PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rage
vs
Smith

195 cm
21
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
204 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ezekel Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Rage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Rage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Rage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rage misses the jab.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Rage avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Rage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rage to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith lands a high kick!

Rage is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Rage lands the left hand.
Rage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rage swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Rage slips under a jab.
Rage throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Rage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rage.
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 Ezekel Rage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rage 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.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Rage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rage throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Rage lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Rage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Rage throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith takes one on the button.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Rage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Rage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rage misses with an uppercut
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Rage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rage as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Rage - just one landing.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Rage slips under a jab from Smith.
Rage's corner calls for a 1-2. Rage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Rage catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Rage swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith staying out of range there.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith looks for the body kick but Rage saw that one coming.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
A big right from Smith misses.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rage throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekel Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rage lands a head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Rage blocks the leg kick.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Rage counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Rage is wise to it.
Smith checks a low kick from Rage.
Rage jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rage clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage checks a leg kick.
Rage misses the jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rage on the side of the head.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Rage misses.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Rage defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Rage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Rage misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Rage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rage finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Rage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Rage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Rage takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Rage throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Rage misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Rage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Rage strikes.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rage. Rage obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith moves away from the strike by Rage.
Smith moves out of range as Rage strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekel Rage clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rage clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Rage.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Rage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Rage misses the target.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rage swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rage lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rage is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Rage.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage with a hook.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Rage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rage with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that Rage semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage avoids the head kick by Smith.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Rage lands with a shot to the body.
Rage throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
letting Rage counter with a right hand.
Smith defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekel Rage had his way with Duncan Smith in that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rage's head.
Rage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.
Rage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith lunges at Rage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rage's hand.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Rage cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab by Rage.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Rage avoids it.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Rage misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Smith throws a hook but Rage avoids it easily.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rage throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Rage counters with a straight right hand.
Duncan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Rage.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a nice body kick.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage throws a good cross that connects.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Rage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rage keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith tries a low kick but Rage avoids it.
Rage swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Rage stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
As Smith looks to move away, Rage throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Rage's corner calls for a 1-2. Rage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Rage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rage lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage!
Ezekel Rage bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.