PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asu Kuren (ranked 1510 p4p, 210 weight class) and Tamas Prochazka (ranked 4714 p4p, 516 weight class). Asu Kuren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kuren
vs
Prochazka

178 cm
28
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asu Kuren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamas Prochazka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuren moves into the clinch successfully.
Prochazka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuren blocking some punches.
Kuren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prochazka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuren backwards.
Kuren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Prochazka misses with a punch on the inside.
Prochazka working aggressively here.
Prochazka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuren tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuren has Prochazka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Prochazka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asu Kuren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prochazka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kuren has clasped his hands together around Prochazka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuren is staying tight to Prochazka's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kuren cracks Prochazka with a big right hand but Prochazka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuren cracks Prochazka with a big elbow.
Kuren remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kuren lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kuren landing strikes.
Kuren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuren is chipping away with strikes.
Prochazka seems a little lost for a moment, as Kuren dominates the positioning.
An elbow from Kuren crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuren controls the position.
Prochazka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Prochazka to see if he's OK.
Kuren grinds an elbow into Prochazka's temple.
Kuren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Prochazka to see if he's OK.
Kuren working the ground and pound.
Kuren working the head and body with strikes.
Prochazka is trying to escape the position but Kuren is controlling the position.
Kuren working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Prochazka seems a little lost for a moment, as Kuren dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Prochazka taking a bit of punishment here - Kuren scoring with strikes.
Prochazka trying to remain calm as Kuren controls from the top position.
Kuren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuren scoring with punches and elbows.
Prochazka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuren scoring with punches from side control.
Kuren takes a little break here. Prochazka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kuren lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Kuren stalls from top position.
Prochazka wants to get back to his feet.
Prochazka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuren lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Prochazka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asu Kuren dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Prochazka. Beautiful body shot.
Kuren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prochazka.
Kuren tries to counter with a takedown but Prochazka is quick to defend against it.
Kuren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prochazka.

Prochazka tries to sprawl but Kuren drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Prochazka scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kuren manages to mount him!
Kuren breaks from Prochazka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kuren dominating with strikes here.
Kuren looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prochazka's face.
Asu Kuren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuren unloading with bombs!
Kuren unloading with bombs!
Kuren landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Prochazka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kuren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Prochazka hang on?
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!
Prochazka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Prochazka is bucking up trying to escape but Kuren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuren controlling from mount.
Kuren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kuren punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kuren unloading with bombs!
Kuren with good strikes from the mount here!
Kuren unloading with bombs!
Kuren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prochazka can do to turn this around?
Prochazka is bucking up trying to escape but Kuren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuren landing shots from mount.

Prochazka is rocked!
Kuren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prochazka looks a forlorn figure.
Prochazka is still in real trouble! Can Kuren finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuren controlling the pace for now.
Prochazka seems to have recovered his senses.
Prochazka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuren looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asu Kuren dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kuren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prochazka, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prochazka lands a nice uppercut.
Kuren can't get the takedown.
Prochazka gets underhooks to prevent Kuren's takedown attempt.
Prochazka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prochazka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prochazka misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prochazka throws a head punch that misses.
Kuren blocking some punches.
Prochazka misses with some punches.

Kuren turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kuren working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prochazka can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuren lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuren happy to just control the position for now.
Kuren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kuren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Prochazka to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Kuren's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Prochazka wants to get back to his feet but Kuren is dominant here and he's now got Prochazka's back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kuren. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Prochazka is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kuren.
Prochazka covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kuren is landing with strikes. Prochazka can't take much more of this.
Kuren lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Prochazka hold on?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prochazka trying to get back to his feet but Kuren is in full control for now.
Kuren lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuren punishes Prochazka with strikes from the back mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuren slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kuren is landing with strikes. Prochazka can't take much more of this.
Kuren lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kuren.
Kuren has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Prochazka's body.
Kuren lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Prochazka hold on?!
Kuren is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kuren scores with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuren throwing damaging strikes from the back! Prochazka could be in trouble here!
Kuren is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Prochazka up.
Tamas Prochazka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prochazka is taking damage to the body and head.
Prochazka is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asu Kuren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuren, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asu Kuren!
Asu Kuren decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.