PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 865 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Danilo Zoric (ranked 113 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cunningham
vs
Zoric

193 cm
27
210
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
190
12 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Pulling Guard

BANZAI NUTRITION
Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danilo Zoric!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoric has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zoric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Zoric forces Cunningham back against the cage and clinches.
Zoric working aggressively here.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cunningham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Randall Cunningham has been cut.
Zoric misses with some punches.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cunningham stalling against the cage.
Zoric working aggressively here.
Cunningham misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zoric fails to land.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Zoric misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoric.
Cunningham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoric misses with a punch on the inside.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
A bit of stalling here from Cunningham.
Cunningham takes a shot to the head.
Cunningham avoiding damage.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Cunningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoric letting Cunningham take a breather here.
Zoric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cunningham slowing the pace effectively.
Cunningham controlling the action here for a moment.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zoric working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Zoric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Cunningham'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.

Zoric is looking to clinch but Cunningham is avoiding it.

Zoric rushes Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham misses with the head strike.
Cunningham can't find room to land a body shot as Zoric controls the action.
A short left from Zoric.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoric working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cunningham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Cunningham misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zoric backwards.
Zoric lands with a light punch inside.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric lands a nice uppercut.
Zoric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoric.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoric misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoric blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zoric fails to land.
Cunningham is pushing Zoric up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cunningham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danilo Zoric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Zoric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cunningham manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Cunningham fails to land.
Zoric pushes Cunningham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zoric gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham digs a right hand underneath Zoric's ribcage. Zoric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoric lands a hook that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham just leaning against Zoric, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Cunningham throws a head punch that misses.
Cunningham tries to throw a body punch but Zoric avoids it by throwing Cunningham back against the cage.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoric misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Zoric.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Zoric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoric misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoric blocking some punches.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoric working aggressively here.
Zoric working aggressively here.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Cunningham is pushing Zoric up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Cunningham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zoric up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Zoric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randall Cunningham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cunningham swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoric.
Cunningham throws the left hand but Zoric avoids the punch easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zoric. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zoric avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zoric clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zoric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoric misses with some punches.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham working aggressively here.
Cunningham takes a shot to the head.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Zoric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Zoric misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cunningham misses with the head strike.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Zoric misses with some punches.
Zoric working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cunningham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Cunningham misses with a punch on the inside.
Cunningham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zoric up against the cage.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Randall Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunningham pushes off an throws an elbow but Zoric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoric misses with some punches.
Zoric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cunningham has a couple of punches blocked by Zoric.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Zoric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zoric being controlled against the cage.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoric.
A shot in the inside from Cunningham.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zoric fails to land.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zoric fails to land.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Zoric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham lands a nice uppercut.
Zoric working aggressively here.
Cunningham effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zoric misses with some punches.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danilo Zoric is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cunningham has a couple of punches blocked by Zoric.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Zoric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zoric winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Zoric!
After winning the bout, Danilo Zoric thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.