PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danza Kuduro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBobby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cold as Ice -- MOP kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kuduro
vs
McBobby

180 cm
36
200 lbs
30 - 11 - 2

188 cm
37
212 lbs
23 - 10 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Danza Kuduro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby McBobby!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBobby moves out of range as Kuduro throws a body kick.

McBobby takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuduro fails to land.
Kuduro tries to work over McBobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBobby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuduro backwards.
McBobby misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Kuduro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McBobby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McBobby lands a nice uppercut.

McBobby breaks from the clinch.
McBobby misses with a body punch
and Kuduro counters with a thumping low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuduro.
McBobby dips to his left and cracks Kuduro with an uppercut!

Kuduro darts in and clinches McBobby up against the cage.
Kuduro lands a left hand that snaps the head of McBobby backwards.
Kuduro working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBobby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuduro misses with the head strike.
McBobby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McBobby blocking some punches.
Kuduro has a couple of punches blocked by McBobby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McBobby.
Kuduro cracks McBobby with a nice body shot.
Kuduro dodges an elbow strike from McBobby.
McBobby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBobby.
McBobby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuduro tries to work over McBobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBobby is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuduro has double underhooks.
Kuduro blocks a body shot from McBobby.
McBobby tries to work over Kuduro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Kuduro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuduro lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, McBobby throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from McBobby.
Kuduro lands a left hand that snaps the head of McBobby backwards.
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!
McBobby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McBobby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuduro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from McBobby.
Kuduro scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBobby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McBobby swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuduro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuduro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McBobby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuduro swings wildly with an uppercut but McBobby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuduro keeps control of McBobby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McBobby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McBobby blocks an uppercut.
Kuduro lands a body shot.
Kuduro tries to throw a body punch but McBobby avoids it by throwing Kuduro back against the cage.
Kuduro blocks the elbow strike.
Kuduro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McBobby or not.
Kuduro tries a body shot but McBobby blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuduro.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuduro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuduro.
Kuduro prevents a body shot from McBobby.
McBobby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuduro lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McBobby misses with a body punch.
Kuduro throws a punch but it's blocked by McBobby.
Kuduro blocking some punches.
Kuduro lands with a short head shot on the inside.

McBobby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuduro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Kuduro.
Kuduro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McBobby.
Kuduro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuduro scores with a nice right hand.
McBobby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuduro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McBobby momentarily.

McBobby is rocked!
Kuduro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McBobby falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kuduro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danza Kuduro!
Danza Kuduro retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Danza Kuduro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.