PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mexico's choice of entrance music: I want war. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Zuka
vs
Mexico

188 cm
32
194 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

185 cm
30
188 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Zuka.
Mexico misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Mexico misses.
Zuka lands a nice looking body kick.
Mexico fails with a takedown attempt.
Mexico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuka moves away.
Mexico misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Mexico throws the left hand but Zuka avoids the punch easily.
Zuka throws a leg kick but Mexico sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mexico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zuka is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zuka takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuka slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zuka obliges.
Zuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mexico's defenses.
Zuka tries a knee to the head but Mexico blocks it.
Mexico takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ron Mexico has been cut.
Mexico working hard to break the clinch.
Mexico takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zuka slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mexico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuka.
Mexico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mexico tries to work over Zuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mexico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mexico as Zuka tries to tie him up.
Zuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Zuka.
Mexico has a couple of punches blocked by Zuka.
Zuka lands a good knee to the midsection. Mexico won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Mexico.
Zuka stalling.
Mexico tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Zuka.
Zuka lands an elbow just above Mexico 's eye.
Zuka lands a damaging elbow.
Zuka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mexico looks gassed!
Mexico takes an elbow to the temple.
Zuka blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
Zuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mexico being controlled against the cage.
Zuka with a knee to the head.

Mexico is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zuka is trying to stall.
Zuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mexico's defenses.
Zuka with a knee to the head.
Mexico is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuka finish him?
Zuka lands a knee to the head.
Mexico working aggressively here.
Zuka tries to stall but Mexico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zuka lands a nice knee to the body.
Zuka lands an elbow inside.
Mexico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mexico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mexico working aggressively here.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Zuka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zuka lands a big knee! That's hurt Mexico! Oh, he's all over the place! Zuka lands another knee that sends Mexico to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Zuka!
After winning the bout, Amir Zuka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.