PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lube-Shparu. Juan Cabrillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kulakov
vs
Cabrillo

184 cm
45
185 lbs
50 - 46 - 1

177 cm
40
186 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Russian Bears Nutrition

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 50 - 46 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov tests Cabrillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulakov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Cabrillo closes the distance and pushes Kulakov back into the cage.
Kulakov blocks an uppercut.

Kulakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulakov misses with a combination
and Cabrillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut
and Kulakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Kulakov misses.
Cabrillo lands a jab to the nose.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrillo wants to clinch up but Kulakov keeps it at a distance.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo with the counter takedown but Kulakov avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulakov misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrillo with the counter takedown but Kulakov avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrillo.
It looked like Kulakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrillo lands with a right hand.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Cabrillo.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulakov misses with a hook. Cabrillo ducked under it nicely.
Kulakov missing with a left hand there. Cabrillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kulakov off the cage and back into range.
Kulakov throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrillo throws out a counter right but Kulakov avoids it with no problem.

Cabrillo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kulakov was covering up waiting for the punch and Cabrillo finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Kulakov pushes Cabrillo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulakov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cabrillo.
Kulakov throws the left hand but Cabrillo avoids the punch easily.
Cabrillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrillo slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Cabrillo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kulakov lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Cabrillo avoids them all with ease.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut
and Cabrillo counters with a straight right hand.
Kulakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kulakov throws a jab when Cabrillo was well out of range.
Kulakov misses with a double jab.
A big right from Kulakov misses.
Kulakov lands with a straight right. Cabrillo didn't see that one coming.
Kulakov takes a swing at Cabrillo's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo ducks right into an uppercut from Kulakov.
Kulakov misses the body punch
and Cabrillo counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kulakov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kulakov!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cabrillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kulakov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrillo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cabrillo is chipping away with strikes.
Cabrillo is putting a hurting on Kulakov here, landing some big shots from side control.

Kulakov is rocked!
Kulakov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cabrillo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Oh Kulakov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabrillo working the ground and pound from side control.
Cabrillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kulakov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cabrillo is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kulakov throws Cabrillo to one side and escapes!
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 Viktor Kulakov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kulakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that Cabrillo avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Cabrillo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kulakov misses with a hook
and Cabrillo counters with a nice uppercut.

Cabrillo moves into the clinch.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow strike.
Cabrillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kulakovs head.
Kulakov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabrillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrillo tries to throw a body punch but Kulakov avoids it by throwing Cabrillo back against the cage.

Kulakov breaks from the clinch.
Cabrillo misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kulakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Kulakov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kulakov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov scores with a hook.
Kulakov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulakov.
Cabrillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kulakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viktor Kulakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulakov misses with a left hand
and Cabrillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Kulakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cabrillo slips a jab and a cross from Kulakov.
Cabrillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kulakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Cabrillo moves out of range as Kulakov strikes.
Kulakov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulakov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulakov throws an off balance right hand
and Cabrillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Kulakov misses with a right hand
and Cabrillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrillo staying out of range there.
Cabrillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kulakov throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabrillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrillo tries to bum rush Kulakov with a series of wild strikes but Kulakov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulakov misses with a hook. Cabrillo ducked under it nicely.
Cabrillo tries to counter with a clinch but Kulakov shakes him off and moves away.
Kulakov misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrillo.
Kulakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cabrillo misses with a wild combination.
Cabrillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Cabrillo misses.
Kulakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulakov.
Kulakov misses with a jab to the body
letting Cabrillo counter with a right hand.
Kulakov takes a swing at Cabrillo's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kulakov off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into Kulakov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cabrillo is in close to Kulakov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cabrillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juan Cabrillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kulakov is looking to stand up but Cabrillo isn't so interested in that idea.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cabrillo with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo wants to control from the top but Kulakov keeps moving.
Cabrillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kulakov wants to stand but Cabrillo is controlling the position.
Cabrillo gets to his feet and stands over Kulakov, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kulakov felt that one! Cabrillo unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kulakov from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cabrillo!
Juan Cabrillo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.