PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Kuchinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Samson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Samson
vs
Kuchinta

188 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Fugly Face Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Kuchinta!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson scores with a nice right hand.
Samson misses with a looping right.
Kuchinta throws a series of punches but Samson moves out of range.
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuchinta.
A decent looking cross lands there for Samson.
Samson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuchinta moves out of range of the strikes.
Samson throws out a leg kick but Kuchinta moves out of range and Samson only half commits.
Kuchinta staying out of range there.
Kuchinta shoots in but Samson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Samson as he connects with a hook.
Samson lands a jab to the head.
Samson tries to clinch but Kuchinta moves out of range.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but Kuchinta ducks down to avoid it.
Kuchinta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuchinta moves away.

Samson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuchinta, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Samson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samson jabs at Kuchinta's body.
Kuchinta shoots in for a takedown but Samson shows good takedown defense.
Samson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kuchinta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuchinta.
Kuchinta stopping the sweep attempt from Samson.
Kuchinta stops Samson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuchinta lands a couple of digs.
Kuchinta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kuchinta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Samson wants to stand up but Kuchinta is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinta passes Samson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Samson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuchinta.

Kuchinta is looking for a kimura here.
Kuchinta stops Samson from getting back to his feet.

Kuchinta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Samson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kuchinta wants to pass the guard but Samson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Samson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samson is looking for a sweep. Kuchinta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuchinta blocks a jab.
Samson wants to slow Kuchinta down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuchinta just misses with a punch to the body.

Kuchinta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Kuchinta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Samson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samson wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Samson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuchinta on the ground.
Samson looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kuchinta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kuchinta is pressing down on Samson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samson is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brock Samson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kuchinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samson throws out the jab.
Kuchinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samson throws out the jab.
Samson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuchinta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samson.
Bruno Kuchinta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuchinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Samson does no damage.
A jab from Samson does it's job there.
A big right from Samson misses.
Samson scores with a shot to the body.
Samson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Kuchinta.
Samson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson throws out a loose jab but Kuchinta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson misses the jab.
Samson throws a big shot that misses.

Kuchinta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Samson manages to break the clinch.
Samson punishes Kuchinta's body with a nice straight punch.
Samson catches Kuchinta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Kuchinta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Kuchinta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuchinta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kuchinta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuchinta is breathing heavily.

Kuchinta is trying to get an arm triangle but Samson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samson keeps working.
Samson tries to bench press Kuchinta off him but Kuchinta keeps the position.

Kuchinta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Samson is looking for a sweep.
Kuchinta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Samson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuchinta, pushing him back against the cage.
Samson is trying to break the clinch but Kuchinta is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samson can't break the clinch.
Kuchinta prevents the takedown attempt.
Samson blocks a body shot from Kuchinta.
Samson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuchinta won't allow it.
Samson is trying to force a seperation but Kuchinta has the dominant position.
Kuchinta lands a body punch.
Kuchinta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samson backwards.
Samson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuchinta has him pressed against the cage.

Kuchinta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Samson regains guard immediately.

Kuchinta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kuchinta manages to pass to side control.
Kuchinta prevents Samson from standing back up.
Samson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson is trying to stand.
Kuchinta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kuchinta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samson is not content to let Kuchinta control the position.
Kuchinta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuchinta is trying to control the action in half guard but Samson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samson jabs at Kuchinta's body.
Samson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuchinta counters with a left to the body.
Kuchinta avoids the body shot from Samson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Kuchinta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Samson lands with an overhand left.
Kuchinta drops his hands momentarily and Samson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samson throws out a powerful jab.
Kuchinta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samson.
Some wild striking there from Kuchinta.
Kuchinta swings for the body but Samson moves out of range.
Kuchinta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samson throws an overhand right that lands on Kuchinta's shoulder, as Kuchinta tries to avoid the shot.
Samson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Samson lands.

Kuchinta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Samson did well to prevent Kuchinta getting side control.

Kuchinta is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuchinta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samson pushes Kuchinta off looking to stand but Kuchinta dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchinta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kuchinta passes the guard and advances to mount!
Samson wants to hold on but Kuchinta pushes him away.
Kuchinta throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Samson because Kuchinta loaded up on that one.
Samson wants to try and get back to his feet.

Kuchinta goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Samson turns into him and now he's in Kuchinta's guard.

Kuchinta looking for a guillotine here but Samson defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuchinta's guard.

Kuchinta looking for subs off his back but Samson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Samson wants to take a breather but Kuchinta is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kuchinta.
Kuchinta manages to get to full guard.
Kuchinta 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.

Kuchinta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samson is aware though and is defending well.
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Kuchinta.
Samson trying to control but Kuchinta is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuchinta tries to strike from the bottom.
Samson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bruno Kuchinta has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuchinta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuchinta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Samson.
Nice cross by Samson.
Brock Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Samson misses with a body punch

and Kuchinta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kuchinta gets control of Samson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kuchinta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuchinta wants to sweep here but Samson controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Kuchinta.
I think Kuchinta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Kuchinta!