PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush comes to the cage accompanied by I'M T.N.T. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kush
vs
Quirke

185 cm
28
255 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

214 cm
29
281 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Quirke!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush scores with a nice head shot.
Kush scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kush slips a jab and a cross from Quirke.
Quirke scores with a nice strike.
Quirke moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Marcus Quirke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush moves out of range of the strikes.
Quirke thuds his right hand into Kush's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quirke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Kush. Beautiful body shot.
Quirke misses with a series of wild punches.
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Kush with a jab.
Kush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quirke.
Kush gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Kush finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Kush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quirke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke connects with a jab.

Kush instigates a clinch.

Kush manages to break the clinch.
Quirke scores with a punch to the head.
Kush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kush drives through and clinches with Quirke against the cage.
Quirke stalling in the clinch.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Quirke controls the action.
Quirke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kush gets an underhook and turns Quirke into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quirke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quirke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quirke tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Quirke back against the cage.

Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Quirke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kush.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Quirke moved out of range.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quirke manages to avoid it.
Quirke moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Kush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Kush clinches.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quirke's elbow.
Quirke has Kush pressed against the cage, preventing Kush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kush lands with a right to the head.
Kush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kush manages to break the clinch.
Kush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quirke's sensitive parts.
Quirke avoids the head kick by Kush.

Kush drops Quirke with a beautiful combination! Quirke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kush is looking for the KO!
Quirke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quirke looks gassed!
Kush lands with a big left! Quirke is wobbled badly! Kush comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Quirke to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dutch Kush!
Dutch Kush decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.