PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levent Kucuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levent Kucuk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kucuk
vs
Sankara

193 cm
29
211 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levent Kucuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Sankara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kucuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sankara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kucuk.
Kucuk tries to clinch but Sankara moves out of range.
Sankara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kucuk's sensitive parts.
Sankara throws a front kick aimed at Kucuk's knee but Kucuk avoids it well.
Sankara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kucuk.
Thomas Sankara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kucuk throws a sloppy head kick and Sankara moves out of range easily.
Sankara thumps Kucuk with a low kick.
Sankara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kucuk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sankara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankara throws a series of punches but Kucuk moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sankara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sankara.
Sankara works Kucuk's body with a nice hook.
Kucuk tries to clinch but Sankara is having none of it.
Sankara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Sankara lands but Kucuk takes it in his stride.

It looks like Levent Kucuk has been cut.
Kucuk throws a hook but Sankara avoids it easily.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kucuk. That did some damage!
Kucuk is breathing heavily.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kucuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sankara. Sankara obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Sankara lands a glancing blow to the side of Kucuk's head.
Sankara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
Good leg kick by Sankara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sankara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sankara.
Sankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sankara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sankara tries a head kick but it misses.
Kucuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kucuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kucuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sankara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kucuk scrambles back to his feet.
Sankara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sankara feints and then cracks Kucuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sankara.
Sankara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kucuk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sankara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kucuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kucuk.
Sankara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara is looking to slow Kucuk down with leg kicks.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sankara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sankara throws a leg kick which misses Kucuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kucuk tries to avoid it.
Sankara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankara throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kucuk's calf.
Sankara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Sankara tenderised Kucuk's leg. Kucuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sankara lands a head kick!
Crunch! Sankara slams his shin into Kucuk's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucuk walks into a jab.
Sankara lands with a nice body kick.
Sankara throws a sloppy head kick and Kucuk moves out of range easily.
Sankara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Sankara.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
Sankara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kucuk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sankara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sankara connects with an inside leg kick.
Sankara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Sankara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levent Kucuk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sankara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sankara connects with a solid leg kick.
Sankara tests Kucuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kucuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankara lands a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankara, right into the meat.
Kucuk throws a head kick but Sankara moves out of range.
Sankara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sankara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kucuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

A head kick lands from Sankara that sends Kucuk to the canvas. Kucuk tries to scramble back to his feet but Sankara brings him back down into side control.

Kucuk is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sankara cracks Kucuk with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sankara immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kucuk is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sankara!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Sankara!
A very excited looking Thomas Sankara 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.