PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poppa Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kuklinski
vs
Ping

195 cm
25
274 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

191 cm
21
272 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Poppa Ping!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ping.
Ping moves away from the strike by Kuklinski.
Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ping throws a jab when Kuklinski was well out of range.
Kuklinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuklinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ping looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ping looks gassed!
Kuklinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuklinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ping looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kuklinski catches Ping napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ping to the canvas!

It looks like Poppa Ping has been cut.
Kuklinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kuklinski gets to his feet - Ping follows without any prompting.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Kuklinski and Ping goes tumbling to the canvas! Kuklinski follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Ping is rocked!

Kuklinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ping is still in real trouble! Can Kuklinski finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuklinski is nestled in close to Ping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kuklinski is working for a submission of some sort.
Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Ping wants to improve his position but Kuklinski is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Kuklinski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ping doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kuklinski.
Kuklinski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuklinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ping keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ping actively working from the bottom here.
Kuklinski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ping tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuklinski is nestled in close to Ping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ping is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuklinski throwing shots but Ping is blocking nicely.
Ping misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kuklinski lands strikes from half guard.

Kuklinski is looking for a kimura but Ping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuklinski to get the leverage.

Kuklinski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ping has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ping is pressing down on Kuklinski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ping looking to control.

Kuklinski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ping manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kuklinski has Ping in his guard.
Kuklinski wants to stand up but Ping is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ping cracks Kuklinski with a solid left hand.
Kuklinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ping.
Ping is in close to Kuklinski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ping won't allow Kuklinski to get back to his feet.

Ping 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.
Kuklinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuklinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ping trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ping postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping won't allow Kuklinski to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ping moves away from the strike by Kuklinski.
Kuklinski misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Ping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuklinski moves away.
Ping throws a hook but Kuklinski avoids it easily.
Kuklinski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuklinski misses with a looping right.
Ping attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ping throws a right hand that Kuklinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuklinski also avoids with ease.
Ping cracks Kuklinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Kuklinski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuklinski. Ping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ping throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuklinski.
Ping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuklinski misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuklinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuklinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ping swinging wildly here.
A big right from Kuklinski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Kuklinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poppa Ping's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ping misses with a wild combination.
Kuklinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ping swinging wildly here.
Ping defending well as Kuklinski loads up on a big left hand.
Ping slips under a jab from Kuklinski.
Ping attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuklinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ping can do to turn this around?
Ping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Kuklinski. Beautiful body shot.
Ping takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuklinski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuklinski misses with an uppercut. Ping saw that one coming.
Ping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuklinski slips a jab and a cross from Ping.
Ping avoids the body shot from Kuklinski.
Kuklinski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ping on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ping looks to land a combination. Kuklinski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ping misses the jab.
Kuklinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ping lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuklinski. Ping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ping defending well as Kuklinski loads up on a big left hand.
Ping misses with a double jab.
Kuklinski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuklinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Ping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuklinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuklinski throws a right and a left that Ping avoids nicely.
Ping scores with a jab. Kuklinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ping avoids the body shot from Kuklinski.
Ping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ping misses with a looping left.
Kuklinski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kuklinski dodges the punch combination from Ping.
Ping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kuklinski lunges at Ping with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ping's hand.
A slow jab from Kuklinski misses its intended target.
Kuklinski misses with the combination.

That's two 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.
Ping throws a series of punches but Kuklinski moves out of range.
Kuklinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ping throws out the jab.
Ping throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ping. Kuklinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ping is just out of range.
Kuklinski looks to land a right hand but Ping moved out of range.
Kuklinski throws out a loose jab but Ping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ping lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuklinski takes a step back to recover.
Ping misses with the combination.
Ping throws a right and a left that Kuklinski avoids nicely.
Kuklinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ping's hands.
Kuklinski misses with the combination.
Ping throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Ping.
Kuklinski misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuklinski's head.
Ping looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuklinski is just out of range.
Kuklinski throws a shot to the body.
Kuklinski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ping is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuklinski misses the jab.
Richard Kuklinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Ping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuklinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ping throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuklinski sizes up Ping with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ping getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuklinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ping moves away.
Kuklinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuklinski.
Ping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuklinski's head.
Kuklinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuklinski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuklinski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poppa Ping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski misses with a wild body shot.
Ping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuklinski digs a good body shot into Ping's ribs.
Ping misses the jab.
A big right from Ping misses.
Ping avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kuklinski there.
A big right from Kuklinski misses.
Ping scores with a three punch combo!
Ping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuklinski.
Ping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ping stuns Kuklinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ping tries to work over Kuklinski's front leg with a kick but Kuklinski checks it.
Ping doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuklinski throws a big shot that misses.
Kuklinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Ping does it's job there.
Ping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuklinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuklinski.
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 Richard Kuklinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Poppa Ping's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ping lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ping throws a leg kick but Kuklinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ping stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuklinski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuklinski moves out of range as Ping strikes.
Ping cracks Kuklinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ping tries to land a leg kick but Kuklinski saw it coming and moves away.
Kuklinski loads up on a big right hand but Ping slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Kuklinski.
Kuklinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ping lands a head kick!

Kuklinski is rocked!
Kuklinski dodges the punch combination from Ping.
Oh Kuklinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ping circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kuklinski drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ping follows Kuklinski to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poppa Ping!