkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zerkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zerkle lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zerkle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zerkle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zerkle.

Jon is rocked!
Zerkle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Zerkle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Zerkle.
Oh Jon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zerkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Zerkle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jon seems to have got his legs back now.
Zerkle tries to clinch but Jon moves out of range.
Donk. Jon catches Zerkle right on the button with a cross.
Lil Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zerkle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Zerkle.
Zerkle wants to clinch.
Jon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zerkle defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon swats away the attempt to clinch by Zerkle.

Zerkle clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zerkle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside.
Zerkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside that Jon shrugs off.
Jon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zerkle is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Jon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zerkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zerkle crunches a lovely knee into Jon's ribcage.
Zerkle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zerkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
Zerkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zerkle lands a knee to the body.
Zerkle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Zerkle.
Zerkle working Jon over with knees to the body.
Marvin Zerkle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zerkle lands an elbow inside.
Zerkle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zerkle.
Zerkle lands an elbow just above Jon 's eye.
Zerkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zerkle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Zerkle.
Zerkle lands a nice elbow.
Zerkle lands with a right to the head.
Zerkle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zerkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zerkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jon's defenses.
Zerkle lands a damaging elbow.
Zerkle lands a nice uppercut.
Zerkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zerkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jon's defenses.
Zerkle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jon drops to his knees and Zerkle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Zerkle!
Marvin Zerkle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.