|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Cuba (ranked 1437 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 217 p4p, 183 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
27
270
22 - 14 - 0 |
|
199 cm
39
270
17 - 34 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and Cuba moves out of range easily.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuba finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.
Cuba clinches.
Cuba slows down the pace here.
Cuba lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.
It looks like Oscar Meyer has been cut.
Cuba cracks Meyer with a nice body shot.
Cuba stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyer moves into the clinch.
Cuba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba lands an uppercut.
Cuba avoiding damage.
Our sources have told us that Cuba has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Meyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Cuba has double underhooks.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but Cuba has him pressed against the cage.
Cuba avoiding damage.
Meyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cuba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Cuba holds him up against the cage and eventually Meyer drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meyer's brow.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuba to keep the fight standing.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Cuba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Cuba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuba.
Meyer avoids the elbow strike from Cuba, against the cage.
Cuba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Meyer tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Meyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meyer stalling the fight.
Cuba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Cuba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Meyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cuba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meyer up against the cage.
Cuba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cuba throws an elbow that misses.
Meyer avoids the elbow strike from Cuba, against the cage.
Cuba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meyer's face.
Cuba misses with a body punch.
Meyer dodges an elbow strike from Cuba.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuba to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cuba controlling the action here for a moment.
Cuba throws an elbow that misses.
Meyer has Cuba pushed against the cage.
Cuba pushes off an throws an elbow but Meyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meyer jumps into guard, dragging Cuba to the mat.
Meyer looking to control.
Meyer told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meyer wants to get back to his feet but Cuba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cuba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Cuba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Meyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cuba has Meyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cuba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meyer.
Cuba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer jumps guard but Cuba stands there with Meyer around his waist. Meyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Cuba misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuba.
Nice straight punches there by Cuba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cuba.
A slow jab from Cuba misses its intended target.
Cuba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuba misses with an uppercut.
Horace Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuba.
Cuba moves in looking to clinch but Meyer pushes him off.
Cuba throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Horace Cuba has been cut.
Cuba gets a clinch.
Cuba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer gets control of Cuba's arms and successfully pulls guard. Meyer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Meyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cuba's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer trying to control but Cuba is working from the bottom.
Meyer wants to stand and escape but instead Cuba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Meyer keeping full guard, as Cuba tries to pass.
Meyer has an active guard here but Cuba has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba prevents Meyer from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meyer.
Cuba tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyer is retaining full guard.
Cuba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Meyer is trying to hold Cuba in close to prevent damage but Cuba has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cuba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cuba wants to pass the guard but Meyer is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Cuba dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cuba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meyer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Horace Cuba is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cuba throws a right and a left that Meyer avoids nicely.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Cuba misses.
Meyer tries to land a front kick but Cuba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cuba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cuba avoids it really well and circles away.
Cuba shoots in looking for a takedown but Meyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cuba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Cuba sprawls well. He's pushed Meyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cuba is defended easily by Meyer.
Cuba tries to clinch but Meyer is having none of it.
Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
Cuba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Cuba pushes him away.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cuba as he avoids it easily.
Horace Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Nice cross by Cuba.
Cuba gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Cuba is controlling the position.
Meyer lands a damaging elbow.
Cuba lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba has Meyer pressed against the cage, preventing Meyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Cuba won't allow it.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuba.
Cuba working Meyer over with knees to the body.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer trying to land knees to the body.
Cuba just leaning against Meyer, taking a breather.
Cuba stalling in the clinch but Meyer improves position.
Meyer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cuba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cuba lands an elbow inside.
Cuba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.
Cuba lands a right hand.
Come on Cuba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cuba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuba won't allow it.
Cuba stalling in the clinch but Meyer improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cuba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meyer takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Oscar Meyer's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer blocks an uppercut.
Cuba has Meyer pressed against the cage, preventing Meyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cuba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Cuba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cuba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Cuba holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Meyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meyer pulls guard.
Meyer wants to hit a sweep here but Cuba passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Meyer there!
Cuba looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horace Cuba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cuba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horace Cuba!
During a confident post fight interview, Horace Cuba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
