PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus has chosen No Worries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuchar
vs
St Lazarus

170 cm
33
158 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

169 cm
36
167 lbs
40 - 24 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuchar.
We've been told by Kuchar's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Kuchar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuchar throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
St Lazarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Lazarus, right into the meat.
Kuchar looks to land a right hand but St Lazarus moved out of range.
Kuchar missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Lazarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lazarus. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Kuchar misses.
Kuchar throws a jab but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a straight right.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuchar.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuchar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus throws a hook but Kuchar avoids it easily.
Kuchar throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuchar is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus walks into a jab.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Kuchar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Lazarus's coach down at LOD London Top Tier was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on St Lazarus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Kuchar checks it.
Kuchar scores with a kick to the body.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuchar throws out a loose jab but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Lazarus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuchar.
St Lazarus connects with a right hand. Kuchar shakes it off.
Kuchar misses with the combination.
St Lazarus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Kuchar misses its intended target.
Kuchar throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.

Kuchar takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuchar blocks an uppercut.
St Lazarus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuchar.
St Lazarus has had enough of the clinch but Kuchar keeps him there for the moment.
St Lazarus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuchar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch.
St Lazarus avoids the elbow strike from Kuchar, against the cage.
St Lazarus lands a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchar presses St Lazarus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuchar has a couple of punches blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar lands a hook that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
St Lazarus tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Lazarus's efforts to push away.
Kuchar misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar lands a nice elbow.
St Lazarus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Lazarus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Lazarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuchar controls his hands.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Kuchar avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
Kuchar lands a nice shot to the body.
St Lazarus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuchar backwards.
St Lazarus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuchar controls his hands.
Kuchar cracks St Lazarus with a nice body shot.
Kuchar lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Lazarus.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Kuchar avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
St Lazarus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kuchar fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuchar misses with some punches.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Lazarus avoiding damage as Kuchar throws knees to the body.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuchar controls his hands.
Kuchar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuchar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Kuchar.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Kuchar blocks it.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Kuchar avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch.
St Lazarus misses with the head strike.
Kuchar lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Kuchar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kuchar throws out a loose jab but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Kuchar's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuchar.
Kuchar throws out a leg kick but St Lazarus moves out of range and Kuchar only half commits.
St Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuchar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuchar motions for St Lazarus to come forward. Kuchar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus cracks Kuchar with a good jab.
Kuchar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuchar.
St Lazarus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuchar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Lazarus shoots in but Kuchar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Lazarus lands with a cross.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Kuchar's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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!
Kuchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuchar.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Lazarus throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuchar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuchar stuns St Lazarus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matt Kuchar is winning the standup battle so far.
St Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuchar tried to counter with a leg kick but St Lazarus avoided it.
Kuchar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuchar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Lazarus can do to turn this around?
Kuchar throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Lazarus defending well as Kuchar loads up on a big left hand.
St Lazarus swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuchar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuchar misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus throws out a counter right but Kuchar avoids it with no problem.
Kuchar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuchar.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuchar misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus thows a leg kick but Kuchar checks it
and Kuchar counters with a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Lazarus scores with a one two! Kuchar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuchar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Lazarus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuchar on the side of the head.
Kuchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws the left hand but St Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
Kuchar lands a head kick. St Lazarus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Kuchar misses.
Kuchar misses with a few strikes there.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Kuchar misses.
St Lazarus slips a straight right by Kuchar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tests Kuchar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
St Lazarus tries to work over Kuchar's front leg with a kick but Kuchar checks it.
St Lazarus lands a jab.
St Lazarus thumps Kuchar with a low kick.
Kuchar throws the kick towards the body but St Lazarus avoids it.
Kuchar lands an overhand right.
Kuchar misses with a looping right.
St Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuchar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kuchar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Lazarus is out of range.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the side of Kuchar's head but Kuchar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuchar was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuchar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuchar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Lazarus sizes up Kuchar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuchar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Kuchar moves out of range.
St Lazarus lands with a nice body punch.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuchar throws out the jab.

Kuchar has St Lazarus up against the cage in a clinch.

St Lazarus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuchar loads up on a big right hand but St Lazarus slips the punch.
Kuchar misses with a looping left.
Kuchar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuchar's calf.
Kuchar lands a lovely overhand right.
St Lazarus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuchar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Kuchar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kuchar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuchar connects with a leg kick. St Lazarus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuchar avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuchar thuds his shin into the meat of St Lazarus's side.
St Lazarus takes one to the side of the head.
Kuchar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Lazarus stuns Kuchar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Lazarus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Lazarus lands a slapping body shot.
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!
St Lazarus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuchar's head.
St Lazarus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuchar throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Kuchar works St Lazarus's body with a nice hook.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar lands a jab to St Lazarus's midsection.
Kuchar throws out a loose jab but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar lands an overhand right.
Kuchar stuffs the takedown attempt from St Lazarus. St Lazarus gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuchar throws an overhand right that lands on St Lazarus's shoulder, as St Lazarus tries to avoid the shot.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuchar checks the leg kick.
Kuchar moves out of range as St Lazarus strikes.
It looked like Kuchar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St Lazarus lands a jab.
St Lazarus connects with a body shot that sends Kuchar's belly button to the back.
Kuchar connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuchar throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuchar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch but St Lazarus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with a body shot.
Kuchar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuchar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuchar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuchar misses the target.
Kuchar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Lazarus lands a really nice looking cross but Kuchar seems unphased.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuchar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuchar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
Kuchar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuchar throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
St Lazarus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Lazarus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuchar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Lazarus misses with an uppercut
enabling Kuchar to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuchar's calf.
An inside leg kick from St Lazarus misses.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Lazarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Kuchar misses.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuchar.
Kuchar staying out of range there.
Kuchar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from St Lazarus misses.
Kuchar tries to bum rush St Lazarus with a series of wild strikes but St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuchar avoids the head kick by St Lazarus.
A leg kick checked by Kuchar.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by St Lazarus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuchar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Kuchar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Lazarus defending well as Kuchar loads up on a big left hand.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuchar connects with a nice looking jab.
St Lazarus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Lazarus misses with a left hand
and Kuchar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
Kuchar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuchar lands with an uppercut that bounces St Lazarus off the cage and back into range.
Kuchar lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Kuchar.
Well Kuchar 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kuchar!
In his post fight interview, Matt Kuchar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.