PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Kulminator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulminator comes to the ring accompanied by ZZ-No way out. Cheeseburger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alice In Chains - Rooster. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kulminator
vs
Cheeseburger

175 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Rising Sun Clothing Co.

Golden Lilium

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonid Kulminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulminator scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cheeseburger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kulminator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Cheeseburger misses.
Cheeseburger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cheeseburger looks to land a right hand but Kulminator moved out of range.
Cheeseburger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulminator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulminator lands a body shot.
Cheeseburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulminator.
Leonid Kulminator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulminator scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kulminator steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheeseburger.
Kulminator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheeseburger misses with a body punch
and Kulminator counters with a three punch combo that has Cheeseburger backing up. Cheeseburger nods at Kulminator to acknowledge the strikes.
Jimmy Cheeseburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulminator throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheeseburger counters with a straight right hand.
Cheeseburger avoids the body shot from Kulminator.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulminator is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kulminator moves away from the strike by Cheeseburger.
Kulminator looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheeseburger is just out of range.
Cheeseburger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulminator thows a body shot but no joy.
Cheeseburger shoots and misses
and Kulminator counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leonid Kulminator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Cheeseburger.
Nice uppercut there from Kulminator.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kulminator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kulminator misses with a body shot.
Kulminator scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulminator.

Cheeseburger gets the takedown into side control.
Kulminator looking for a sweep but Cheeseburger has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kulminator bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cheeseburger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cheeseburger can't keep his opponent in guard - Kulminator advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Cheeseburger actively working from the bottom here.
Cheeseburger looks gassed!

Kulminator is looking for a kimura but Cheeseburger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kulminator to get the leverage.
Cheeseburger tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Cheeseburger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Kulminator dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kulminator looks to land a combination but Cheeseburger avoids it well.
Cheeseburger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kulminator counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kulminator works Cheeseburger's body with a nice hook.
Cheeseburger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulminator as he avoids it easily.
Kulminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheeseburger misses with a looping left.
Cheeseburger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kulminator counters with a nice body shot.
Cheeseburger is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulminator is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kulminator is looking to wear down Cheeseburger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kulminator misses with a wild body shot.
Cheeseburger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheeseburger misses with the combination.
Cheeseburger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulminator's waist but Kulminator gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cheeseburger off to one side.
A big left from Cheeseburger misses.
Kulminator moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator throws a combination that misses
and Cheeseburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulminator thows a body shot but no joy.
Kulminator changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kulminator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulminator scores with a hook.
Kulminator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheeseburger fails with the takedown
and Kulminator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonid Kulminator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Cheeseburger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator's corner calls for a 1-2. Kulminator obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cheeseburger misses with a combination
and Kulminator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kulminator throws a body punch but Cheeseburger moves out of range.
Kulminator lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheeseburger backs up against the ropes.
Cheeseburger misses with a hook. Kulminator ducked under it nicely.
Kulminator slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cheeseburger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulminator swings for the body but Cheeseburger moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator connects with a body shot.
Kulminator with a hook.
Kulminator tries to bum rush Cheeseburger with a series of wild strikes but Cheeseburger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Cheeseburger.
Kulminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheeseburger moves away.
Kulminator scores with a jab to the head.
Cheeseburger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Cheeseburger.
Kulminator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Kulminator dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheeseburger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kulminator's hands.
Kulminator swings for the body but Cheeseburger moves out of range.
Kulminator jabs at Cheeseburger's body.
Cheeseburger throws a hook but Kulminator avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulminator blocks a jab.
Cheeseburger misses with a takedown
letting Kulminator counter with a right hand.
Cheeseburger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheeseburger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulminator finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheeseburger's head.
Cheeseburger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulminator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kulminator dips to his left and cracks Cheeseburger with an uppercut!
Kulminator looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheeseburger is just out of range.
Leonid Kulminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulminator works over Cheeseburger's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator misses with a body shot.
Cheeseburger fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheeseburger looks to land a right hand but Kulminator moved out of range.
Kulminator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kulminator throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Cheeseburger to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheeseburger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator scores with a jab to the body.
Kulminator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cheeseburger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulminator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheeseburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulminator.
Kulminator stalks Cheeseburger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cheeseburger's face. Cheeseburger staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Kulminator.
Cheeseburger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimmy Cheeseburger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulminator moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kulminator misses with a few strikes there.
Kulminator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kulminator slips under a jab from Cheeseburger.
Leonid Kulminator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Kulminator does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulminator connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheeseburger momentarily.
Kulminator lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Kulminator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kulminator, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Kulminator!