PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Mosby is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mosby
vs
Rzic

188 cm
36
200 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

189 cm
34
186 lbs
19 - 10 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rzic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mosby's head backwards.
Mosby slips a jab from Rzic.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mosby tries to clinch up but Rzic circles away and keeps his distance.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Rzic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mosby checks the leg kick.
Mosby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mosby feints and then cracks Rzic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rzic down.
Rzic throws the left hand but Mosby avoids the punch easily.
Rzic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mosby throws a leg kick but Rzic sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rzic checks a leg kick.
Rzic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mosby blocks a jab.
Rzic moves away from the strike by Mosby.
A bone on bone clash there as Mosby blocks the leg kick.
Rzic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Rzic misses the target.
Mosby tries to counter by clinching up but Rzic breaks away and moves out of range.
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!
Mosby connects with a looping right hand.
Rzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ted Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby tries to move into range but Rzic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic swings for the body but Mosby moves out of range.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Mosby lands with an uppercut that bounces Rzic off the ropes and back into range.
Rzic throws a low kick, looking for Mosby's leg but Mosby calmly moves out of range.
Mosby connects with a crisp jab.
Mosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rzic tries to get set, Mosby tries to push him back and clinch up but Rzic manages to avoid the attempt.
Mosby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rzic if he has to take too many more of those.
Mosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mosby clinches up against the ropes.
Rzic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rzic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mosby is keeping busy.
Mosby tries a body shot but Rzic blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rzic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rzic looking to slow down the pace here.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Mosby.
Rzic pushes Mosby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rzic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rzic prevents a body shot from Mosby.
Mosby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Rzic prevents a body shot from Mosby.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Rzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rzic misses with a body punch.
Mosby has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rzic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rzic throws a hook but Mosby avoids it easily.
Mosby on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mosby throws a head kick but Rzic moves out of range.
Rzic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mosby.
Mosby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rzic.
Mosby tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Rzic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rzic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mosby thuds his shin into the meat of Rzic's side.
Mosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mosby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rzic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rzic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mosby.
Mosby throws out a leg kick but Rzic moves out of range and Mosby only half commits.
Rzic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mosby tries to clinch
and Rzic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rzic blocks a jab.
Mosby scoring well with a low kick there.
Rzic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rzic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Mosby tenderised Rzic's leg. Rzic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mosby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosby moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic thuds his right hand into Mosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Mosby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mosby wants to slow Rzic down by chopping away at his legs.
Mosby moves away from the strike by Rzic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Rzic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rzic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mosby blocks a low kick nicely.
Mosby throws a chopping leg kick but Rzic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rzic throws a leg kick which misses Mosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Mosby tries to avoid it.
Mosby misses with a low kick.
Mosby throws a sloppy head kick and Rzic moves out of range easily.
Mosby throws a leg kick which misses Rzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Rzic tries to avoid it.
Mosby slips under a jab.
Rzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosby is just out of range.
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Rzic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic throws a hook but Mosby blocks it.
Mosby is looking to counter the offense by Rzic and move into the clinch.
Rzic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mosby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rzic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Rzic.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Mosby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rzic blocks a leg kick.
Mosby throws a head kick that misses.
Mosby moves away from the strike by Rzic.
Mosby lands a two punch combo.
Mosby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rzic lands a glancing blow to the side of Mosby's head.
Mosby misses with a head kick.
Rzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mosby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rzic throws a wild body kick that Mosby sees coming a mile off.
Mosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body.
Rzic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rzic lands a glancing blow to the side of Mosby's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mosby is predictable there
and Rzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mosby lands a jab.
Rzic throws a leg kick which misses Mosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Mosby tries to avoid it.
Mosby tries to move into range but Rzic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosby is looking to counter the offense by Rzic and move into the clinch.
Rzic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mosby throws a push kick but Rzic slaps the foot to one side.

Mosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mosby working aggressively here.
Rzic working aggressively here.
Ted Mosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mosby.
Rzic blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Rzic pushes Mosby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Rzic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rzic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rzic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rzic lands a right hook to the body.
Rzic scores with the left hand. Mosby knows he should have avoided that one.
Rzic throws a hook to the side of Mosby's head but Mosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mosby closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Rzic crashing to the mat! Rzic uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Rzic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rzic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rzic is still on wobbly legs! Can Mosby finish him?
Rzic throws a sloppy head kick and Mosby moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mosby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rzic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mosby throws a body kick that misses.
Mosby misses with a wild body shot.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Rzic.
Rzic seems to have recovered his senses.
Rzic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mosby on the side of the head.
Mosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosby is just out of range.
Mosby connects with an inside leg kick.
Mosby thows a body kick. Rzic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rzic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mosby on the side of the head.
Mosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rzic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Mosby.

Rzic tries to keep at a distance but Mosby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby blocking some punches.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Mosby.
Rzic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosby lands a left hand.
Mosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rzic lands a left hand.
A short right from Mosby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Mosby will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rzic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rzic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Rzic misses.
Rzic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rzic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mosby.
Rzic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rzic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mosby circles away quickly and effectively.
Mosby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mosby ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.
Mosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Mosby lands with a thumping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rzic blocks the low kick.
Rzic misses with a double jab.
Mosby throws a sloppy head kick and Rzic moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mosby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mosby tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Rzic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mosby throws an off balance right hand
and Rzic counters with a nice uppercut.
Mosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rzic cracks Mosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rzic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rzic swings for the body but Mosby moves out of range.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mosby.
Mosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Rzic throws a hook but Mosby blocks it.
A big left from Rzic misses.
Rzic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mosby.
Mosby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rzic.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mosby connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rzic.
Mosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rzic connects with a body shot that sends Mosby's belly button to the back.
Mosby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rzic.

Rzic gets tackled into the ropes by Mosby. Mosby maintains the clinch.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mosby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic misses with some punches.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rzic misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby can't find room to land a body shot as Rzic controls the action.
Mosby tries a body shot but Rzic blocks it.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic is trying to maintain a safe position but Mosby gets an underhook and turns Rzic into the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Mosby as the two fighters clinch.
Mosby lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike.
Mosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Mosby.
Mosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mosby lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Rzic.
Mosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rzic's elbow.
Rzic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Rzic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mosby misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Mosby blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosby.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mosby.
Rzic looking to stall.
Rzic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mosby pushes Rzic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Rzic controls his hands.
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Mosby pushes Rzic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mosby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Mosby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mosby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Mosby!
A very excited looking Ted Mosby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.