PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 227 p4p, 767 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 38 p4p, 119 weight class). Rize comes to the cage accompanied by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rize
vs
Bone

197 cm
22
260
11 - 2 - 0

215 cm
36
275
26 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Bondi MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rize.
Rize throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.
Bone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rize.
Rize cracks a nice hook into Bone's ribs.
Rize has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Rize misses with an uppercut.
Rize misses with a body shot.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bone with a hook.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rize.
Bone throws out a counter right but Rize avoids it with no problem.
Rize waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bone.
Bone takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Bone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Rize misses.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rize.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Rize misses with a double jab.
Bone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rize misses with a looping right.
Bone misses with a hook.
Rize throwing a counter right hand but Bone manages to avoid it.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Rize throws a shot to the body.
Bone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rize. That did some damage!
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rize's sensitive parts.
Rize avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone misses the jab.
Rize changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Bone.
Rize punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Bone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rize moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a body punch but Rize moves out of range.
Rize takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone slips a straight right by Rize.
Bone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rize. Rize obviously looking to wear him down.
Bone throws a right hand that misses
and Rize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
Rize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Rize takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Rize with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone feints and then cracks Rize's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rize down.
Rize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bone.
Rize misses the jab.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rize throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone punishes Rize's body with a nice straight punch.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rize checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rize with the inside leg kick.
Rize throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Bone slips a jab from Rize.
Rize blocks a low kick nicely.
Rize misses with a hook.
Rize looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Bone steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone scores with a three punch combo!
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rize. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Rize is just out of range.
A big left from Rize misses.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Rize feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Bone moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
A lazy left from Rize finds it's target.
Bone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rize fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rize gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bone.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Rize dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Rize. That snapped Bone's head back.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rize tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bone tries to bum rush Rize with a series of wild strikes but Rize uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rize connects with a right hand. Bone shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone 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.
Bone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rize rather than just go for the knockout.
Rize misses with a two punch combination.
Rize connects with a nice looking jab.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone slips under a jab.
Bone lands a jab to Rize's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone moves forwards but Rize connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rize checks a low kick from Bone.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Decent striking displayed by Rize there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize misses with a leg kick
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Bone blocks the low kick.
Rize lands a really nice looking cross but Bone seems unphased.
Rize stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bone misses with a straight right.
Bone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Rize throwing a counter right hand but Bone manages to avoid it.
Rize jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zack Rize is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize slips a jab from Bone.
Bone scores with a jab to the body.
Bone slips a jab from Rize.
Bone connects with a body shot.
Rize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rize lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Rize. Those never looked like landing.
Bone takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Rize is looking for a counter combo.
Rize misses with a hook
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rize waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bone.
Bone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone lands a jab to Rize's midsection.
Bone takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bone. That's going to slow Rize down.
Bone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rize looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rize moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Bone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rize makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rize moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rize throws a low kick but Bone moves out of range easily.
Bone blocks a jab.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rize has got the better of the exchanges.
Bone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rize checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Rize lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rize.
Rize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rize catches Bone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bone throws a right hand that Rize ducks under and follows up with a left that Rize also avoids with ease.
A big right from Bone misses.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rize.
Bone misses with a hook. Rize ducked under it nicely.
Bone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rize stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Rize. Those never looked like landing.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Rize looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Bone saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Bone moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Rize takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bone lands with an overhand left.
Bone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rize.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rize.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rize misses with a hook.
Bone shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bone connects with an inside leg kick.
Rize with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bone checks it well.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rize is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bone throws a good cross that connects.
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 Zack Rize 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.

Bone checks a leg kick nicely.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bone takes one to the chin there.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Rize moves out of range easily.
Bone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rize moves away.
Rize tried to counter with a leg kick but Bone avoided it.
Bone blocks a low kick nicely.
Bone digs a good hook to Rize's body.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rize.
Rize connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone misses with a kick to the body.
Rize misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Rize misses the jab.
Rize lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rize on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bone can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone blocks a low kick nicely.
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Rize blocks the leg kick.
Bone misses with a body kick.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bone.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Bone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rize counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rize misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rize checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bone scores with the left hand. Rize knows he should have avoided that one.
Bone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rize can pounce on him.
Rize wants to slow Bone down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Rize's head but Rize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rize is looking to counter punch.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Bone misses with a head kick.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
Bone moves out of range of the leg kick from Rize.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Rize - just one landing.
Rize attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bone checks it well.
Bone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rize misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
Bone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rize has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rize 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.
Bone flicks out a counter leg kick but Rize steps away.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Bone saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize misses with a body shot.
Rize misses with a hook. Bone ducked under it nicely.
Bone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rize moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Rize throws a leg kick but Bone checks it.
Rize scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rize jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rize lands a leg kick that knocks Bone off balance momentarily.
Bone cracks Rize with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rize attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bone swings for the body but Rize moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Rize throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rize finds it's way through Bone's defenses.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone throws a hook but Rize blocks it.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Rize lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rize takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bone.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Bone is looking for the big counter here.
Rize lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bone's sensitive parts.
Rize punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Rize was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Rize clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rize throws a hook to the side of Bone's head but Bone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rize is looking to slow Bone down with leg kicks.
A big left from Rize misses.
Bone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rize misses with a body kick.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rize misses the body punch
and Bone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Rize tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rize.
Rize throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize with a hook.
Bone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rize's hands.
Bone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bone moves out of range as Rize throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rize takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rize attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bone takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Rize throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Rize takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rize feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bone misses with a body punch
and Rize makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Rize.
Rize pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bone is out of range and Rize settles back down.
Rize lands a jab.
Rize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Rize coming out on top.
Bone looks to throw the jab but Rize is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Bone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rize throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bone on the side of the head.
Rize misses with a hook. Bone ducked under it nicely.
Rize lands a jab to the nose.
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rize at a distance.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Rize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Bone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bone slips under a jab from Rize.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Rize buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize lands a right hook to the body.
Rize misses with a body shot.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Rize ducks down to avoid it.
Bone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rize loads up on a big right hand but Bone slips the punch.
Rize throws a hook but Bone blocks it.
Rize wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bone throws a combination that misses
and Rize counters with an inside leg kick.
Bone lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rize.
Rize takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Rize looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bone blocks the leg kick.
Rize throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Rize will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rize misses with a body shot.
Bone throws the left hand but Rize avoids the punch easily.
Rize slips a jab from Bone.
Rize feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Rize.
You can see that Bone has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bone wants to slow Rize down by chopping away at his legs.
Rize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Rize stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bone.
Bone misses with a low kick.
Bone slips a straight right by Rize.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Rize misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Bone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rize doesn't seem phased though.
Bone checks the leg kick.
Rize on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Zack Rize will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rize digs a good hook to Bone's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rize. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Rize.
Bone lands a jab to Rize's midsection.
Rize moves away from the strike by Bone.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Bone down.
A low kick from Rize is predictable there
and Bone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bone clobbers Rize with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rize circles away quickly and effectively.
Rize was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rize.
Rize explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rize throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Kay Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rize.
Rize misses with a body shot
and Bone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bone scores with a nice strike.
Rize throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Bone defending well as Rize loads up on a big left hand.
Rize throws a hook but Bone avoids it easily.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Bone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick from Bone, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bone. That's going to slow Rize down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rize checks a leg kick.
Rize throws a leg kick
letting Bone counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Bone moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Rize.
Nice shot lands for Rize.
Bone misses with a body punch
enabling Rize to counter with a crisp jab.
Rize takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bone slips a jab from Rize.
Sloppy strikes from Rize. Those never looked like landing.
Bone scores with a jab to the body.
Bone takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Bone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize is looking to counter punch.
Rize has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bone finds it's way round the side to connect with Rize's head.
Rize throws a hook to the side of Bone's head but Bone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize swinging wildly here.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone scores with a head kick.
Rize throws a hook to the side of Bone's head but Bone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bone.
Bone takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Bone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rize.
Rize jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rize. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Rize.
Rize defending well as Bone loads up on a big left hand.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rize manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Rize throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Rize walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rize as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bone.
Zack Rize is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rize has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bone.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone misses with a looping left.
Rize lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rize punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
Bone misses with a hook.
Bone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kay Bone.
Well Rize 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 49:46

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