PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 1324 p4p, 179 weight class) and Phil Pollock (ranked 3968 p4p, 439 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kuklinski
vs
Pollock

180 cm
27
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
24
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollock swinging wildly here.
Pollock misses with a head kick.
Kuklinski tries to counter with a takedown but Pollock is quick to defend against it.
Pollock throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Pollock misses

and Kuklinski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pollock's guard.
Kuklinski scoring with some ground and pound.
Pollock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuklinski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuklinski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pollock working a defensive guard but Kuklinski passes into half guard.
Pollock felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pollock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuklinski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kuklinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuklinski lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuklinski drops an elbow to the side of Pollock's head.
Kuklinski 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Pollock is rocked!
Kuklinski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pollock is still in real trouble! Can Kuklinski finish him?
Kuklinski softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Pollock is out cold! Kuklinski jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Kuklinski!
After winning the bout, Richard Kuklinski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.