PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 2047 p4p, 807 weight class) and The Cucumber (ranked 272 p4p, 122 weight class). Cucumber has chosen Scooter - Nessaja as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tan Zan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tan Zan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zan
vs
Cucumber

172 cm
41
164
33 - 16 - 2

184 cm
29
166
11 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

NARCOS
BE Younick

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Cucumber!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan lands with a nice body punch.
Zan throws a big shot that misses.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Cucumber slips the punch.
Zan lands a nice hook to Cucumber's body. Cucumber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Zan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Cucumber.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zan misses with some punches.
Cucumber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Cucumber blocks an uppercut.
Zan gets through Cucumber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cucumber.
Cucumber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Cucumber to work.
Zan scores with a hook to the body.
Cucumber misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Cucumber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cucumber lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
Cucumber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber is leaning against Zan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cucumber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zan is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
Zan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cucumbers head.
Cucumber pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cucumber.
Cucumber can't find room to land a body shot as Zan controls the action.
Cucumber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cucumber throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
A right hand to the body from Zan.
Zan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cucumber lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cucumber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan lands with a short shot to the head.
Cucumber swings wildly with an uppercut but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Zan.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan lands with a left to the head.
Cucumber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cucumber can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
Cucumber misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cucumber tries a body shot but Zan blocks it.
Cucumber misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber working aggressively here.
Cucumber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zan lands a body punch.
Cucumber blocks a body shot from Zan.
Zan is working Cucumber over against the cage.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan pushes Cucumber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cucumber looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zan.
Zan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cucumber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zan lands a body punch.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Zan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zan.
Zan scores with a shoulder strike.
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Cucumber is rocked!
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber is still on wobbly legs! Can Zan finish him?
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Zan - that landed with a thud.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cucumber.
Zan misses with some punches.
Cucumber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cucumber.
A hook to the body from Zan.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Cucumber misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cucumber seems to have recovered his senses.
Zan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cucumber backwards.
Cucumber blocks a body shot from Zan.
Cucumber scores with a hook to the body.
Cucumber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zan.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cucumber's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cucumber throws a head punch that misses.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tan Zan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zan drops Cucumber with a naaaaasty hook - Cucumber is in real trouble here! Zan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tan Zan!
A victorious Tan Zan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.