PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelli Kuukeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ladin's choice of entrance music: Highway to hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kuukeri
vs
Ladin

193 cm
23
280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

215 cm
22
300 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelli Kuukeri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Ladin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuukeri.
Kuukeri clobbers Ladin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Ladin rushes Kuukeri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuukeri avoiding damage as Ladin throws knees to the body.
Kuukeri blocks an elbow strike.
Kuukeri tries to pull guard but Ladin holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuukeri drops back down to his feet.
Ladin prevents the takedown attempt.
Ladin landing knees to the body.
Kuukeri is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladin is working Kuukeri over against the cage.
Kuukeri blocks a body shot from Ladin.
Ladin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuukeri blocks a body shot from Ladin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ladin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuukeri's brow.
Kuukeri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ladin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelli Kuukeri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuukeri won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladin.
Ladin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuukeri controls his hands.
Kuukeri avoiding damage as Ladin throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukeri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ladin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuukeri can't find room to land a body shot as Ladin controls the action.
Ladin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ladin lands an elbow just above Kuukeri 's eye.
Ladin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuukeri has had enough of the clinch but Ladin keeps him there for the moment.
Ladin scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Ladin.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Ladin.
Ladin lands with a light punch inside.
Ladin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ladin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ladin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ladin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ladin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ladin digs a right hand underneath Kuukeri's ribcage. Kuukeri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ladin working Kuukeri over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladin lands a knee to the body.
Ladin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuukeri's elbow.
Ladin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Ladin.
Ladin working Kuukeri over with knees to the body.
Ladin misses with a punch to the body.
Kuukeri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuukeri avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ladin.
Ladin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuukeri blocks it with crossed arms.
Ladin is leaning against Kuukeri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ladin digs a right hand into Kuukeri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuukeri's gas tank.
Ladin tries a body shot but Kuukeri blocks it.
Ladin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuukeri controls his hands.
Ladin lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuukeri blocks a body shot from Ladin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuukeri backwards.
Ladin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuukeri controls his hands.
Ladin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ladin misses with an elbow strike.
Ladin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ladin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ladin.
Ladin is leaning against Kuukeri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Ladin on the inside.
Ladin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuukeris head.
A short right from Ladin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladin lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladin.
Ladin digs a right hand into Kuukeri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuukeri's gas tank.
Kuukeri prevents a body shot from Ladin.
Ladin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladin obliges.
Kuukeri avoiding damage as Ladin throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuukeri won't want to take too many of those.
Ladin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ladin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuukeri is defending well for now.
Ladin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuukeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ladin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ladin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuukeri.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ladin misses with some punches.
Ladin pushes Kuukeri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuukeri tries to pull guard but Ladin won't allow it.
Kuukeri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Ladin on the inside.
Ladin lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ladin digs a right hand underneath Kuukeri's ribcage. Kuukeri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ladin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ladin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuukeri's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ladin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Ladin dominated that round.
That's time! Kuukeri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ladin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuukeri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ladin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ladin pushes Kuukeri up against the cage in a clinch.
Ladin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ladin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ladin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuukeri is defending well for now.
Kuukeri blocks a body shot from Ladin.
Ladin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ben Ladin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Ladin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladin scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ladin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ladin.
Ladin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuukeri.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ladin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladin digs a right hand underneath Kuukeri's ribcage. Kuukeri let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ladin.
Kuukeri blocks a body shot from Ladin.
Ladin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuukeri avoids the damage to the body.
Ladin tries to work over Kuukeri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuukeri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ladin trying to land knees to the body.
Kuukeri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kuukeri prevents a body shot from Ladin.
Ladin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuukeri prevents a body shot from Ladin.
Ladin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuukeri misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ladin as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladin is working Kuukeri over against the cage.
Ladin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuukeri's elbow.
Ladin tries to work over Kuukeri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ladin.
A right hand to the body from Ladin.
Ladin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuukeris head.
Ladin with a knee to the head.
Ladin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuukeri or not.
Ladin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ladin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ladin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ladin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ladin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuukeri or not.
Ladin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuukeri backwards.
Ladin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ladin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Ladin.
Ladin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ladin lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Ladin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuukeri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladin obliges.
Ladin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ladin tries to land a knee to the head but Kuukeri blocks with his arms.
Ladin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ladin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ladin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ladin can't find room to land a body shot as Kuukeri controls the action.
Ladin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ladin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kuukeri is rocked!
Ladin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuukeri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladin tries to work over Kuukeri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuukeri misses with the head strike.
Kuukeri throws a head punch that misses.
Ladin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ladin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Ladin.
Ladin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladin landing knees to the head.
Ladin lands with a right to the head.
Oh Kuukeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ladin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ladin tries to work over Kuukeri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ladin pushes Kuukeri against the cage. Ladin is working some dirty boxing. Ladin pushes off with a quick right hook! Kuukeri goes down! Kuukeri tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ladin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Ladin! Ben Ladin retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ben Ladin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.