PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceino Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov has chosen Lube-Shparu as his entrance music. Ceino Rey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rey
vs
Kulakov

181 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ceino Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulakov.
Kulakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rey manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Rey dodges the punch combination from Kulakov.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rey manages to avoid it.
Kulakov misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulakov throws a shot to the body.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov lands with a nice body punch.
Rey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulakov cracks Rey with an open hand slap.
Kulakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rey.
Kulakov slips under a jab.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rey.
Kulakov lands with an uppercut that bounces Rey off the cage and back into rage.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulakov lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulakov misses with a double jab.
Kulakov misses with a jab to the body
and Kulakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov swings for the body but Rey moves out of range.
Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rey.
Kulakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rey throws a hook but Kulakov avoids it easily.
Rey slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Rey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kulakov to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulakov lands with a nice combination. Rey backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Ceino Rey has been cut.
Kulakov looks to land a left hand but Rey moved out of range nicely.
Kulakov clobbers Rey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulakov.
Rey ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Rey takes a swing at Kulakov's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rey is looking to wear down Kulakov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kulakov slips a jab from Rey.
Kulakov misses with a hook to the body
and Rey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulakov scores with a nice head shot.
Kulakov cracks Rey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulakov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rey.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Rey moves away from the strike by Kulakov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kulakov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kulakov scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kulakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ceino Rey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rey counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulakov throws a body punch but Rey moves out of range.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Kulakov.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rey.
Rey ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that Rey avoids nicely.
Kulakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rey circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulakov.
Rey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulakov.
Kulakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulakov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kulakov lands a head shot.
Kulakov misses the shot to the body.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Rey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey cracks a nice hook into Kulakov's ribs.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Rey avoids them all with ease.
Rey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulakov.
Kulakov needs to keep his hands up - Rey had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Kulakov lands with a straight right. Rey didn't see that one coming.
Rey scores with a body shot.
Kulakov is breathing heavily.
Kulakov lands a nice shot that snaps Rey's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kulakov misses with a hook.
Kulakov loads up on a big right hand but Rey slips the punch.
Rey moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulakov loads up on a big right hand but Rey slips the punch.
Rey staying out of range there.
Kulakov swinging wildly here.
Kulakov looks to land a left hand but Rey moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kulakov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rey's head.
Kulakov scores with a nice head shot.
Rey blocks a jab.
Kulakov throws a hook to the side of Rey's head but Rey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Rey moves away from the strike by Kulakov.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulakov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulakov misses with a double jab.
Kulakov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ceino Rey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ceino Rey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kulakov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rey backs up against the cage.
Kulakov throws a combination that misses
and Rey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Rey just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Kulakov finds it's target.
Kulakov misses with a two punch combination.
Rey scores with a punch to the head.
Kulakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kulakov misses with a jab to the body
and Rey counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Kulakov.
Kulakov throws a jab when Rey was well out of range.
Rey blocks a jab.
Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rey manages to avoid it.
Rey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kulakov misses with a combination
enabling Rey to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey lands a jab.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rey moves out of range as Kulakov strikes.
Rey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rey takes a swing at Kulakov's ribcage but misses.
Kulakov looks to land a combination but Rey avoids it well.
Kulakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulakov connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rey.
Rey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulakov cracks Rey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kulakov misses with a combination
and Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rey misses the shot to the body.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulakov.
Kulakov throws a combination that misses
and Rey counters with a left to the body.
Kulakov scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Kulakov lands a jab-cross combination.
Rey slips under a jab from Kulakov.
Kulakov scores with a jab.
A nice combination there by Kulakov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulakov. Rey does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Kulakov.
A left and a right from Kulakov both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ceino Rey.
I think Rey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!