PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones Gracie (ranked 2480 p4p, 266 weight class) and Alvey Kulina (ranked 2267 p4p, 247 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jones Gracie
vs
Kulina

184 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

182 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Jones Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kulina defends it nicely.
Kulina looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Jones Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Kulina moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulina! But no joy.
Kulina lands a right hook to the body.
Kulina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kulina wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulina as he jumps to the side.
Kulina throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roy Jones Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Kulina swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulina jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Kulina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kulina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Kulina.
Kulina is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulina lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulina scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Kulina misses with a straight right.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.

Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Kulina is trying to buck Gracie off.
Gracie trying to control the action but Kulina is working from the bottom.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kulina tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kulina has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kulina tries to escape but Gracie is in control.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kulina tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kulina knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kulina is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulina keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kulina is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvey Kulina 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.

Kulina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Kulina.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kulina defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Kulina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Kulina moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kulina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Kulina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Kulina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvey Kulina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulina misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Kulina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Kulina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kulina.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters circling - Kulina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulina thumps Gracie with a low kick.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulina! But no joy.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Kulina counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Jones Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulina as he jumps to the side.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulina throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulina works the jab nicely.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulina lands a head shot.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulina.
Kulina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Kulina lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie slips a jab from Kulina.
Kulina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulina.
Kulina misses with a hook
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulina scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kulina.
Kulina scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kulina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Kulina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kulina defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Kulina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulina moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kulina misses with a double jab.
Kulina with a jab.
Kulina misses with a wild combination.

Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kulina has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvey Kulina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kulina misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie with a jab.
Kulina moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie looks for a takedown but Kulina sprawls well.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulina as he jumps to the side.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the jab.
Kulina lands with a slapping head kick.
Kulina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kulina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
It seemed like Kulina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Jones Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulina throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Kulina manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kulina throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie slips under a jab from Kulina.
Kulina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Kulina misses with a straight right.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Kulina circles away easily
and Kulina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
A punch combination from Kulina misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Kulina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.

Kulina tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie stops Kulina from getting back to his feet.
Kulina tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Kulina is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Roy Jones Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulina trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Kulina is trying to get back to full guard.

Kulina is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kulina pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kulina is trying to stand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kulina tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kulina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvey Kulina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kulina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvey Kulina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kulina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvey Kulina!
Alvey Kulina very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.