PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RC King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz comes to the cage accompanied by Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that RC King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kurucz
vs
King

169 cm
24
139 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RC King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kurucz misses with a few strikes there.
King avoids the head kick by Kurucz.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kurucz sprawls well. Kurucz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurucz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurucz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Kurucz which made him look bad.
Ansgar Kurucz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RC King.
King shoots in and drives through. Kurucz sprawls well.
Kurucz throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.

It looks like RC King has been cut.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kurucz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
RC King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King shoots in for a takedown but Kurucz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King shoots for a takedown but Kurucz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kurucz but Kurucz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Kurucz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kurucz prevents it.
Kurucz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurucz lands a knee to the body.
King looks winded!
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurucz with a knee to the head.
Kurucz tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Kurucz scores with a knee to the head.
Kurucz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurucz scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Kurucz lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Kurucz lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurucz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Nice elbow from Kurucz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurucz.
Kurucz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kurucz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kurucz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kurucz lands an elbow inside.
Kurucz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Nice elbow from Kurucz.
Kurucz connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kurucz.
Kurucz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurucz connects with a knee to the head.
Kurucz landing knees to the head.
Kurucz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurucz misses with a knee strike.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kurucz after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Kurucz landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kurucz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kurucz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurucz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurucz throws an elbow but misses.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kurucz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice combination there by Kurucz.
Kurucz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kurucz scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kurucz moves into the clinch successfully.
Kurucz working King over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurucz.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kurucz lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Kurucz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurucz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurucz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurucz lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Kurucz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurucz lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Kurucz with a knee to the head.
Kurucz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King is trying to drag Kurucz to the mat but Kurucz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurucz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ansgar Kurucz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on RC King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kurucz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurucz cracks the inside of King's front leg.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Kurucz which made him look bad.
Kurucz lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Kurucz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King shoots in for a takedown but Kurucz shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Kurucz. No joy for King on that attempt.
Ansgar Kurucz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RC King.

Kurucz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurucz lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kurucz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kurucz lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Kurucz connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.

King is rocked!

That has opened up RC King's cut even more.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurucz finish him?
Kurucz lands an elbow inside.
King is breathing heavily.
Kurucz landing knees to the head.
Ansgar Kurucz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kurucz has King pressed against the cage. He pushes King back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Kurucz throws a beautiful elbow that sends King crashing to the floor! Kurucz piles on the pressure with more strikes! King is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Kurucz!
After the fight, Ansgar Kurucz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.