PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamil Hurst (ranked 846 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Marko Zrinski (ranked 116 p4p, 280 weight class). Hurst comes into the arena with Keep Their Heads Ringin' blaring out of the sound system. Zrinski has chosen Devil eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hurst
vs
Zrinski

188 cm
27
201
14 - 7 - 0

183 cm
27
185
11 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski misses with a right hand

and Hurst counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zrinski!
Hurst grinds an elbow into Zrinski's temple.

Hurst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hurst throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hurst throws a strike aimed at the side of Zrinski's head but Zrinski avoids it well.
Hurst controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Zrinski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hurst staying calm.
Zrinski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Hurst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hurst tries to score with some ground and pound. Zrinski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands some shots froms side control.
Zrinski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Hurst seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zrinski is looking for a sweep.
Hurst is chipping away with strikes.
Hurst working the head with strikes.
Zrinski can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zrinski keeps working.
Hurst scoring with punches and elbows.

Hurst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zrinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurst. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurst misses with the ground and pound.
Hurst trying to control the action but Zrinski is working from the bottom.
Zrinski struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hurst haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hurst trying to control the action but Zrinski is working from the bottom.
Zrinski controls the position for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurst fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamil Hurst dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hurst misses with a left hand
and Zrinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Zrinski. Beautiful body shot.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zrinski can do to turn this around?
Zrinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurst.
Zrinski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hurst is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Zrinski finds it's way through Hurst's defenses.
Hurst lands with a straight right. Zrinski didn't see that one coming.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body.
Hurst is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zrinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurst fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hurst fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamil Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zrinski throws out a counter right but Hurst avoids it with no problem.
Jamil Hurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurst throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Zrinski's ribs.
Zrinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marko Zrinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurst blocks the body kick.
Hurst misses with a takedown
and Hurst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Jamil Hurst has been cut.
Hurst lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Zrinski finds it's way through Hurst's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst connects with a single shot there.
Hurst misses with a takedown attempt
and Zrinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Zrinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
Zrinski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zrinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zrinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Zrinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zrinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Zrinski cracks Hurst with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zrinski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hurst to stand back up!

Hurst is rocked!
Hurst leaves his chin hanging out and Zrinski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hurst crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Zrinski!
A relieved looking Marko Zrinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.