PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danza Kuduro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuduro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. The crowd seem to be enjoying Glozman's choice of entrance music: enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kuduro
vs
Glozman

180 cm
30
190 lbs
20 - 5 - 2

177 cm
34
190 lbs
42 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Apex Nutrition
Brute

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Danza Kuduro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glozman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuduro.
Kuduro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuduro stalks Glozman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Glozman's face. Glozman staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut.
Kuduro checks a leg kick.
Kuduro tried to score with a low kick but Glozman checks it.
Igor Glozman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuduro, right into the meat.
Glozman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glozman throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuduro - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuduro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glozman.
Glozman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glozman throws a looping overhand right but Kuduro ducks down to avoid it.
Glozman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuduro. That one must have hurt.
Glozman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman takes a swing at Kuduro's ribcage but misses.
Kuduro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuduro cracks Glozman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Glozman tries to work over Kuduro's front leg with a kick but Kuduro checks it.
Kuduro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glozman tries to clinch up
and Kuduro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Glozman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuduro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Glozman takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glozman missing with a left hand there. Kuduro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glozman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuduro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glozman misses with a shot to the body
and Kuduro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glozman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Glozman is rocked!
Glozman misses with an uppercut. Kuduro saw that one coming.
Glozman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuduro finish him?
Kuduro checks a low kick from Glozman.
Glozman misses the jab.
Glozman seems to have recovered his senses.
Glozman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuduro moves away.
A big right from Kuduro misses.
Glozman scores with a head kick.
Kuduro drops his hands momentarily and Glozman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuduro stuns Glozman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glozman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuduro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuduro throws a low kick but Glozman avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuduro checks a leg kick.
Glozman tries to clinch up but Kuduro circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro misses with a wild body shot.
Kuduro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Igor Glozman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuduro throws a right hand that Glozman ducks under and follows up with a left that Glozman also avoids with ease.
Glozman looks for the body kick but Kuduro saw that one coming.
Glozman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuduro's hands.
Kuduro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kuduro.
Glozman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuduro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuduro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuduro thumps Glozman with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glozman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glozman tries to clinch there but Kuduro circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glozman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glozman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuduro lands with a slapping head kick.

That has opened up Igor Glozman's cut even more.
Glozman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuduro doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuduro throws an overhand right that lands on Glozman's shoulder, as Glozman tries to avoid the shot.
Kuduro throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Glozman's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Kuduro dives in looking to finish as Glozman flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Kuduro's strikes! Kuduro is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Glozman's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Glozman was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danza Kuduro!
Danza Kuduro is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Danza Kuduro, 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.