PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeb Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mark
vs
Six

181 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeb Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Six!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mark misses.
Six misses with a double jab.
Mark lands a jab to Six's midsection.
Six displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mark throws out the jab.
Six keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mark.
Mark lands with a cross.
Mark digs a good hook to Six's body.
Zeb Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six throws a jab but it's blocked by Mark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six avoids the body shot from Mark.
Six misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mark misses with a hook to the body
and Six counters with a low kick, right behind Mark 's knee.
Mark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six.
Six looks to land a right hand but Mark moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark throws an off balance right hand
and Six counters with a nice uppercut.
Mark misses with a wild body shot.
Six now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Six bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Six with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Six defending well as Mark loads up on a big left hand.
Six uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mark.
Six takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mark lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Six.
Mark misses with an uppercut. Six saw that one coming.
Six throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Six ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Six bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.
A slow jab from Mark misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mark misses with a lunging right hand
and Six counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mark takes a swing at Six's ribcage but misses.
Mark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six.
Despite the aggression on Six's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab by Mark.
Six throws a body kick that misses.
Six throws a low kick, looking for Mark's leg but Mark calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Six. Mark shrugs it off though.
Mark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Six misses with a looping right.
Six throws a body shot but no joy.
Six fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mark checks it well.
Mark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Six feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Six looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Six uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mark.
Six appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Mark.
Six looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Six throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Mark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark is breathing heavily.
Mark throws a lazy uppercut
and Six counters with a thumping low kick.
Six comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mark misses with a straight right.
Six lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mark connects with a looping right hand.
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 Zeb Mark will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Six takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mark throws a hook but Six avoids it easily.
Six moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Six throws a sloppy head kick and Mark moves out of range easily.
Six misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
Six stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zeb Mark is winning the standup battle so far.
Mark lands a head shot.
Six takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six connects with an inside leg kick.
Six ducks right into an uppercut from Mark.
Mark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Six ducks under a wild hook from Mark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six looks to throw the jab but Mark is out of range.
Six looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mark is looking to counter punch.
Mark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Six. Six obviously looking to wear him down.
Six thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark looks to land a combination. Six sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Six is breathing heavily.
Mark misses with a few strikes there.
Mark checks a low kick from Six.
A counter left hand to the body from Mark misses its target.
Mark connects with a right hand. Six shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Six.
Mark throws the left hand but Six avoids the punch easily.
Six swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Six.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Six misses.
Mark misses the body punch
and Six counters with a low kick, right behind Mark 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Mark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six throws out a counter right but Mark avoids it with no problem.
Six lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Six.
Mark swings widly with a right hand
and Six counters with a body kick that stops Mark in his tracks momentarily.
Six throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Mark.
Mark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark misses with a hook to the body
and Six counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mark's knee momentarily.
Mark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark misses with a lunging right hand
and Six makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mark lands a nice hook to Six's body. Six takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mark lands with a nice body punch.
Mark lunges at Six with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Six's hand.
Mark scores with a one two! Six had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark works the jab nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Six.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Six. Six circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Six moves out of range of the strikes.
Six scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Six throws a lazy right hand but Mark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Six throws a nice inside leg kick.
Six takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zeb Mark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mark throws a poor cross that misses
and Six counters with a thumping low kick.
Mark slips under a jab from Six.
Six avoids the body shot from Mark.
Six lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Six tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark cracks Six with an open hand slap.
Six dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Six throws the kick towards the body but Mark avoids it.
Six throws a right hand that misses
and Six takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Six swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mark.
Mark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Six moves away.
Mark lands a nice shot to the body.
Six uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Six feints a jab promting Mark to slip. Six then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Six showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mark.
Mark ducks under a wild hook from Six.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Six.
Mark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Mark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Mark just misses with a punch to the body.
Six moves out of range as Mark strikes.
Six swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mark misses the target.
Six slips under a jab from Mark.
Six misses the shot to the body.
Six moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six connects with a leg kick. Mark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mark misses with a shot to the body
and Six counters with a nice uppercut.
Six misses with a hook.
Mark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Six there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Six can pounce on him.
Six plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Six scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mark misses with a right hand
and Six counters with a good, hard body kick but Mark shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six misses with a hook to the body
and Mark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Six slips a straight right by Mark.
Mark moves out of range of the strikes.
Mark is looking to counter punch.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Six sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Six tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Six.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six tries to score with a low kick but Mark moves his leg out of the way.
Mark has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Six.
Six uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mark.
Six thuds a left hand into Mark's body.
Mark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six counters with a body kick that stops Mark in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Six comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Zeb Mark!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!