PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nagorian Zeraka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Kooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeraka comes to the cage accompanied by Bundy. Kooch has chosen Rise Against - The strenght to go on as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marlon Kooch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Zeraka
vs
Kooch

190 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagorian Zeraka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Kooch!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeraka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kooch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kooch misses with a two punch combination.
Zeraka throws a leg kick but Kooch moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Kooch. Those never looked like landing.
Kooch misses with a combination
and Zeraka counters with a low kick, right behind Kooch 's knee.
Zeraka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kooch. That did some damage!
Kooch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kooch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeraka circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeraka misses with a low kick.
Kooch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kooch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zeraka counters with a nice leg kick.
Kooch throws a one two combo.
Zeraka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kooch.
Zeraka 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.
Zeraka misses with a leg kick
and Kooch counters with a nice body shot.
Zeraka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zeraka scoring well with a low kick there.
Kooch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kooch loads up on a big right hand but Zeraka slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zeraka.
Kooch lands a nice hook to Zeraka's body. Zeraka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kooch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Zeraka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kooch checks a leg kick.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. Kooch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeraka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kooch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zeraka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marlon Kooch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeraka feints and then cracks Kooch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kooch down.
Zeraka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kooch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeraka.
Zeraka scores with a leg kick.
Zeraka slips a jab and a cross from Kooch.
Kooch looks gassed!
Some bone on bone action there as Kooch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zeraka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kooch's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zeraka.
Good leg kick by Zeraka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kooch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kooch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zeraka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kooch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kooch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeraka.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kooch falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Zeraka to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeraka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zeraka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kooch. That did some damage!
Kooch throws a head kick but Zeraka moves out of range.
Zeraka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kooch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka throws a leg kick but Kooch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zeraka connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeraka connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zeraka.
Zeraka lands the left hand.
Zeraka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zeraka thumps Kooch with a low kick.
Zeraka connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeraka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kooch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kooch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zeraka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nagorian Zeraka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kooch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeraka throws a low kick but Kooch moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kooch blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zeraka.
Kooch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeraka can pounce on him.
Zeraka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Zeraka tenderised Kooch's leg. Kooch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Zeraka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. Kooch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka lands with a nice body punch.
Zeraka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeraka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kooch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zeraka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kooch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zeraka.
Zeraka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kooch.
Zeraka feints and then cracks Kooch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kooch down.
Zeraka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeraka throws out a leg kick but Kooch moves out of range and Zeraka only half commits.
Zeraka throws a leg kick but Kooch checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zeraka.
Kooch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zeraka.
Zeraka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zeraka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zeraka lands a glancing blow to the side of Kooch's head.
Zeraka throws a solid leg kick but Kooch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zeraka.
Kooch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeraka.
Kooch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zeraka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zeraka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kooch. That did some damage!
Zeraka thumps Kooch with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zeraka feints and then cracks Kooch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kooch down.
Zeraka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kooch's sensitive parts.
Zeraka lands a nice shot that snaps Kooch's head back.
Kooch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kooch looks to land a combination but Zeraka avoids it well.
Zeraka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kooch's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeraka connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeraka scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zeraka.
Zeraka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kooch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Zeraka.
Good work by Kooch as he checks the leg kick.
Kooch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zeraka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zeraka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeraka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zeraka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zeraka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeraka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nagorian Zeraka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zeraka throws a leg kick but Kooch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zeraka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zeraka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zeraka throws a series of punches but Kooch avoids them all with ease.
Nagorian Zeraka is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeraka ducks under a wild hook from Kooch.
Zeraka thumps Kooch with a low kick.
Zeraka slips a straight right by Kooch.
Kooch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kooch avoids the head kick by Zeraka.
Zeraka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeraka. That's going to slow Kooch down.
Kooch blocks a low kick nicely.
Zeraka 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.
Zeraka throws a front kick aimed at Kooch's knee but Kooch avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kooch. Zeraka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kooch throws a series of punches but Zeraka avoids them all with ease.
Zeraka scores with a jab to the body.
Kooch is breathing heavily.
Zeraka misses with a leg kick
and Kooch counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zeraka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kooch takes a step back to recover.
Zeraka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeraka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kooch.
Kooch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeraka scores with a decent looking hook.
Marlon Kooch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeraka cracks the inside of Kooch's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zeraka.
Kooch misses with a head kick.
Zeraka throws a head kick that misses.
Zeraka throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Zeraka. That snapped Kooch's head back.
Zeraka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kooch lands a jab-cross combination.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeraka throws a leg kick which misses Kooch's front leg but catches the back leg as Kooch tries to avoid it.
Zeraka cracks the inside of Kooch's front leg.
Zeraka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zeraka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zeraka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeraka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kooch's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kooch misses with a wild combination.
Kooch walks into a stiff left hand from Zeraka.
Zeraka throws a leg kick that misses.
Zeraka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zeraka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kooch.
Kooch throws a combination that misses
and Zeraka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeraka keeps Kooch at a distance using the push kick.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kooch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zeraka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kooch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. Kooch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kooch blocks a head kick by Zeraka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zeraka, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeraka thumps Kooch with a low kick.
Kooch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zeraka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kooch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kooch checks a low kick from Zeraka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeraka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zeraka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kooch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kooch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zeraka is looking to score with low kicks.
Kooch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeraka can pounce on him.
Zeraka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zeraka jabs Kooch right on the nose. Kooch blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Zeraka.
Zeraka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kooch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kooch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Kooch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kooch showed some decent athleticism there.
Zeraka tries to roll over but Kooch keeps him under control.
Zeraka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kooch trying to control but Zeraka is working from the bottom.
Kooch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zeraka looking for a guillotine here but Kooch defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kooch postures up in Zeraka's guard and throws a big left but Zeraka blocks it.
Kooch trying to control but Zeraka is working from the bottom.
Kooch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kooch controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeraka wants to stand but Kooch is controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marlon Kooch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nagorian Zeraka dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zeraka takes one to the side of the head.
Kooch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kooch blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeraka.
Kooch throws a shot from downtown. Zeraka moves away and avoids it.
Kooch fails to land with a series of punches.
Kooch is looking to clinch but Zeraka is avoiding it.
Kooch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kooch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kooch looks to land a combination but Zeraka avoids it well.
Kooch misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kooch.
Zeraka throws a chopping leg kick but Kooch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zeraka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kooch back to the cage. Zeraka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kooch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zeraka.
Kooch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zeraka counters with a body kick.
Kooch misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeraka feints and then cracks Kooch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kooch down.
Zeraka misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. Kooch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zeraka connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Zeraka tenderised Kooch's leg. Kooch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zeraka connects with a high kick.
Kooch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeraka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zeraka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kooch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zeraka.
A good leg kick by Zeraka.
Kooch throws a right and a left that Zeraka avoids nicely.
Zeraka tried to score with a low kick but Kooch checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Zeraka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zeraka, right into the meat.
Zeraka tries to land a leg kick but Kooch saw it coming and moves away.
Kooch misses with a double jab
and Zeraka counters with a head kick.
Kooch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zeraka.
Zeraka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kooch. That did some damage!
Zeraka throws a leg kick but Kooch checks it.
Zeraka 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kooch's sensitive parts.
Kooch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zeraka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Zeraka.
Zeraka lands with a nice body kick.
Zeraka scores with a leg kick.
Zeraka misses with a low kick as Kooch jumps back.
Zeraka throws a leg kick which misses Kooch's front leg but catches the back leg as Kooch tries to avoid it.
Kooch throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeraka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kooch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kooch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeraka checks it well.
Kooch blocks a low kick nicely.
Zeraka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kooch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zeraka connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeraka lands a leg kick that knocks Kooch off balance momentarily.
Kooch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeraka can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeraka throws a leg kick which misses Kooch's front leg but catches the back leg as Kooch tries to avoid it.
Zeraka wants to slow Kooch down by chopping away at his legs.
Kooch checks a leg kick.
Kooch just misses with a punch to the body.
Kooch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zeraka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka lands a leg kick that knocks Kooch off balance momentarily.
Kooch falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Zeraka tenderised Kooch's leg. Kooch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zeraka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kooch's calf.
A jab lands there for Zeraka.
Good leg kick by Zeraka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeraka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kooch.
Kooch looks to land a combination but Zeraka avoids it well.
Zeraka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kooch throws a hook but Zeraka blocks it.
Zeraka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kooch checks it well.
Zeraka cracks the inside of Kooch's front leg.
Zeraka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kooch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kooch throws a combination that misses
and Zeraka counters with a low kick, right behind Kooch 's knee.
Zeraka lands a leg kick that knocks Kooch off balance momentarily.
Zeraka throws a chopping leg kick but Kooch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zeraka, right into the meat.
Kooch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marlon Kooch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeraka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kooch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zeraka misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeraka. That's going to slow Kooch down.
Zeraka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zeraka scores with a head kick. Kooch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kooch missing with a left hand there. Zeraka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zeraka cracks Kooch with an open hand slap.
Kooch misses with a hook
and Zeraka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kooch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zeraka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zeraka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeraka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeraka connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Kooch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zeraka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagorian Zeraka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeraka connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nagorian Zeraka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeraka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nagorian Zeraka!