PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alisson Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kucharski
vs
Becker

177 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alisson Becker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Becker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Becker taking a breather.

Becker decides to pull guard.
Kucharski trying to control but Becker is working from the bottom.
Becker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Becker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kucharski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kucharski with a flurry of punches that miss.

Becker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kucharski defends well.
Becker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kucharski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kucharski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski throws a big right hand that misses.

Becker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kucharski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kucharski drops back looking for a leg! Becker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Becker manages to kick Kucharski off! Kucharski jumps back into Becker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kucharski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kucharski stands up over Becker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kucharski is looking to work some ground and pound but Becker has wrist control.
Kucharski 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.
Becker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kucharski lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Becker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kucharski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Becker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Becker looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kucharski trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kucharski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.

Kucharski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Becker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Becker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Becker!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kucharski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kucharski wants to get back to full guard.
Kucharski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kucharski.
Becker stopping the sweep attempt from Kucharski.
Kucharski is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kucharski working for a triangle but Becker defends it easily.
Becker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kucharski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kucharski scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Kucharski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Becker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kucharski stays in close to Becker's body and controls the position.
Becker controls Kucharski momentarily but Kucharski frees himself.
Kucharski trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kucharski with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kucharski trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kucharski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Becker keeping moving, preventing Kucharski from controlling successfully.

Kucharski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Becker dives on top into guard.
Kucharski looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kucharski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Becker gets to his feet. Kucharski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Kucharski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Becker scores with a shot to the body.

Kucharski gets the takedown into side control.
Kucharski wants to control but Becker is keeping him busy.
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Kucharski is chipping away with strikes.
Kucharski cracks Becker with a big elbow.
Kucharski wants to take a breather but Becker manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kucharski.
Kucharski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kucharski pushing down on Becker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kucharski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Becker keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Becker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Becker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Kucharski working the head and body with strikes.
Kucharski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kucharski throwing shots but Becker is blocking nicely.
Becker is staying active underneath Kucharski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Michal Kucharski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kucharski working over Becker with some ground and pound. Becker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kucharski is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Becker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michal Kucharski!
A very excited looking Michal Kucharski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.