PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz has chosen Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zibanejadass
vs
Kurucz

170 cm
33
138 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

169 cm
31
139 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zibanejadass throws a sloppy head kick and Kurucz moves out of range easily.
Zibanejadass tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurucz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurucz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zibanejadass cracks Kurucz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurucz throws an overhand right that lands on Zibanejadass's shoulder, as Zibanejadass tries to avoid the shot.
Zibanejadass with a hook.
Ansgar Kurucz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurucz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurucz misses with the combination.
Zibanejadass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurucz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zibanejadass throws a wild body kick that Kurucz sees coming a mile off.
Kurucz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zibanejadass misses with a hook. Kurucz ducked under it nicely.
Zibanejadass sets himself, and Kurucz steps forward looking for the clinch! Zibanejadass avoids it this time.
Kurucz misses with a leg kick
and Zibanejadass counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurucz throws a head kick but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kurucz throws a head kick that misses
and Zibanejadass counters with a head kick.
Kurucz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz throws out a loose jab but Zibanejadass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurucz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kurucz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zibanejadass.
And Zibanejadass counters with a quick kick to the body but Kurucz blocks it.
Kurucz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurucz blocks the body kick.

Zibanejadass instigates a clinch.
Zibanejadass slows down the pace here.
Kurucz is leaning against Zibanejadass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zibanejadass is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurucz gets an underhook and turns Zibanejadass into the cage.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but Zibanejadass blocks with his arms.
Zibanejadass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zibanejadass avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurucz avoids a wild elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurucz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zibanejadass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zibanejadass looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zibanejadass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zibanejadass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zibanejadass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurucz lands an elbow that stopped Zibanejadass in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurucz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurucz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kurucz lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Zibanejadass.
Kurucz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zibanejadass blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kurucz's defenses.
Kurucz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass pushes Kurucz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zibanejadass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurucz scores with a hook to the body.
Zibanejadass lands a shot to the body.
Zibanejadass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurucz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zibanejadass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zibanejadass takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurucz.
Kurucz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zibanejadass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurucz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurucz tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zibanejadass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kurucz trying to land knees to the body.
Zibanejadass misses with the head strike.
Zibanejadass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass has had enough of the clinch but Kurucz keeps him there for the moment.
Kurucz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kurucz's defenses.
Zibanejadass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zibanejadass dodges an elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurucz throws an elbow that misses.
Kurucz misses with an elbow over the top.
Zibanejadass takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kurucz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zibanejadass.
Kurucz lands an elbow inside.
Zibanejadass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurucz blocks an elbow strike.
Zibanejadass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zibanejadass looking to slow down the pace here.
Kurucz can't find room to land a body shot as Zibanejadass controls the action.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.

Zibanejadass lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zibanejadass trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurucz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kurucz looking for a guillotine here but Zibanejadass defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kurucz working for a triangle but Zibanejadass defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mika Zibanejadass will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zibanejadass clobbers Kurucz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kurucz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zibanejadass.
Kurucz throws a hook but Zibanejadass blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Zibanejadass misses the target.
Zibanejadass connects with a high kick.
Zibanejadass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurucz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zibanejadass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurucz scores with a nice body kick.
Kurucz misses with a right hand
and Zibanejadass makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zibanejadass is looking to slow Kurucz down with leg kicks.
Zibanejadass with a nice cross.
Zibanejadass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Kurucz does no damage.
Crunch! Zibanejadass slams his shin into Kurucz's torso.
Kurucz tries a head kick but it misses.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that Kurucz semi-blocks.
Kurucz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Zibanejadass.
Kurucz cracks Zibanejadass with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kurucz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurucz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurucz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurucz throws a head kick that misses.
Kurucz scores with a jab to the body.
Zibanejadass blocks a head kick by Kurucz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zibanejadass.
Kurucz throws a body punch but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Zibanejadass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kurucz misses with a shot to the body
and Zibanejadass counters with a left and a right that stings Kurucz.
Ansgar Kurucz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurucz throws a sloppy head kick
and Zibanejadass counters with a leg kick.
Kurucz is breathing heavily.
Zibanejadass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zibanejadass thuds a left hand into Kurucz's body.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that Kurucz semi-blocks.

Kurucz is rocked!
Kurucz looks to throw the jab but Zibanejadass is out of range.
Kurucz is still on wobbly legs! Can Zibanejadass finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zibanejadass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass pounces like a tiger and cracks Kurucz with a vicious hook! Kurucz is down but not out! Zibanejadass follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mika Zibanejadass!
Mika Zibanejadass took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.