PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darek Zuber (ranked 4924 p4p, 4987 weight class) and Jim Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 528 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zuber
vs
Cricket

180 cm
22
300
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darek Zuber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Cricket!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuber closes the distance and clinches up with Cricket, looking for a takedown. Zuber pushes Cricket against the cage but Cricket circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Zuber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cricket's half guard.
Cricket manages to get to full guard.
Zuber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cricket's head.
Zuber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Cricket is rocked!
Cricket can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zuber controls the pace.
Cricket is still in real trouble! Can Zuber finish him?
Zuber arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cricket's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darek Zuber!
During a confident post fight interview, Darek Zuber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.