PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynaldo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulich comes to the cage accompanied by Meat Plow. Reynaldo Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kulich
vs
Da Silva

177 cm
22
183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

191 cm
22
179 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Kulich.
A combination from Kulich does no damage.
Mark Kulich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Kulich.
Kulich swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulich tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Da Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kulich misses.
No joy there for Kulich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulich throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva's head backwards.
Da Silva slips a jab from Kulich.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva working Kulich over with knees to the body.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Kulich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Kulich presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva looks gassed!
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kulich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich scores with a hook to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulich cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Kulich lands a body shot.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kulich.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kulich cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Kulich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kulich.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kulich.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Kulich lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Da Silva is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulich finish him?
Kulich misses with some punches.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kulich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kulich misses with a few strikes there.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kulich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulich.
Kulich throws a hook but Da Silva avoids it easily.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Kulich counters with a three punch combo that has Da Silva backing up. Da Silva nods at Kulich to acknowledge the strikes.
Da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kulich counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kulich darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Silva.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulich misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kulich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Kulich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mark Kulich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kulich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kulich as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulich.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kulich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Kulich scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Kulich lands a body shot.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Nice elbow from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kulich.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Silva.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Kulich.
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Kulich.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Kulich blocking some punches.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kulich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Kulich.
Mark Kulich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulich throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva tries to clinch
and Kulich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Da Silva thinking.
Kulich throws a right hand that Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Kulich.
A big right from Kulich misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva defending well as Kulich loads up on a big left hand.

Kulich moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich lands a left hand.
Kulich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kulich blocks with his arms.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Kulich.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Silva.
Kulich pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
A nice left hand lands by Kulich.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kulich's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands a body shot.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulich.
Da Silva lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulich lands a left hand.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kulich's face.
Kulich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Reynaldo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulich scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Da Silva.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kulich or not.
Kulich cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Mark Kulich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kulich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kulich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kulich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kulich!