PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Small comes to the cage accompanied by young wild and free. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Small
vs
Kulen

162 cm
22
227 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kulen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kulen rushes Small and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.

Small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Small closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kulen's guard.
Small trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kulen controls Small momentarily but Small frees himself.
Kulen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kulen controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Small on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Small tries to get out of the position.

That's two 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.
Kulen punching from mount but Small doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kulen controlling the position easily from mount.
Kulen tries to control but Small wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jack Kulen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Small throws a lazy head kick
and Kulen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kulen is looking to clinch.

Small drives through and clinches with Kulen against the cage.
Small has Kulen pressed against the cage, preventing Kulen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kulen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kulen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Small decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Small.
Kulen wants to clinch but Small slips to the side

and Small counters by moving into the clinch.

Small breaks from the clinch.
Small pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Small throws a head kick that misses.
Small misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small tries to clinch but Kulen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small is breathing heavily.
Small keeps the fight on the outside.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
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 Ryan Small will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kulen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulen is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Small looks for a takedown but Kulen sprawls well.
Kulen blocks a head kick by Small.
Kulen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Small throws a lazy head kick
and Kulen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulen throws a combination. Small tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.
Ryan Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small throws a head kick but Kulen moves out of range.
Small throws a head kick that misses
and Kulen counters with a series of strikes. Small will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kulen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kulen closes the distance and clinches.
Kulen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Small pulls his leg out and moves away.
Small fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Small.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Kulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Small paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulen lands with a nice body punch.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Ryan Small is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulen wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Small backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulen misses with a series of wild punches.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Small will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small wants to clinch.
Kulen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kulen gets tackled into the cage by Small. Small maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulen tries to pull guard but Small forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kulen.
Small is trying to pull guard but Kulen has him pressed against the cage.
Small stalls.
Small jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulen walks away with a smile on his face. Small gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Small shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kulen pinned against the cage. Kulen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulen tries to clinch up but Small circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kulen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kulen darts in and clinches Small up against the cage.

Small's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulen moves to clinch but Small breaks away

and Small counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Small with a knee to the head.
Kulen digs a right hand underneath Small's ribcage. Small let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kulen is working for takedown but Small is calmly controlling the position for now.
Small misses with a knee strike.
Kulen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Small breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kulen rushes Small and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Small breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Small.
Kulen works over Small's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Small.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Small.
Small throws a head kick but Kulen moves out of range.
Small has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulen lands a nice looking body kick.
Small throws a sloppy head kick and Kulen moves out of range easily.
Kulen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kulen.
Small throws a head kick that misses.
Kulen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Small throws a sloppy head kick and Kulen moves out of range easily.
Small displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kulen.
Ryan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kulen.
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!
Kulen stalks Small and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Small's face. Small staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Kulen tries to clinch up but Small circles away and keeps his distance.
Small throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulen's waist but Kulen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Small off to one side.
Small avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Small looks for a takedown but Kulen sprawls well.
Kulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kulen has Small up against the cage in a clinch.
Kulen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Small's efforts to push away.
Small goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kulen prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulen wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kulen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Jack Kulen!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jack Kulen!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jack Kulen!

Jack Kulen wins by unanimous decision!