PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 18645 p4p, 24533 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 723 p4p, 719 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rage
vs
Wick

195 cm
36
196
9 - 5 - 1

185 cm
18
192
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage catches Wick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Rage moves into range and clinches up with Wick.
A short left from Rage.
Wick tries to pull guard but Rage won't allow it.
Rage scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rage.
Rage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rage lands a right hand.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick misses with some punches.
Rage lands with a right to the head.
Rage lands an uppercut.

Wick is rocked!
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wick is still on wobbly legs! Can Rage finish him?
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rage smiles and moves away.
Ezekel Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
Wick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rage drops Wick with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rage follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekel Rage!
Ezekel Rage decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.