PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Mosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mosby
vs
Rzic

188 cm
35
204 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

189 cm
33
186 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Mosby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mosby wants to clinch but Rzic slips to the side
and Rzic counters with a nice uppercut.
Mosby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rzic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rzic.
Good leg kick by Mosby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rzic scores with a shot to the body.
Rzic tries to work over Mosby's front leg with a kick but Mosby checks it.
Rzic throws out a leg kick but Mosby moves out of range and Rzic only half commits.
Rzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rzic throws a shot from downtown. Mosby moves away and avoids it.
Rzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Rzic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosby manages to avoid it.
Rzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rzic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Mosby throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rzic! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mosby.
Rzic moves out of range of the strikes.
Rzic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mosby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rzic manages to circle out of the way.
Mosby throws a body kick that misses
and Rzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Rzic as he checks the leg kick.
Mosby lands a nice shot that snaps Rzic's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Rzic.
Mosby tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Mosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby takes a swing at Rzic's ribcage but misses.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
Mosby is looking to wear down Rzic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mosby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rzic throws a body punch but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Mosby throws out a leg kick but Rzic moves out of range and Mosby only half commits.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rzic lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rzic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Rzic misses the target.
Mosby moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rzic! But no joy.
Mosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mosby staying out of range there.
Mosby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rzic throws out the jab.
Mosby lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rzic.
Mosby slips a jab from Rzic.
The fighters circling - Mosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rzic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Mosby.
Rzic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosby manages to avoid it.
Rzic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mosby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rzic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mosby defending well as Rzic loads up on a big left hand.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic throws a hook but Mosby blocks it.
Rzic tries a low kick but Mosby avoids it.
Mosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mosby tries to score with a low kick but Rzic moves his leg out of the way.
Rzic throws a front kick aimed at Mosby's knee but Mosby avoids it well.
Mosby is looking to counter the offense by Rzic and move into the clinch.
Mosby looks to land a right hand but Rzic moved out of range.
Mosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosby.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rzic. Mosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rzic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic's corner calls for a 1-2. Rzic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Rzic as he checks the leg kick.
Rzic tries to score with a low kick but Mosby moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Mosby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mosby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic throws a chopping leg kick but Mosby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mosby throws a jab when Rzic was well out of range.
Mosby stuns Rzic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rzic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic lands a nice shot that snaps Mosby's head back.
Mosby throws out a loose jab but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic unleashes a big counter combination but Mosby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rzic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mosby tries to counter by clinching up but Rzic breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Rzic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut there from Rzic.
Rzic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Rzic tenderised Mosby's leg. Mosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosby is just out of range.
Rzic connects with a single shot there.

Mosby clinches up with Rzic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Mosby.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Rzic controls his hands.
Mosby working aggressively here.
Rzic lands a hook that snaps the head of Mosby backwards.
Mosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Rzic.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Rzic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Mosby.
Mosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mosby as Rzic tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mosby.
Rzic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mosby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rzic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rzic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rzic tries to stall but Mosby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ted Mosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mosby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosby's elbow.
Rzic is trying to push Mosby away but Mosby has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rzic tries to work over Mosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rzic trying to control the position but instead, Mosby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rzic into the ropes.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic just leaning against Mosby, taking a breather.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Rzic to work.
Rzic looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Mosby.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mosby lands a right hand.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mosby is keeping busy.
Mosby working aggressively here.
Mosby misses with the head strike.
Rzic wants to stall.
Mosby is leaning against Rzic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Mosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rzics head.
Rzic stalling in the clinch but Mosby improves position.
Mosby misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rzic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rzic looks to land a left hand but Mosby moved out of range nicely.
Rzic throws out a loose jab but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Mosby.
Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Mosby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Rzic.
Rzic throws a sloppy body shot

and Mosby counters by clinching up.
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic stalling in the clinch but Mosby improves position.
Rzic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rzic is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mosby moves away.
Mosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rzic.
Rzic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mosby moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rzic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rzic thows a body kick. Mosby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosby.
Rzic throws a hook but Mosby avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Rzic.
Rzic lands with a good body shot.
Rzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby moves out of range of the leg kick from Rzic.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Mosby is looking to counter the offense by Rzic and move into the clinch.
Rzic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mosby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mosby misses with a kick to the body.
Rzic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Marko Rzic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rzic to score with a decent uppercut.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mosby moves away.
Rzic connects with a looping right hand.
Rzic with a hook.
Mosby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rzic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rzic throws a body punch but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.
Nice cross by Rzic.
Ted Mosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic cracks Mosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rzic moves out of range of the leg kick from Mosby.
Rzic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rzic misses with a straight right.
Rzic connects with a solid leg kick.
Rzic cracks Mosby with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Rzic is predictable there

and Mosby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rzic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rzic trying to control the position but instead, Mosby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rzic into the ropes.
Mosby can't find room to land a body shot as Rzic controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic blocking some punches.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Mosby on the inside.
Rzic misses with some punches.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mosby is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosby.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby misses with some punches.
Rzic prevents a body shot from Mosby.
A nice left hand lands by Mosby.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Rzic.
Mosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Rzic tries a body shot but Mosby blocks it.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Rzic avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
Rzic misses with some punches.
Mosby tries a body shot but Rzic blocks it.
Mosby working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rzic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Rzic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rzic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
After winning the bout, Marko Rzic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.