PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czesio Niemen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Niemen
vs
Fulcher

196 cm
28
270 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Czesio Niemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fulcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niemen throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Berry Fulcher has been cut.
Niemen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niemen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fulcher.
Niemen misses with a double jab.
Niemen tries to land a leg kick but Fulcher saw it coming and moves away.
Fulcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niemens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fulcher moves in looking to clinch but Niemen pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fulcher is looking to clinch.
Fulcher lands a jab to the head.
Niemen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niemen swats away the attempt to clinch by Fulcher.

Fulcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fulcher.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fulcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fulcher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Niemen tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Fulcher lands with a left to the head.
Niemen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fulcher fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Fulcher.

Niemen manages to break the clinch.
Niemen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fulcher can pounce on him.
Niemen thuds his shin into the meat of Fulcher's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fulcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niemen moves away.
Niemen throws a series of punches but Fulcher moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemen misses with a few strikes there.
Niemen throws a good cross that connects.

Fulcher rushes Niemen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niemen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Fulcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
Niemen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Niemen breaks from the clinch.
Niemen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fulcher moves away.
Fulcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niemen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fulcher fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries to clinch up but Niemen circles away and keeps his distance.
Fulcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemen.
Fulcher wants to clinch up but Niemen keeps it at a distance.
Fulcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niemen lands with a cross.
Fulcher with a nice cross.
Niemen scores with a nice strike.

Fulcher is rocked!
Fulcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fulcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Niemen finish him?
Niemen connects with a nice cross there... Fulcher is looking wobbly and Niemen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fulcher to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Niemen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Czesio Niemen!
After winning the bout, Czesio Niemen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.