PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between No Oha Se Varma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvey Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulina has chosen 2 Pac - California Love as his entrance music. Alvey Kulina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oha Se Varma
vs
Kulina

170 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Lion Fightwear

King of Clothes

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, No Oha Se Varma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvey Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kulina misses.
A little feinted left hand from Varma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulina doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Varma counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Varma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulina.
Varma working aggressively here.
Varma pushes Kulina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulina lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Varma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Varma takes a shot to the head.
Varma takes a shot to the head.
Varma swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Varma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kulina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Varma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulina.
Kulina told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kulina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Varma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Varma working aggressively here.
Kulina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Varma throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulina.
Kulina scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kulina on the inside.

Kulina breaks from the clinch.
Varma tries to clinch up but Kulina circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulina swats away the attempt to clinch by Varma.
Alvey Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varma dodges the punch combination from Kulina.
Varma throws a shot from downtown. Kulina moves away and avoids it.
Kulina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kulina scores with a leg kick.
Varma looks to clinch
enabling Kulina to counter with a crisp jab.

Kulina shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina throws a strike but Varma avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulina wants to control from the top but Varma keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varma is looking to stand up but Kulina isn't so interested in that idea.
Varma keeping moving, preventing Kulina from controlling successfully.
Varma wants to stand up but Kulina is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kulina passes Varma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kulina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Varma tries to kick Kulina off but Kulina keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throwing shots but Varma is blocking nicely.
Varma wants to get back to his feet.
Kulina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kulina throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Varma to regain full guard.
Kulina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kulina looking to sit in guard and control but Varma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kulina working a defensive guard but Varma manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kulina can't do much from the bottom here.
Varma gets to mount! Kulina was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varma is looking to stand but Kulina has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Kulina regains half guard.
Kulina is trying to get back to full guard.
Kulina wants to control but Varma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kulina tries to get to full guard but Varma has control of the leg.

Kulina is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Varma pulls his head out easily.
Varma wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alvey Kulina will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Varma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kulina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulina stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Varma is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kulina shoots and misses

and Varma counters by clinching up.
Kulina tries a knee to the head but Varma blocks it.
Kulina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Varma backwards.
Varma throws a head punch that misses.
Kulina goes for a takedown in the clinch but Varma prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Kulina.
Varma misses with some punches.
Varma tries to land a knee to the head but Kulina blocks with his arms.
Kulina drops down looking for an ankle pick but Varma pulls his leg out and moves away.
No Oha Se Varma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvey Kulina.
Varma wants to clinch up but Kulina keeps it at a distance.
Varma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Varma.
Varma avoids a kick to the body.
Varma closes the distance but Kulina moves to the side
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Kulina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Varma wants to clinch.
Varma slips a jab from Kulina.
Kulina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Varma but Varma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Varma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kulina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No Oha Se Varma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Varma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kulina.
Varma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Varma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kulina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kulina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Varma is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Varma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Kulina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Varma avoids the head kick by Kulina.
Varma throws a series of punches but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina misses with a hook.
Kulina loads up on a big right hand but Varma slips the punch.
Kulina loads up on a big right hand but Varma slips the punch.
Kulina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Varma in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varma tries to clinch there but Kulina circles away.
Kulina feints a counter leg kick.
Kulina throws a hook but Varma blocks it.
Varma lands with a hook. Kulina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kulina looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
Varma tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a takedown
and Varma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Varma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Varma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kulina shoots in but no luck this time.
Varma moves in looking to clinch but Kulina pushes him off.
Varma is looking to clinch.

Varma clinches up with Kulina and pushes him back against the cage.
Varma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Varma fails to land.

Kulina gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Varma scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kulina manages to mount him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Varma is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varma wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kulina.
Varma is trying to stand up.
Kulina throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Varma manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Varma, under a barage of strikes from Kulina.
Kulina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kulina wants to control but Varma is keeping him busy.
Kulina prevents Varma from standing back up.
Varma is not content to let Kulina control the position.
Varma regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kulina.
Kulina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvey Kulina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kulina keeps the fight on the outside.
Kulina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Varma misses the jab.

Varma has Kulina up against the cage in a clinch.
Varma misses with a punch on the inside.
Varma takes an elbow to the temple.
No Oha Se Varma has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kulina has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Varma regains guard immediately.
Kulina throwing strikes from guard but Varma blocks nicely.
Varma keeping moving, preventing Kulina from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina stands and throws Varma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kulina trying to control the action but Varma is working from the bottom.
Kulina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma is pushing Kulina's head away, looking to escape. Kulina manages to hold on to the position though.
Kulina working the ground and pound but Varma is defending the strikes.
Varma is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kulina has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kulina throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kulina throwing strikes but Varma manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kulina tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Varma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
No Oha Se Varma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Varma off and has taken his back!

Kulina working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Varma avoids the strikes from Kulina.
Kulina wants to control but Varma is keeping busy.
Kulina lands a shot to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Kulina manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kulina just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Kulina looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kulina looking to break Varma's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Varma remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kulina will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Varma is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Varma grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvey Kulina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kulina lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Varma hold on?!
Kulina tries to get the hooks in deep but Varma pushed the leg off.
Varma is trying to stand back up.
Alvey Kulina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kulina struggling to land strikes to the head as Varma covers up.
Varma is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Kulina 's hooks.
Kulina throws some wild stikes that Varma manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varma really wants to buck Kulina off and get back to his feet.
Kulina misses with a head shot.
Kulina lands a heavy elbow.
Kulina throws some wild stikes that Varma manages to avoid easily.

Kulina jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Varma is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Varma and Kulina has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kulina working the ground and pound but Varma is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Varma keeps working.
Varma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Varma throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvey Kulina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kulina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvey Kulina!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alvey Kulina made sure he mentioned King of Clothes, along with how happy he was to win his fight.