PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honza Kucera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honza Kucera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Milat
vs
Kucera

165 cm
32
139 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

157 cm
28
144 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Conviction

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Honza Kucera!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat misses the shot to the body.
Kucera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Milat lands with a nice body punch.
Milat misses with a low kick.
Kucera with the counter takedown but Milat avoids it easily.
Milat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Milat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kucera. That did some damage!
Kucera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Milat throws a lazy head kick

and Kucera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Milat wants to control but Kucera is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Kucera seems to be working for a kimura but Milat defends the submission attempt.
Kucera trying to mount his opponent but Milat defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat is refusing to be controlled, as Kucera sits in half guard.
Kucera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Milat desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Milat tries to kick Kucera off but Kucera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Milat wants to improve his position but Kucera is controlling well.
Kucera passes to full mount!
Kucera looking to control but Milat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kucera mounts Milat! Really nice guard pass there!
Milat tries to hold on but Kucera pushes him away.
Kucera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Milat is looking to escape.
Milat prevents Kucera from taking his back.
Kucera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Milat is looking to escape.
Milat regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kucera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Milat sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kucera is trying to work for a kimura but Milat is defending well.
Milat is trying to stand.
Kucera trying to pass the guard but Milat defending well.

Kucera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kucera is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kucera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kucera stops Milat from getting back to his feet.

Milat kicks Kucera off and gets back to his feet.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kucera throws a sloppy head kick and Milat moves out of range easily.
Milat is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kucera.
Milat lands a slapping body shot.
Milat misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Milat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kucera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Milat.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kucera.
Kucera feints the counter takedown.
Milat misses with a low kick.
Milat lands a head kick. Kucera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Milat scores with a jab.
Milat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kucera.
And Kucera tries to counter it with a takedown but Milat pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Milat clinches.
Kucera tries for a takedown but Milat manages to get underhooks.
Milat lands an elbow just above Kucera 's eye.

It looks like Honza Kucera has been cut.
Kucera wants to take the fight to the mat but Milat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kucera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Milat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ivan Milat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honza Kucera.
Milat landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kucera's face.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but Kucera blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milat.
Milat misses with the head strike.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kucera can do to turn this around?
Kucera blocks an uppercut.
Kucera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Milat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Milat stops a takedown attempt from Kucera.
Milat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat lands a body shot.
Milat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kucera backwards.
Milat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kucera blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kucera drags the fight down to the ground.
Kucera keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucera pulls Milat in to control the position.
Kucera looking to control.
Milat trying to control but Kucera is working from the bottom.
Kucera 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.
Kucera keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.

Kucera is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Milat has his hands clasped together but Kucera extends and breaks Milat's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kucera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Honza Kucera!