PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 1442 p4p, 163 weight class) and Alvey Kulina (ranked 1164 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Avetisyan
vs
Kulina

182 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

182 cm
22
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Avetisyan. That snapped Kulina's head back.

It looks like Alvey Kulina has been cut.
Avetisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edgar Avetisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avetisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Avetisyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avetisyan on the side of the head.
Avetisyan misses with the combination.
Avetisyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Avetisyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kulina slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
Avetisyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Avetisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kulina misses.
Avetisyan throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Kulina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kulina scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulina misses with a head kick.
Avetisyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulina works the jab nicely.
Kulina misses with a right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kulina digs a good hook to Avetisyan's body.
Kulina misses with a body shot.
Avetisyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kulina misses with a right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avetisyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avetisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Avetisyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kulina will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina slips under a jab.
Avetisyan jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kulina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina staying out of range there.
Avetisyan misses with a body shot.
Kulina throws a fast counter high kick but Avetisyan manages to duck under it in time.
Kulina misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Avetisyan misses.
Avetisyan cracks Kulina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kulina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulina misses the shot to the body.
Avetisyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut. Kulina saw that one coming.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Kulina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avetisyan misses with a hook. Kulina ducked under it nicely.
Avetisyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avetisyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avetisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Kulina throws a counter combo.
Kulina looks to land a left hand but Avetisyan moved out of range nicely.
Avetisyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Avetisyan connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Kulina.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avetisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulina scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Kulina defending well as Avetisyan loads up on a big left hand.
Kulina misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws the left hand but Avetisyan avoids the punch easily.
Avetisyan jabs Kulina to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avetisyan with a nice cross.
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!
A slow jab from Avetisyan misses its intended target.
Kulina cracks Avetisyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Avetisyan throws a hook but Kulina blocks it.
Kulina scores with the left hand. Avetisyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Avetisyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kulina has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan misses the jab.
Avetisyan looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Avetisyan dips to his left and cracks Kulina with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avetisyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulina throws a lazy uppercut
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Avetisyan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Avetisyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kulina swings for the body but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avetisyan tests Kulina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avetisyan.
Kulina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Kulina is rocked!
Avetisyan misses with a looping left.
Kulina is still on wobbly legs! Can Avetisyan finish him?
Kulina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avetisyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Kulina seems to have recovered his senses.
Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Kulina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avetisyan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Avetisyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kulina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kulina misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avetisyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kulina misses with a right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulina connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Avetisyan throws a right and a left that Kulina avoids nicely.
Avetisyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulina looks to score with a jab to the body but Avetisyan is just out of range.
Avetisyan loads up on a big right hand but Kulina slips the punch.
Good shot there by Avetisyan.
Avetisyan misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Kulina.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Kulina counters with a straight right hand.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avetisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulina slips a jab from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Avetisyan's shoulder, as Avetisyan tries to avoid the shot.
Avetisyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Avetisyan misses with a hook. Kulina ducked under it nicely.
Avetisyan lunges at Kulina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kulina's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina works the jab nicely.
Kulina throws a lazy right hand but Avetisyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avetisyan takes one to the chin there.
Edgar Avetisyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Avetisyan.
Kulina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulina appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Avetisyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulina misses with a looping left.
Kulina throws a looping overhand right but Avetisyan ducks down to avoid it.
Kulina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kulina might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kulina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avetisyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avetisyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulina.

A jab-cross combination lands for Avetisyan and sends Kulina crashing to the mat! Avetisyan follows him down to the mat - Kulina regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Avetisyan decides to stand and escape the position.
Avetisyan throws a combination that misses
and Kulina counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Avetisyan misses.
Kulina looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulina has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Avetisyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Avetisyan cracks Kulina on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kulina falls backwards against the cage. Avetisyan follows up with more strikes that drop Kulina to his knees. Avetisyan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kulina! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Avetisyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Edgar Avetisyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.