PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tung Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Skeltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kuk
vs
Skeltz

178 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tung Kuk !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramon Skeltz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuk tries to clinch there but Skeltz circles away.

Kuk pushes Skeltz up against the cage in a clinch.
Skeltz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuk has Skeltz pushed against the cage.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuk cracks Skeltz with a nice body shot.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Kuk to work.
Kuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skeltz's coach down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//15COA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skeltz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuk lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuk blocking some punches.
Kuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuk seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeltz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuk .
Kuk lands a body punch.
Skeltz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuk has Skeltz pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuk .
Skeltz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuk has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skeltz prevents a body shot from Kuk .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuk is working Skeltz over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuk .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuk has Skeltz pushed against the cage.
Skeltz is trying to push Kuk away but Kuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Kuk .
Skeltz is trying to break the clinch but Kuk is controlling him.
Kuk avoiding damage.
Kuk tries to work over Skeltz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skeltz's efforts to push away.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skeltz or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skeltz wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuk won't allow it.
Kuk pushes Skeltz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skeltz is trying to force a seperation but Kuk has the dominant position.
Skeltz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skeltz up against the cage.
A short left from Kuk .
Skeltz is trying to break the clinch but Kuk has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kuk - that landed with a thud.
Kuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.
Kuk lands a shot to the body.
Kuk keeps control of Skeltz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuk stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk tries a body shot but Skeltz blocks it.
Skeltz can't break the clinch.
Kuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuk stalling the fight.
Kuk pushes Skeltz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuk .
Skeltz wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuk won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Kuk .
Kuk blocking some punches.
Kuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skeltz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuk controls his hands.
Kuk is stalling here.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Skeltz up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skeltz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skeltz misses the shot to the body.
Kuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Skeltz circles away.
Skeltz throws a shot to the body.
Kuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Skeltz circles away.
Skeltz misses with a wild body shot.
Kuk tries to clinch but Skeltz moves out of range.
Ramon Skeltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuk lands with a left to the head.
Skeltz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuk lands a left hand.
Kuk has Skeltz pushed against the cage.
Skeltz wants to break free but Kuk has control.
Kuk has Skeltz pressed against the cage, preventing Skeltz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuk keeps control of Skeltz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Skeltz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kuk .
Kuk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tung Kuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuk lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Skeltz misses with some punches.
Skeltz working hard to break the clinch.
Skeltz has had enough of the clinch but Kuk keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Kuk .
Kuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skeltzs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuk has Skeltz pressed against the cage, preventing Skeltz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuk lands a body shot.
Skeltz tries to circle away but Kuk has him pinned against the cage.
Skeltz tries to circle away but Kuk has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kuk - that landed with a thud.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike.
Kuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skeltz is breathing heavily.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Kuk .
Kuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skeltz is trying to push Kuk away but Kuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.
Good body shot from Kuk .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuk is working Skeltz over against the cage.
Kuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skeltz or not.
Kuk gets through Skeltz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuk digs a right hand underneath Skeltz's ribcage. Skeltz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuk is struggling to control the position.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuk .
Kuk lands a body punch.
Kuk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skeltz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuk lands a body shot.
Kuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk slowing the pace effectively.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skeltz has had enough of the clinch but Kuk keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Kuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuk .
Kuk is leaning against Skeltz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skeltz can do to turn this around?
Skeltz takes a shot to the head.
Kuk lands a left hand.
Kuk avoiding damage.
Skeltz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuk prevents Skeltz from breaking the clinch.
Skeltz working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tung Kuk dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuk 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kuk moves into range and clinches up with Skeltz.
Kuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuk lands a body punch.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuk works on Skeltz's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Kuk - that landed with a thud.
Kuk is leaning against Skeltz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuk .
Nice body punch from Kuk .
Kuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.
A body shot lands from Kuk .
Stalling in the clinch from Kuk .
Kuk gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Skeltz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuk .

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kuk .
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tung Kuk .
A looping hook to the body misses from Skeltz. Kuk does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kuk clinches up with Skeltz and pushes him back against the cage.
Skeltz working hard to break the clinch.
Kuk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skeltz misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuk .
Kuk digs a right hand underneath Skeltz's ribcage. Skeltz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuk gets through Skeltz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuk .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeltz is trying to break free.
Kuk lands a nice uppercut.
Kuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuk as Skeltz tries to tie him up.
Kuk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuk lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skeltz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skeltz stalling in the clinch but Kuk improves position.
Skeltz tries to break the clinch but Kuk is controlling the position.
Kuk slowing the pace effectively.
Kuk pushes Skeltz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skeltz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuk .
Kuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skeltz or not.
Kuk lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk digs a right hand underneath Skeltz's ribcage. Skeltz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Skeltz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuk has double underhooks.
Kuk has Skeltz pushed against the cage.
Kuk scores with a hook to the body.
Kuk scores with a hook to the body.
Kuk pushes Skeltz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuk lands a shot to the body.
Kuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.
Kuk presses Skeltz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuk .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuk cracks Skeltz with a nice body shot.
Kuk scores with a shot to the side of Skeltz's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuk .
Kuk is leaning against Skeltz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Kuk lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Kuk .
Kuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skeltz tries to circle away but Kuk has him pinned against the cage.
Kuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skeltz backwards.
Kuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skeltzs head.

Skeltz is rocked!
Kuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skeltz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuk finish him?
Nice body punch from Kuk - that landed with a thud.
Ramon Skeltz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tung Kuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skeltz seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuk .

And that's the end of the fight!
Tung Kuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tung Kuk !
During a confident post fight interview, Tung Kuk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.