PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kocur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Head Crusher - Megadeth. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kocur
vs
Mazzuca

183 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Mazzuca checks it.
Kocur moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
Mazzuca misses with a hook
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Mazzuca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca pushes Kocur away with a front kick.
Kocur swings for the body but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Mazzuca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mazzuca misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzuca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mazzuca can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mazzuca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazzuca lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Kocur. Those never looked like landing.
Mazzuca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kocur lands a jab.
Mazzuca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzuca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Mazzuca has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mazzuca scores with a leg kick.
Mazzuca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Mazzuca.
Good leg kick by Mazzuca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Kocur has Mazzuca up against the cage in a clinch.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Mazzuca lands a right hand.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzuca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Mazzuca tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Mazzuca back against the cage.
Mazzuca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur is leaning against Mazzuca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazzuca stalls.
A body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Mazzuca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mazzuca - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzuca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Mazzuca.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzuca.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzuca controls the action.
Mazzuca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzuca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzuca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca misses with a body punch.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzuca controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Mazzuca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mazzuca throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a body kick that stops Mazzuca in his tracks momentarily.
A slow jab from Mazzuca misses its intended target.
Kocur throws a head kick but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mazzuca jabs at Kocur's body.
Mazzuca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Mazzuca misses
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick.
Mazzuca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mazzuca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mazzuca will feel that in the morning.
Mazzuca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mazzuca feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mazzuca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kocur connects with a body shot that sends Mazzuca's belly button to the back.
Mazzuca is looking to slow Kocur down with leg kicks.
Mazzuca jabs Kocur right on the nose. Kocur blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzuca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mazzuca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocur.
Mazzuca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzuca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
A big left from Mazzuca misses.
Kocur moves out of range as Mazzuca throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazzuca swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazzuca thows a leg kick but Kocur checks it
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzuca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Kocur.
Mazzuca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazzuca avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kocur counters with a leg kick.
Mazzuca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kocur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazzuca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kocur is looking to wear down Mazzuca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mazzuca is looking to slow Kocur down with leg kicks.
Mazzuca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A low kick from Mazzuca misses
and Kocur counters with a nice body shot.
Mazzuca thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mazzuca lands a jab.
Kocur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mazzuca has time to react.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur tries to work over Mazzuca's front leg with a kick but Mazzuca checks it.
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mazzuca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Mazzuca moved out of range nicely.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazzuca keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Mazzuca is predictable there
and Kocur counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Mazzuca has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.