PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levis Fevis (ranked 5230 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Kucharski (ranked 4293 p4p, 0 weight class). Levis Fevis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fevis
vs
Kucharski

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levis Fevis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dariusz Kucharski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Fevis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kucharski dives in and scores a takedown into Fevis's guard.
Fevis is trying to control the position but Kucharski postures up.
Kucharski stays in close to Fevis's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kucharski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kucharski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski stopping the sweep attempt from Fevis.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kucharski fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Fevis misses the target.

Kucharski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fevis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fevis tries to bench press Kucharski off him but Kucharski keeps the position.
Fevis wants to control but Kucharski postures up.
Kucharski controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fevis some visible discomfort.
Kucharski taking a breather here.
Fevis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fevis is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Kucharski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fevis seems a little lost for a moment, as Kucharski dominates the positioning.
Fevis trying to control but Kucharski flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kucharski lands punches and elbows.
Kucharski is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kucharski looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Fevis hold on?!
Fevis wants to control his opponent's hands but Kucharski gets his hands free.
Kucharski is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kucharski is punishing Fevis with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kucharski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fevis.
Kucharski slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Kucharski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kucharski throws a body punch but Fevis moves out of range.
Fevis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kucharski. Fevis does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Kucharski looks to move away, Fevis throws a big counter combo but Kucharski just gets out of the way.
Kucharski throws a sloppy body shot
and Fevis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kucharski throws a right hand that misses
and Fevis counters with a left to the body.

Kucharski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fevis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fevis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fevis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kucharski controls the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kucharski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kucharski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kucharski connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kucharski is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Kucharski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kucharski looks to throw the jab but Fevis is out of range.
Kucharski throws a body punch but Fevis moves out of range.
Kucharski misses with a straight right.
Fevis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kucharski scores with a jab to the jaw.

Kucharski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fevis did well to prevent Kucharski getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kucharski in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fevis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kucharski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fevis wants to improve his position but Kucharski is controlling well.
Kucharski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kucharski sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fevis slips under a jab from Kucharski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Kucharski 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!

Fevis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kucharski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kucharski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kucharski misses with a hook.
Fevis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Kucharski scores with a takedown into Fevis's guard.
Kucharski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kucharski connects with a couple of short punches.
Fevis has momentary wrist control but Kucharski slips an elbow through the middle.
Kucharski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski is continuing to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kucharski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kucharski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fevis's guard.
Kucharski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kucharski scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Kucharski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kucharski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Kucharski!