PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marshall
vs
Kootz

187 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.

Marshall gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kootz.
Kootz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marshall taking a breather.

Kootz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marshall is trying to keep an underhook but Kootz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marshall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kootz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kootz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marshall tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kootz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Marshall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kootz on the ground.
Kootz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marshall hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Kootz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kootz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kootz prevents Marshall from getting the reversal.
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kootz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marshall is in a horrible position here. Kootz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Kootz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall regains half guard.
Marshall has hold of Kootz's hands but Kootz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marshall is looking for a sweep. Kootz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kootz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Kootz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marshall to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marshall shrugs it off.
Kootz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Marshall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Kootz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marshall has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marshall is looking to improve his position but Kootz isn't that keen on the idea.
Kootz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marshall tries to hold on but Kootz postures up.
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
Kootz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marshall defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kootz.
BOOM! Kootz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kootz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Kootz prevents Marshall from getting the reversal.
Marshall trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kootz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marshall?
Kootz scoring with strikes but Marshall is staying in there.

Marshall is rocked!
Kootz landing punches.
Oh Marshall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kootz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kootz with a couple of short strikes.
Marshall is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to buck Kootz off but he can't manage it.
Kootz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marshall takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kootz's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Kootz!
A very excited looking Rage Kootz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.