PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 2093 p4p, 281 weight class) and Dmitar Zvonimir (ranked 2678 p4p, 342 weight class). Zvonimir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kletva kralja Zvonimira. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dmitar Zvonimir enters the cage!

Judah
vs
Zvonimir

188 cm
30
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

183 cm
28
195 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitar Zvonimir!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zvonimir clinches up against the cage.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Zvonimir won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir trying to control the position but instead, Judah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zvonimir into the cage.
Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Zvonimir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zvonimirs head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zvonimir.
Judah letting Zvonimir take a breather here.
Judah blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Zvonimir is trying to stall.
A short left from Zvonimir.

It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zvonimir misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Zvonimir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Zvonimir avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Zvonimir tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
Zvonimir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zvonimir's face.

It looks like Dmitar Zvonimir has been cut.
Judah prevents a body shot from Zvonimir.
Zvonimir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Zvonimir.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
Zvonimir lands with a right to the head.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zvonimir fails to land.
Zvonimir effectively controlling the action here.
Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Judah.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zvonimir is defending well for now.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Zvonimir is blocking nicely.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
Zvonimir is trying to stall.
Zvonimir throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Zvonimir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Zvonimir takes an elbow to the temple.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Zvonimir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zvonimir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zvonimir.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Judah pushes Zvonimir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a right to the head.
Zvonimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Zvonimir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Zvonimir on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zvonimir throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zvonimir can do to turn this around?
Judah scores with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Judah
letting Zvonimir counter with a right hand.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Zvonimir darts in and clinches Judah up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Judah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah blocks a body shot from Zvonimir.
A short uppercut from Judah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah gets through Zvonimir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Zvonimir is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Zvonimir is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Judah dips a shoulder and cracks Zvonimir with a mighty uppercut! Zvonimir falls back against the cage and Judah unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zvonimir is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Judah screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah!
A relieved looking Daniel Judah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.