PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 509 p4p, 797 weight class) and Horace Cuba (ranked 71 p4p, 97 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mad Onion
vs
Cuba

192 cm
28
275
18 - 13 - 0

200 cm
21
270
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition
HELLBENT

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Mad Onion.
Cuba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cuba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion misses with an uppercut. Cuba saw that one coming.
Mad Onion scores with the left hand. Cuba knows he should have avoided that one.
Mad Onion tries to land a front kick but Cuba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cuba tries to counter by closing the distance.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mad Onion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuba.
Mad Onion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mad Onion throws a sloppy head kick and Cuba moves out of range easily.
Cuba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion scores with a body shot.
Mad Onion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuba throws out the jab.
Cuba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mad Onion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mad Onion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cuba takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Horace Cuba has been cut.
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!
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Mad Onion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cuba blocks the elbow strike.
Mad Onion lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Mad Onion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mad Onion gets through Cuba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mad Onion blocks an elbow strike.
Mad Onion blocks an elbow strike from Cuba.
Cuba stalls.
Mad Onion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad Onion lands with a light punch inside.
Mad Onion lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad Onion.
Cuba is trying to stall.
I was talking to Mad Onion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cuba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion blocks an elbow strike from Cuba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuba is trying to stall.
Cuba misses with an elbow strike.
Mad Onion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mad Onion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mad Onion lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Mad Onion.

Mad Onion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mad Onion moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuba misses the target.
Mad Onion works the jab nicely.

Cuba is rocked!
Mad Onion connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Cuba out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Mad Onion!