PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 7546 p4p, 5976 weight class) and Zack Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. Ezekiel Marley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Marley
vs
Rush

194 cm
22
216
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Rush!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rush tries to keep at a distance but Marley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marley connects with a knee to the head.
Marley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Marley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marley presses Rush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marley is leaning against Rush and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marley blocks a body shot from Rush.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Rush blocks it.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Marley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Marley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rush missing with knees to the body.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley managing to block the knees to the body from Rush.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley digs a right hand underneath Rush's ribcage. Rush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rush looks winded!
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Rush's ribcage.
Marley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Marley.
Rush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marley with a knee to the head.
Rush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley working Rush over with knees to the body.
Marley landing knees to the body.
Marley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Marley gets through Rush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marley lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Marley.
A short left from Marley.
Rush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Marley.
Marley lands a knee to the head.
Marley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Rush is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rush is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley pushes Rush against the cage. Marley is working some dirty boxing. Marley pushes off with a quick right hook! Rush goes down! Rush tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Marley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
A very excited looking Ezekiel Marley 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.