PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Cuba (ranked 1306 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 164 p4p, 227 weight class). Horace Cuba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cuba
vs
Meyer

200 cm
24
270
17 - 8 - 0

199 cm
36
270
12 - 27 - 0

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cuba instigates a clinch.
Cuba misses with some punches.
Meyer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cuba smiles and moves away.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuba.
Cuba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Cuba just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuba just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horace Cuba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuba throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba wants to clinch but Meyer slips to the side
and Meyer counters with a three punch combo that has Cuba backing up. Cuba nods at Meyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Meyer goes for a double leg but Cuba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cuba continues to drive forward.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuba misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Cuba pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Cuba.
Cuba throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Meyer counters by clinching up.
Cuba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer has Cuba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cuba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Cuba throws an elbow but it misses.
Cuba misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer blocks an elbow strike from Cuba.
Meyer wants a takedown but no success here.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cuba.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuba.

It looks like Oscar Meyer has been cut.
Meyer lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cuba after a bit of a struggle.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Cuba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer stalling the fight.
Cuba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meyer up against the cage.
Cuba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuba tries to clinch but Meyer is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuba. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuba swats away the attempt to clinch by Meyer.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuba circles away.
Meyer shoots for a takedown but Cuba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cuba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Cuba clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Meyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Cuba.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuba to keep the fight standing.
Good body shot from Cuba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuba lands an elbow inside.
Cuba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meyer blocks an elbow strike.
Cuba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Cuba.
Cuba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuba.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cuba after a bit of a struggle.
Meyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyer being controlled against the cage.
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 Oscar Meyer's cut.
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.

Cuba darts in and clinches Meyer up against the cage.
Cuba gets underhooks to prevent Meyer's takedown attempt.

Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cuba. Those never looked like landing.
Cuba throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuba takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Cuba throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer with the counter takedown but Cuba avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cuba!
Cuba throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Cuba.
Cuba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Cuba misses with a straight left.

Meyer closes the distance and pushes Cuba back into the cage.
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!
Cuba lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba throws an elbow that misses.
Cuba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but Cuba has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Meyer to work.
Cuba is stalling here.
Cuba misses with some punches.
Meyer is looking for a takedown.
Meyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cuba has him pressed against the cage.
Cuba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meyer up against the cage.

Meyer drags the fight down to the ground.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Cuba postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Meyer working a defensive guard here.
Meyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Meyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cuba's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cuba is proving hard to escape from.
Meyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meyer throws a big elbow that misses.
Meyer forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer is keen to just control but Cuba is a slippery customer.
Meyer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cuba manages to get to full guard.
Meyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer wants to stand but Cuba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meyer being controlled here momentarily.
Cuba doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cuba tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cuba wants it to stay on the feet.
Cuba is looking to counter punch.
Horace Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuba tries to clinch up but Meyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cuba defends it well.
Meyer misses with a head kick.
Cuba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Meyer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cuba throws a big shot that misses.
Cuba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer slips a straight right by Cuba.
Cuba tries to clinch but Meyer moves away
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuba keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Cuba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meyer throws a right and a left that Cuba avoids nicely.
Horace Cuba is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Meyer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cuba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuba with a jab.
Cuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cuba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuba.
Cuba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer lands with a right that hurts Cuba. Cuba looks to clinch but Meyer throws a short knee that drops Cuba. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Oscar Meyer!