PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Zuckor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanga Roo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuckor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". Roo has chosen Land Down Under as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danny Zuckor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Zuckor
vs
Roo

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Zuckor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kanga Roo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuckor wants to clinch up but Roo keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Roo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zuckor tries to clinch there but Roo circles away.
Zuckor wants to clinch.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuckor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roo throws a series of punches but Zuckor avoids them all with ease.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuckor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuckor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zuckor tries to clinch up.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuckor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuckor fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuckor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuckor fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zuckor darts in and clinches Roo up against the cage.
Zuckor throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roo is trying to break the clinch but Zuckor has him pressed against the cage.
Zuckor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roo can't break the clinch.
Roo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zuckor has him pressed against the cage.
Roo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zuckor tries a knee to the head but Roo blocks it.

Zuckor breaks from the clinch.
Roo swinging wilding here.
Zuckor tries to clinch but Roo is having none of it.
Zuckor tries to clinch but Roo is having none of it.
Zuckor tries to clinch there but Roo circles away.
Roo throws a right hand that Zuckor ducks under and follows up with a left that Zuckor also avoids with ease.
Danny Zuckor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zuckor forces Roo back against the cage and clinches.
Roo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuckor stalling.
Zuckor is trying to stall.
Zuckor prevents Roo from breaking the clinch.
Roo is trying to break free.

Roo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuckor tries to clinch up but Roo circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuckor tries to clinch up but Roo circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Zuckor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roo misses with a wild combination.
Roo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuckor wants to clinch up but Roo keeps it at a distance.

Zuckor has Roo up against the cage in a clinch.

Zuckor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zuckor is breathing heavily.
Roo staying busy and making it hard for Zuckor to control.

Zuckor has his opponent's back but Roo is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Zuckor.
Roo throws a right hand that Zuckor ducks under and follows up with a left that Zuckor also avoids with ease.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roo.

It looks like Danny Zuckor has been cut.
Roo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Zuckor gets a clinch.
Zuckor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zuckor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuckor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Roo manages to break the clinch.
Roo swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuckor.

Zuckor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuckor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Zuckor.
Zuckor prevents Roo from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Zuckor.
Zuckor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zuckor lands an elbow inside that Roo shrugs off.

It looks like Kanga Roo has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zuckor throws an elbow but misses.
Zuckor'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.
Roo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuckor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zuckor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zuckor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roo tries to break the clinch but Zuckor is controlling the position.
Zuckor is trying to stall.
Roo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zuckor missing with knees to the body.
Roo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Roo breaks the clinch.
Roo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuckor wants to clinch up but Roo keeps it at a distance.
Roo thuds a left hand into Zuckor's body.
Roo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roo works over Zuckor's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuckor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roo!
Zuckor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roo throws a right and a left that Zuckor avoids nicely.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Zuckor wants to clinch up but Roo keeps it at a distance.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuckor is looking to clinch but Roo is avoiding it.
Zuckor tries to clinch there but Roo circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zuckor pushes Roo up against the cage in a clinch.
Zuckor keeps control of Roo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zuckor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zuckor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zuckor lands a damaging elbow.

Zuckor manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanga Roo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zuckor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zuckor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zuckor tries to clinch but Roo moves out of range.
Roo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zuckor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zuckor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zuckor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Roo misses with a few strikes there.
Roo looks to land a combination. Zuckor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roo misses with the combination.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch but Roo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Zuckor wants to clinch.
Zuckor moves in looking to clinch but Roo pushes him off.
Zuckor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roo lands a glancing blow to the side of Zuckor's head.

Danny Zuckor's cut is getting worse.
Zuckor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuckor tries to clinch but Roo is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuckor moves in looking to clinch but Roo pushes him off.
Roo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roo duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zuckor momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuckor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roo throws a series of strikes that have Zuckor backpedaling.
Roo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuckor tries to clinch up.
Zuckor wants to clinch up but Roo keeps it at a distance.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch but Roo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanga Roo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuckor doesn't manage to clinch there - Roo circles away.
Zuckor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danny Zuckor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuckor wants to clinch.
Roo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuckor tries to clinch there but Roo circles away.
Zuckor tries to clinch but Roo moves out of range.
Roo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuckor avoids the body shot from Roo.
Roo swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuckor.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuckor wants to clinch.

Zuckor rushes Roo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zuckor landing knees to the head.
Roo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roo is looking to break free of the clinch but Zuckor has double underhooks.
Zuckor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuckor looking to throw knees to the head but Roo is blocking nicely.
Zuckor keeps control of Roo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zuckor tries to land a knee to the head but Roo blocks with his arms.
Zuckor misses with a knee strike.
Zuckor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zuckor lands an elbow inside that Roo shrugs off.

Zuckor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roo keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuckor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roo lands a really nice looking cross but Zuckor seems unphased.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Roo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zuckor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuckor tries to clinch up but Roo circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuckor is looking to clinch but Roo is avoiding it.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roo throws a one two combo.
Zuckor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roo keeps the fight on the outside.
Roo throws out a powerful jab.
Roo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roo lands with a nice body punch.
Roo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Danny Zuckor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zuckor moves in looking to clinch but Roo pushes him off.
Roo stalks Zuckor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zuckor's face. Zuckor staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roo misses with a wild combination.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch but Roo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuckor doesn't manage to clinch there - Roo circles away.
Roo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuckor tries to clinch but Roo is having none of it.
Zuckor moves in looking to clinch but Roo pushes him off.
Roo stuns Zuckor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roo thuds a left hand into Zuckor's body.
Roo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Zuckor tries to clinch there but Roo circles away.
Zuckor tries to clinch there but Roo circles away.
Roo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zuckor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Zuckor wants to clinch.
Zuckor swings widly with a right hand
and Roo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zuckor rather than just go for the knockout.
Roo tries to move into range but Zuckor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roo scores with a nice strike.
Roo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuckor looks to clinch
and Roo counters with a series of strikes. Zuckor will be more careful next time no doubt.

Jeez, Danny Zuckor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuckor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zuckor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roo counters with a three punch combo that has Zuckor backing up. Zuckor nods at Roo to acknowledge the strikes.
Zuckor looks to clinch
and Roo counters with a two punch combo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Zuckor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kanga Roo!