PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Troublesome '96. Ricard Cuenca is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cuenca
vs
Voller

189 cm
38
210 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

191 cm
36
218 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller throws a body kick that misses
enabling Cuenca to counter with a crisp jab.
Voller moves out of range as Cuenca throws a body kick.
Voller scores with a hook.
That kick from Voller tenderised Cuenca's leg. Cuenca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voller throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cuenca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voller blocking some punches.
Cuenca lands an elbow that stopped Voller in his tracks for a moment.
Voller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voller.
Voller misses with a body punch.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
A right hand to the body from Voller.
Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Voller is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Voller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller digs a right hand into Cuenca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuenca's gas tank.
Cuenca swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ricard Cuenca has been cut.
Cuenca blocks an elbow strike.
Voller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Voller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cuenca manages to break the clinch.
Voller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voller lands a glancing blow to the side of Cuenca's head.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cuenca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cuenca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voller lands a left hand.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuenca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Voller's face.

It looks like Lars Voller has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cuenca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca takes an elbow to the temple.
Cuenca avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller lands a damaging elbow.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voller backwards.
Cuenca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voller presses Cuenca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Voller controls the action.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Voller.
Voller lands a nice uppercut.
Cuenca avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.

Voller jumps guard and drags Cuenca to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Voller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Voller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cuenca controlling from the top position.
Voller has control of Cuenca's left arm, preventing Cuenca from doing any damage.
Voller trying to control the position.

Voller has his foot on Cuenca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cuenca works his way back into a safe position though.
Voller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuenca is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cuenca with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cuenca stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Voller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voller.
Voller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuenca's elbow.
Cuenca can't break the clinch.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Cuenca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voller blocks an elbow strike.
Voller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voller tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Voller back against the cage.
Voller digs a right hand underneath Cuenca's ribcage. Cuenca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuenca takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Voller throws a right and a left that Cuenca avoids nicely.
Cuenca looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Voller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cuenca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Voller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuenca is looking to counter punch.
Cuenca misses with a two punch combination.
Voller feints and then cracks Cuenca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cuenca down.
Voller connects with a jab.
Voller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuenca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Voller misses with a low kick.
Cuenca looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voller takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Voller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuenca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voller manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuenca moves out of range as Voller throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Voller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voller motions for Cuenca to come forward. Voller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range and Voller settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Cuenca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Voller looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
Voller scores with a nice head shot.
Voller throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Cuenca walks into a stiff left hand from Voller.
Voller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voller avoids the body shot from Cuenca.
Lars Voller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Cuenca misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuenca on the side of the head.
Voller throws a big shot that misses.
Cuenca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voller was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Voller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cuenca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cuenca. Cuenca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cuenca wants to clinch.
Voller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Voller lands with a hook. Cuenca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Voller throws a leg kick but Cuenca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cuenca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Voller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Voller misses.
Cuenca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voller can pounce on him.
Voller throws a body kick that misses
and Cuenca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voller throws a shot to the body.
Voller moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Cuenca blocks the low kick.
Voller scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Voller.
Cuenca blocks a head kick by Voller.
Cuenca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Cuenca clinches up with Voller and pushes him back against the cage.
Cuenca using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cuenca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Cuenca digs a right hand underneath Voller's ribcage. Voller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Voller managing to block the knees to the body from Cuenca.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Cuenca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cuenca.
Cuenca avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Cuenca pushes Voller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Voller.
Voller jumps guard but Cuenca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Cuenca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

A looping hook to the body misses from Cuenca. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voller dips to his left and cracks Cuenca with an uppercut!
Cuenca cracks a nice hook into Voller's ribs.
Cuenca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voller scores with a hook.

Voller moves into the clinch successfully.
Voller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cuenca is defending well.
Voller has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voller.
Cuenca lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Voller.
Voller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voller lands a damaging elbow.
Voller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cuenca is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cuenca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vollers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuenca is leaning against Voller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Cuenca.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.

Cuenca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Voller's leg. Voller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voller misses the shot to the body.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Cuenca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca throws out a powerful jab.
Cuenca moves away from the strike by Voller.

Cuenca instigates a clinch.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cuenca's brow.
Cuenca prevents the takedown attempt.
Ricard Cuenca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Voller.

Voller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cuenca can't fight it off and eventually Voller manages to take the fight to the floor. Cuenca looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Cuenca has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Voller has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuenca lands a right hand.
Cuenca scores with a shoulder strike.
Voller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cuenca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cuenca cracks Voller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Voller misses with a leg kick
and Cuenca makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Voller really felt that one!

Cuenca drops Voller with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Voller looks back up at him and smiles so Cuenca waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Voller is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voller.
Voller feints a counter leg kick.
Voller is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuenca finish him?
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller seems to have recovered his senses.
Voller checks a leg kick.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cuenca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voller moves out of range of the body kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voller.
Voller steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Voller is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuenca.
Voller wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cuenca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cuenca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuenca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voller looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Cuenca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuenca drops Voller with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cuenca 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 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricard Cuenca!
Our winner, Ricard Cuenca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Lars Voller stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gotta go poop'.