PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cactus Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Zuckor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuckor has chosen Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horn
vs
Zuckor

180 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cactus Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Zuckor!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Horn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Horn lunges at Zuckor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuckor's hand.
Horn swinging wilding here.
Zuckor doesn't manage to clinch there - Horn circles away.
Horn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Danny Zuckor has been cut.
Horn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horn scores with a body shot.
Zuckor tries to clinch up but Horn circles away and keeps his distance.
Horn throws a series of punches but Zuckor avoids them all with ease.
Zuckor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zuckor is looking to clinch.
Horn throws a right and a left that Zuckor avoids nicely.

Zuckor pushes Horn up against the cage in a clinch.

Zuckor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuckor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zuckor looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Horn jabs Zuckor right on the nose. Zuckor blinks but takes it well.
Zuckor tries to move into range but Horn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Horn.

Zuckor is rocked!
Horn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zuckor is still on wobbly legs! Can Horn finish him?

That has opened up Danny Zuckor's cut even more.
Horn misses with the combination.
Zuckor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuckor seems to have recovered his senses.
Horn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn misses with a wild combination.
Zuckor throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Horn to counter with a crisp jab.
Horn cracks Zuckor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zuckor walks into a jab.
Zuckor walks into a jab.
Good exchange - Horn coming out on top.
Horn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zuckor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horn throws a combination. Zuckor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zuckor wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Zuckor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Zuckor rushes Horn and presses him up against the cage.
Zuckor tries a knee to the head but Horn blocks it.
Zuckor misses with a knee to the head.
Horn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zuckor misses with a knee to the head.
Horn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zuckor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zuckor trying to land knees to the body.
Zuckor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zuckor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horn's brow.
Zuckor tries a knee to the head but Horn blocks it.

Zuckor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuckor throws a wild body kick that Horn sees coming a mile off.
Horn punishes Zuckor's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Horn misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuckor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zuckor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zuckor missing with knees to the body.
Zuckor tries to land a knee to the head but Horn blocks with his arms.
Horn is working for takedown but Zuckor is calmly controlling the position for now.

Zuckor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuckor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn thuds a left hand into Zuckor's body.
Good shot there by Horn.
Horn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Zuckor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horn, pushing him back against the cage.
Horn scores with a shot to the side of Zuckor's head.
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 Horn blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zuckor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horn's brow.

Zuckor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Horn can't fight it off and eventually Zuckor manages to take the fight to the floor. Horn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Horn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zuckor's guard.
Horn is in close to Zuckor's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Horn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Horn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zuckor's head.
Horn landing with the ground and pound.
Horn is pushing down on Zuckor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zuckor is fighting to maintain full guard but Horn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Horn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Horn seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Zuckor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cactus Horn!