PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Prager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Prager
vs
Rush

176 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Quark's

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Rush!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush scores with a punch to the head.
Denis Prager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush catches Prager with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Rush finds it's way through Prager's defenses.
A cross from Rush lands.
Prager doesn't manage to clinch there - Rush circles away.
Rush looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rush swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prager wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Rush as he connects with a hook.
Rush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Rush scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prager is looking to clinch.
Prager fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prager tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Prager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Rush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rush lands a right hand.

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

Rush sends Prager crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rush is motioning to the referee to let Prager up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Prager is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prager darts in trying to clinch
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Prager is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rush drops Prager with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rush follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Rush!
Al Rush took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Quark's for their support in the buildup to the fight.