PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Weiner (ranked 24638 p4p, 548 weight class) and Kelly Rush (ranked 24460 p4p, 536 weight class). Rush has chosen Diary of Jane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weiner
vs
Rush

188 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
198 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Weiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kelly Rush!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush lands a jab-cross combination.
We've been hearing reports that Weiner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weiner but Weiner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Rush.

Weiner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rush napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rush tries to buck Weiner off but Weiner is having none of it.
Rush is not content to let Weiner control the position.
Rush can't do much from the bottom here.
Weiner lands some shots froms side control.
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush struggling a bit here.
Rush is being controlled here.
Weiner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rush for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rush is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Weiner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Weiner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Weiner trying to control the position but Rush is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rush struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weiner is staying tight to Rush's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rush tries to improve position but can't.
Rush manages to work his way to half guard, despite Weiner's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Weiner there.
Weiner prevents Rush from improving his position.
Weiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rush with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rush is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Weiner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Weiner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rush taking some punishment here, with Weiner in his half guard.
Weiner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Weiner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rush doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weiner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner is looking to advance position but Rush won't allow it.
Rush is trying to get back to full guard.
Rush is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Weiner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Weiner controlling the action here.
Weiner continues to stall.
Rush regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weiner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Weiner stands up over Rush, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Weiner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Weiner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Weiner has gone for a leg lock! Rush slips out almost immediately though and dives into Weiner's guard.

Weiner has Rush pulled in close to control his posture.
Weiner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weiner is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Weiner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weiner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rush's calf.
Rush dodges the punch combination from Weiner.
Weiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weiner avoids it really well and circles away.
Weiner avoids the head kick by Rush.
Weiner misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Weiner gets a takedown into half guard.
Weiner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Rush is defending against the submission attempts here by Weiner.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Weiner in particular looking to stall.
Weiner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Weiner in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Weiner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weiner working Rush over with strikes.
Weiner works his way into full mount!
Weiner content just to control the position here.
Weiner tries to control but Rush wriggling away.
Weiner avoids the attempt from Rush to control.

Weiner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rush manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner controls the position from side control.
Rush struggling a bit here.
Weiner trying to control the action but Rush is working from the bottom.
Weiner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Weiner staying calm.
Weiner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rush is looking for a sweep.
Weiner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rush can do to turn this around?

Weiner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Weiner is chipping away with strikes.
Rush wants to control but Weiner postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rush gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Weiner with a couple of short strikes.
Weiner raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Weiner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weiner swivels and escapes.
Weiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Weiner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rush!
A lull in the action here as Weiner stalls from top position.
Weiner wants to control but Rush is keeping him busy.
Weiner is staying tight to Rush's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiner grinds an elbow into Rush's temple.
Rush is trying to control Weiner's posture but Weiner avoids it.
Weiner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rush will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weiner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Weiner cracks Rush with a big elbow.
Rush tries to bench press Weiner off him but Weiner keeps the position.
Weiner cracks Rush with a big right hand but Rush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Weiner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rush, who protects the arm well.

Weiner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rush has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Weiner but great work by Rush.
Marko Weiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weiner sneaks back into half guard.
Weiner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Weiner tries to roll over but Rush keeps him under control.
Weiner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weiner is controlling Rush's posture.
Further stalling from Weiner.
Weiner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weiner tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weiner is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weiner trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom.
Weiner scoring with punches to the head and body.

Rush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Weiner defends well.
Weiner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Weiner throwing strikes from guard but Rush blocks nicely.
Kelly Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marko Weiner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rush is striking but Weiner is not phased and passes to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Weiner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weiner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Weiner!