PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Banks (ranked 3682 p4p, 365 weight class) and Alvey Kulina (ranked 1879 p4p, 218 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banks
vs
Kulina

177 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kulina sizes up Banks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kulina keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Banks slips a jab and a cross from Kulina.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws an off balance right hand
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks 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.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kulina.
Banks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Banks shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina lands with a shot to the body.
Kulina's corner calls for a 1-2. Kulina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kulina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bankss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kulina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kulina.
Kulina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kulina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kulina throws out a counter right but Banks avoids it with no problem.
Kulina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banks under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kulina.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina scores with a jab to the head.
Kulina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulina now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kulina lands a head shot.

Banks is rocked!
Kulina is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kulina scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulina lands a head shot.
Kulina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banks at a distance.
Banks seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Banks takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands a hook that stumbles Banks back into the cage. Kulina follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Banks to the canvas! Kulina pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Banks has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alvey Kulina!
Alvey Kulina made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.