PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 1556 p4p, 191 weight class) and Matt Kuchar (ranked 1188 p4p, 143 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Death March - Motionless in White. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuchar's choice of entrance music: 21 Savage - No Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dead
vs
Kuchar

183 cm
33
168 lbs
28 - 28 - 0

170 cm
39
158 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Dead.

It looks like Matt Kuchar has been cut.
Kuchar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuchar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dead tries to clinch there but Kuchar circles away.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Kuchar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuchar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuchar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuchar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuchar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dead misses with the body kick
and Kuchar counters with an outside leg kick.

Dead takes the fight into the clinch.
Dead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dead blocks the elbow strike.
Kuchar avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Dead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuchar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead blocks a body shot from Kuchar.
Kuchar blocks an elbow strike from Dead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dead tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dead's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dead just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuchar's brow.
Kuchar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Dead avoiding damage as Kuchar throws knees to the body.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
Kuchar landing knees to the body.
Kuchar scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Dead pushes Kuchar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Kuchar lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dead.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuchar blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
Kuchar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dead.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuchar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuchar pushes Dead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuchar lands an uppercut.
Dead definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dead looking to throw knees to the head but Kuchar is blocking nicely.
Kuchar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuchar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Kuchar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.
Kuchar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead dodges an elbow strike from Kuchar.
Dead blocks an elbow strike.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuchar misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuchar has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Nice elbow from Kuchar.
Dead lands an elbow inside that Kuchar shrugs off.
Dead content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kuchar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Kuchar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Dead lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Kuchar.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Kuchar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuchar avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Dead blocks a body shot from Kuchar.
Kuchar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuchar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dead fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dead struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuchar controls his hands.
Dead working hard to break the clinch.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchar avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuchar scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Kuchar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kuchar - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuchar tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuchar.
Dead misses with an elbow over the top.
Dead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Kuchar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Kuchar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kuchar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuchar lands with a shot to the body.
Dead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuchar.
Dead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuchar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dead blocks a head kick by Kuchar.
Kuchar jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.

Dead moves into the clinch.
Dead takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuchar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dead's defenses.
Kuchar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dead seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuchar can turn it around.
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!
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar lands a right hand.
Dead misses with an elbow over the top.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Kuchar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuchar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dead is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead lands a body shot.
Kuchar blocks the elbow strike.
Dead throws an elbow that misses.
Kuchar lands an elbow just above Dead 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Kuchar fails to land.
Dead avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuchar.
Kuchar blocks the elbow strike.
Kuchar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuchar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dead.
Matt Kuchar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuchar lands a hook that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead misses with an elbow over the top.
Dead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dead lands an elbow inside that Kuchar shrugs off.
Kuchar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuchar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuchar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuchar scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuchar won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuchar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuchar lands a damaging elbow.

Dead is rocked!

Dead manages to break the clinch.
Kuchar cracks Dead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead is looking to clinch but Kuchar is avoiding it.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuchar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dead throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kuchar to counter with a crisp jab.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead walks into a stiff left hand from Kuchar.
Kuchar scores with a three punch combo!
Dead works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That has opened up Matt Kuchar's cut even more.
Kuchar scores with a head kick.
Dead paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dead throws a low kick but Kuchar avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuchar, right into the meat.
Dead blocks a head kick by Kuchar.
Kuchar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matt Kuchar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dead takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Kuchar. Those never looked like landing.
Dead avoids the head kick by Kuchar.
Dead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuchar connects with a looping right hand.
Kuchar takes one to the chin there.

Dead darts in and clinches Kuchar up against the cage.
Kuchar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dead throws an elbow that misses.
Dead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuchar backwards.
Kuchar avoids a wild elbow strike from Dead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuchar blocks the elbow strike.
Dead lands with a light punch inside.
Kuchar avoids a wild elbow strike from Dead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead lands a nice elbow.
Kuchar working aggressively here.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Matt Kuchar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dead blocks an elbow strike.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead working aggressively here.
Kuchar throws a head punch that misses.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuchar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuchar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuchar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dead is trying to push Kuchar away but Kuchar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Kuchar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Kuchar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Dead misses
and Kuchar counters with a series of strikes. Dead will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuchar counters with a big head kick but Dead shrugs it off.
Kuchar throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuchar.
Kuchar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dead. That did some damage!
Dead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuchar. Kuchar obviously looking to wear him down.
Dead takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kuchar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Dead
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight 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!
Dead slips a jab and a cross from Kuchar.
Dead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuchar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
Kuchar swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
Kuchar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dead throws an off balance right hand
letting Kuchar counter with a right hand.
Dead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a hook
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Dead rushes Kuchar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuchar.
Kuchar digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuchar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuchar lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kuchar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Kuchar on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dead.
Kuchar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuchar lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Dead creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuchar's defenses.
Kuchar is working Dead over against the cage.
Kuchar tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Kuchar back against the cage.
Kuchar lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar blocks an uppercut.
Dead throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Kuchar.
Kuchar lands a knee to the body.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dead takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Kuchar.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuchar.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Kuchar lands an elbow that stopped Dead in his tracks for a moment.
Kuchar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead tries to stall but Kuchar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuchar.
Kuchar blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Kuchar lands with a light punch inside.
Kuchar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dead's defenses.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead misses with a knee to the head.
Kuchar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Kuchar blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
A body shot lands from Kuchar.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuchar.
Kuchar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dead.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuchar pushes Dead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuchar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuchar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuchar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Kuchar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dead blocks an elbow strike.
Kuchar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dead manages to break the clinch.
Kuchar throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dead is predictable there
and Kuchar counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Kuchar lands.
Dead throws a combination that misses
and Kuchar counters with a nice uppercut.
Dead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuchar counters with a good low kick that Dead was not able to check.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dead moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuchar feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down.
Dead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuchar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dead misses with a hook
and Kuchar counters with a huge left! Dead is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kuchar isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dead from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kuchar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Kuchar!
A very excited looking Matt Kuchar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Better Dead was interviewed post fight and said 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.