PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Zrinski (ranked 1420 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 208 p4p, 275 weight class). Zrinski's entrance music is Devil eyes. A fine choice. Marko Zrinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zrinski
vs
Lang

183 cm
23
185
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
190
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

New Standard
Urban Fighter

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Zrinski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zrinski.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Zrinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zrinski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zrinski throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Zrinski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Lang lands.
A big right from Zrinski misses.
Lang tries to clinch there but Zrinski circles away.
Zrinski swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range as Zrinski throws a body kick.
Zrinski lands with a shot to the body.
Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Lang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zrinski.
Zrinski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zrinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zrinski misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a wild body shot.
Lang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zrinski with a body shot.
Zrinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zrinski thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zrinski misses with a leg kick
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zrinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Zrinski is looking to chop away at Lang's legs.
Zrinski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Zrinski 's knee.
Zrinski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zrinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zrinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Zrinski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zrinski throws a nice head kick!
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Zrinski moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Zrinski.
Lang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lang duly obliges.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Zrinski misses with a body shot.
Lang tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zrinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a right hand to the body.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zrinski back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zrinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zrinski misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Zrinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang is looking for the big counter here.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zrinski.
As Zrinski backs off Lang throws a huge counter combo but Zrinski manages to avoid it all.
Lang moves out of range as Zrinski throws a body kick.
Zrinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Zrinski throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Zrinski with a jab.
Zrinski misses the jab.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Marko Zrinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang motions for Zrinski to come forward. Lang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
Zrinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Zrinski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zrinski lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
Zrinski throws a body kick that misses.
Zrinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang feints and then cracks Zrinski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zrinski down.
Zrinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zrinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang misses with a hook
and Zrinski counters with a straight right hand.
Zrinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zrinski backing away here, and Lang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zrinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zrinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lang will feel that in the morning.
Zrinski is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Lang misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang takes one to the chin there.
Zrinski misses with a body kick.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zrinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zrinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Zrinski scores with a jab.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zrinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Zrinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Zrinski coming out on top.
Zrinski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lang.
Lang wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zrinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lang misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Zrinski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Zrinski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zrinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang slips a straight right by Zrinski.
Zrinski tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zrinski fakes the leg kick and cracks Lang in the body.
Lang scores with a jab. Zrinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zrinski connects with a body shot that sends Lang's belly button to the back.
Lang throws a chopping leg kick but Zrinski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lang scores with a jab.
Zrinski connects with a body shot.
Zrinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zrinski misses with a body shot.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zrinski. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zrinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zrinski.
Zrinski misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski cracks a nice hook into Lang's ribs.
Zrinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zrinski takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Lang tries to clinch but Zrinski moves out of range.
Lang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zrinski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Zrinski misses with a hook to the body
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Zrinski shrugs it off.
Lang lands a head shot.
Zrinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zrinski throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zrinski cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marko Zrinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Zrinski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zrinski dips to his left and cracks Lang with an uppercut!
Lang scores with the left hand. Zrinski knows he should have avoided that one.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Lang misses
and Zrinski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lang really felt that one!
Zrinski swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zrinski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zrinski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zrinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
Zrinski takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Lang looks for the body kick but Zrinski saw that one coming.
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zrinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zrinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Zrinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Zrinski.
Lang throws out a counter right but Zrinski avoids it with no problem.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body

and Lang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lang.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Lang.
A short right from Zrinski on the inside.
Zrinski lands with a light punch inside.
Zrinski misses with a punch to the body.
Zrinski presses Lang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zrinski lands a left hand.
Zrinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zrinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zrinski.
Zrinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zrinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Lang has double underhooks.
Zrinski can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Zrinski tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang gets through Zrinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Zrinski breaks from the clinch.
Zrinski misses with an uppercut
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Zrinski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lang under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Zrinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zrinski throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Zrinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marko Zrinski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Zrinski misses with a body shot.
Lang is looking for the big counter here.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang looks to land a combination but Zrinski avoids it well.
A slow jab from Zrinski misses its intended target.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zrinski.
Lang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zrinski moves away.
Zrinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Zrinski.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lang misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Zrinski misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Zrinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang with a nice calf kick.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zrinski scores with a jab. Lang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zrinski throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Zrinski.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang scores with a one two! Zrinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zrinski jabs Lang right on the nose. Lang blinks but takes it well.
Zrinski stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zrinski looks for the body kick but Lang saw that one coming.
Lang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zrinski with a body shot.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zrinski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Zrinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zrinski lands with an overhand left.
Zrinski slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Zrinski slips the punch.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zrinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zrinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zrinski thinking.
Zrinski checks a leg kick.
Zrinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zrinski.
Lang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zrinski can pounce on him.
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zrinski throws a wild body kick that Lang sees coming a mile off.
Zrinski throws a push kick but Lang slaps the foot to one side.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Zrinski lands with a nice body punch.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zrinski with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zrinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body.
Zrinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zrinski works the jab nicely.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Zrinski's shoulder, as Zrinski tries to avoid the shot.
Marko Zrinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zrinski throws a lazy body kick
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zrinski misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Zrinski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zrinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Zrinski was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Zrinski.
Lang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zrinski misses with a body kick.
Zrinski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang misses with a hook. Zrinski ducked under it nicely.
Zrinski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zrinski thows a body kick. Lang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zrinski.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zrinski moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski thows a body kick. Lang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zrinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Zrinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zrinski misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zrinski checks a leg kick.
Lang throws a low kick but Zrinski moves out of range easily.
Zrinski misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zrinski misses with a body punch
and Zrinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zrinski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Zrinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zrinski.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lang moves out of range as Zrinski strikes.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Zrinski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Zrinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zrinski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Zrinski!
Marko Zrinski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.