PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 544 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 88 p4p, 170 weight class). Rize comes to the cage accompanied by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rize
vs
Kirin

197 cm
21
260
9 - 2 - 0

203 cm
26
275
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Brooklyn Threads
Voodoo Nutrition

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kokkoro Kirin!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize misses with a right hand
and Kirin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Kirin responds with a good body kick, but Rize manages to step out the way in time.

Rize gets a clinch.
Rize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Kirin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rize is working Kirin over against the cage.
Kirin looks winded!
Rize is working Kirin over against the cage.
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rize lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirin blocking some punches.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Rize controls the action.
Rize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirin.
Rize softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rize.
Kirin is trying to maintain a safe position but Rize gets an underhook and turns Kirin into the cage.
Rize digs a right hand into Kirin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kirin's gas tank.
Kirin stops a takedown attempt from Rize.
Still in the clinch, Rize scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirin.
Nice body punch from Rize.
Rize lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Rize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirin.
Rize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Rize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirin blocks an uppercut.
Rize lands with a light punch inside.

Rize breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rize closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rize misses with a body punch.
Rize gets through Kirin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rize tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rize lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
Kirin misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Rize scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rize digs a right hand into Kirin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kirin's gas tank.
Kirin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Rize.
Rize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rize lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.

Kirin is rocked!
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rize finish him?
Rize unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kirin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rize is unloading with more strikes now! Kirin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Rize!
A very excited looking Zack Rize 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.