PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Zarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cube comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Zarco
vs
Cube

188 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

169 cm
18
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

The Empire - 15% Laundry
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Zarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ice Cube!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Cube misses.
Cube should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zarco misses the shot to the body.
Zarco cracks a nice hook into Cube's ribs.
A big right from Cube misses.
Zarco takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Cube drives through and clinches with Zarco against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cube.
Cube lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zarco backwards.
Cube lands a right hand.
Cube lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cube scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Cube.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarco has had enough of the clinch but Cube keeps him there for the moment.
Cube taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cube lands a right hand.
Zarco being controlled against the cage.
Cube lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zarco can't break the clinch.
Cube softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zarco wants to break free but Cube has control.
Cube lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Zarco is rocked!
Zarco has had enough of the clinch but Cube keeps him there for the moment.
Oh Zarco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zarco is trying to push Cube away but Cube has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zarco is trying to break free.
Cube content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zarco seems to have got his legs back now.
A hook to the body from Cube.
Cube lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zarco backwards.
Cube keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zarco's efforts to push away.
Zarco can't break the clinch.
Cube lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zarco to his knees! Cube keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Cube!
An out of breath Ice Cube thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.