PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lio Rush (ranked 24857 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zee Zeezeeloo (ranked 3105 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rush
vs
Zeezeeloo

180 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lio Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zee Zeezeeloo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeezeeloo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Rush rushes Zeezeeloo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeezeeloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeezeeloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with the head strike.

Zeezeeloo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rush punching from the bottom.
Rush manages to get to full guard.
Rush throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeezeeloo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zeezeeloo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zeezeeloo with a nice head shot there.
Zeezeeloo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rush's head.
Rush has momentary wrist control but Zeezeeloo slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rush throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zeezeeloo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zeezeeloo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zeezeeloo landing with the ground and pound.
Zeezeeloo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Rush is rocked!
Rush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zeezeeloo is one step ahead there.
Zeezeeloo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rush's head.
Zeezeeloo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rush has hold of Zeezeeloo's hands but Zeezeeloo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Rush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rush seems to have got his legs back now.
Zeezeeloo is looking to take a break and control but Rush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeezeeloo working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Zeezeeloo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zeezeeloo working over Rush with some ground and pound. Rush looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Zeezeeloo there.
Rush wants to improve his position but Zeezeeloo is controlling well.
Rush punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeezeeloo lands a nice short elbow.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rush tries to get to full guard but Zeezeeloo has control of the leg.
My spies in Black Flag Fight Club inform me that Zeezeeloo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rush has hold of Zeezeeloo's hands but Zeezeeloo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rush is looking for a sweep. Zeezeeloo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zeezeeloo blocks the strikes from Rush.
Zeezeeloo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Rush tries to get to full guard but Zeezeeloo has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Zeezeeloo.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeezeeloo lands a nice short elbow.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Zeezeeloo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zeezeeloo working the head and body with strikes.
Zeezeeloo scores with a big shot! Rush's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Rush! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zee Zeezeeloo!