PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Cuba (ranked 874 p4p, 1162 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 107 p4p, 133 weight class). Yayi Zinsou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Horace Cuba's chin.

Cuba
vs
Zinsou

200 cm
21
270
12 - 3 - 0

199 cm
34
273
24 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Zinsou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Zinsou leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cuba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuba lands an elbow inside that Zinsou shrugs off.

It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Cuba effectively controlling the action here.
Cuba leaning against his opponent.
Cuba avoiding damage.
Zinsou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zinsou tries for a takedown but Cuba manages to get underhooks.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
Zinsou takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zinsou tries for a takedown but Cuba manages to get underhooks.
Zinsou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cuba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zinsou darts in looking for a takedown but Cuba gets double underhooks and turns Zinsou into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cuba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cuba.

Zinsou successfully pulls guard.
Zinsou wants to get back to his feet but Cuba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zinsou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cuba is one step ahead there.
Zinsou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cuba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zinsou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zinsou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cuba wants to pass the guard but Zinsou is keeping the position.
Zinsou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cuba manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zinsou's guard.

Zinsou being controlled here, momentarily.
Zinsou keeping moving, preventing Cuba from controlling successfully.
Zinsou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cuba trying to control the position from guard on top but Zinsou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cuba won't allow Zinsou to get back to his feet.
Cuba controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou trying to keep a closed guard but Cuba is proving a slippery customer.
Cuba stops Zinsou from standing up.
Zinsou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cuba controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cuba trying to control the position from guard on top but Zinsou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cuba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Cuba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zinsou slips a straight right by Cuba.
No luck for Zinsou with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zinsou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zinsou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cuba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cuba lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Yayi Zinsou's cut even more.
Zinsou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cuba lands a nice elbow.
Zinsou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Cuba.

The cut above Yayi Zinsou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cuba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zinsou blocks the elbow strike.
Zinsou is looking for a takedown.
Cuba is pressed up against the cage. Zinsou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cuba down to the mat. Cuba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zinsou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horace Cuba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zinsou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cuba sprawls well. Cuba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zinsou gets slowly back to his feet.
Zinsou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cuba.
Zinsou tries to clinch up.
Cuba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches up with Cuba, looking for a takedown. Zinsou pushes Cuba against the cage but Cuba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cuba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cuba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cuba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Cuba as Zinsou shoots in.
Cuba is looking to counter the offense by Zinsou and move into the clinch.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinsou.
Nice sprawl there from Cuba as Zinsou shoots in.
Zinsou with a poor takedown

and Cuba counters by clinching up.
Zinsou avoids the elbow strike from Cuba, against the cage.
Zinsou tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cuba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zinsou is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cuba is defending well.
Cuba is struggling to control the position.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Zinsou leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zinsou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zinsou can't get the takedown.
Zinsou tries to pull guard but Cuba won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba lands a nice elbow.
Cuba lands a nice elbow.

Yayi Zinsou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Horace Cuba!
Horace Cuba bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.