PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyquan Zaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyquan Zaal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zaal
vs
Juggernaut

191 cm
24
247 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Cage Star

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
The Dark Side

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyquan Zaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut misses with a straight left.
Zaal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juggernaut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juggernaut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juggernaut 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.
Zaal wants to clinch up but Juggernaut keeps it at a distance.
Tyquan Zaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Zaal.
Zaal throws an overhand right that lands on Juggernaut's shoulder, as Juggernaut tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Juggernaut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaal doesn't seem phased though.
Zaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juggernaut.
Zaal misses with a two punch combination.
Juggernaut throws a combination that misses
and Zaal counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaal tries to clinch
and Juggernaut counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Juggernaut fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zaal to the ground. Juggernaut is now in Zaal's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zaal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juggernaut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juggernaut is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Juggernaut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaal swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurt Juggernaut was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Juggernaut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaal pinned against the cage. Zaal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaal tries to close the distance and clinch but Juggernaut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaal scores with a jab. Juggernaut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaal misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaal tries to clinch but Juggernaut moves away
and Juggernaut counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaal manages to avoid it.
Zaal misses with an uppercut
and Juggernaut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juggernaut tries to bum rush Zaal with a series of wild strikes but Zaal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Juggernaut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Juggernaut tries to pass to full mount but Zaal defends it.
Juggernaut is taking a breather. Zaal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaal trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juggernaut content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kurt Juggernaut wasn't active enough on the ground.
Juggernaut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juggernaut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juggernaut throws a body punch but Zaal moves out of range.
Juggernaut misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Juggernaut dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Juggernaut tries to score with a low kick but Zaal moves his leg out of the way.
Zaal throws a hook to the side of Juggernaut's head but Juggernaut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juggernaut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaal throws a big shot that misses.

Zaal takes the fight into the clinch.
Juggernaut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaal stalling in the clinch but Juggernaut improves position.
Zaal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaal.
Zaal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juggernaut lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juggernaut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Juggernaut is breathing heavily.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Zaal throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Zaal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zaal lands a knee to the body.
Zaal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Juggernaut is keeping busy.
Zaal misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Zaal throws knees to the body.
Zaal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juggernaut.
Zaal taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaal.
Juggernaut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juggernaut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juggernaut misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaal.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Zaal throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaal looking to stall.
Zaal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juggernaut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juggernaut pushes Zaal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zaal looking to throw knees to the head but Juggernaut is blocking nicely.
Juggernaut misses with the head strike.
Juggernaut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juggernaut pushes Zaal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the head but Juggernaut blocks with his arms.
Zaal tries to stall but Juggernaut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut has had enough of the clinch but Zaal keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juggernaut lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyquan Zaal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Juggernaut.

Juggernaut drops Zaal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zaal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Zaal is rocked!
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!
Juggernaut digs a right hand underneath Zaal's ribcage. Zaal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Zaal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juggernaut lands a body shot.
Juggernaut scores with a shot to the side of Zaal's head.
Juggernaut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaal.
Juggernaut cracks Zaal with a nice body shot.

Juggernaut breaks from the clinch.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Zaal out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Juggernaut!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kurt Juggernaut waved his t-shirt featuring The Dark Side's logo in front of the cameras.
Tyquan Zaal spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck!'.