PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Kurlaev (ranked 4098 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pugsley Addams (ranked 3279 p4p, 0 weight class). Addams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Family Vales. This should be fireworks!

Kurlaev
vs
Addams

185 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

175 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Kurlaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pugsley Addams!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Addams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kurlaev throws a right hand that Addams ducks under and follows up with a left that Addams also avoids with ease.
Kurlaev slips under a jab from Addams.
A slow jab from Kurlaev misses its intended target.
Kurlaev misses with the combination.
Addams wants to counter with a clinch but Kurlaev pushes him away.
Kurlaev throws a series of punches but Addams moves out of range.
Kurlaev looks to throw the jab but Addams is out of range.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kurlaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Addams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurlaev sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Kurlaev avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kurlaev closes the distance and clinches.
Kurlaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurlaev gets through Addams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev works on Addams's body with a couple of short punches.
Kurlaev blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Kurlaev.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurlaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurlaev misses with a two punch combination.
Kurlaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Addams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Addams should have avoided that one.
Kurlaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addams moves away.
Addams blocks a jab.
Kurlaev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Addamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Kurlaev misses.
Kurlaev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurlaev looks to land a right hand but Addams moved out of range.
Kurlaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Addams misses.
Addams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurlaev circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev looks to land a left hand but Addams moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Addams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurlaev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Addams eats them both and turns towards Kurlaev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Addams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev lands with a cross.
Kurlaev throws a hook to the side of Addams's head but Addams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurlaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kurlaev lands with a nice body punch.
Kurlaev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Addams staying out of range there.
Kurlaev swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Addams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurlaev misses with a double jab

and Addams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kurlaev.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurlaev is defending well for now.
Kurlaev lands a nice elbow.
Kurlaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kurlaev.
Kurlaev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurlaev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.

Kurlaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurlaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Addams at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurlaev. That snapped Addams's head back.
Kurlaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Addams wants to clinch up but Kurlaev keeps it at a distance.
Kurlaev throws a hook but Addams avoids it easily.
Kurlaev throws the left hand but Addams avoids the punch easily.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams moves away from the strike by Kurlaev.
Addams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurlaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurlaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Addams.
Addams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Addams tries to clinch but Kurlaev is having none of it.
Kurlaev misses with an uppercut. Addams saw that one coming.

Kurlaev pushes Addams up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Addams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurlaev lands a knee to the head.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Kurlaev.

Kurlaev breaks from the clinch.
Denis Kurlaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurlaev cracks a nice hook into Addams's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Kurlaev 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.

Some wild striking there from Kurlaev.
Addams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kurlaev.
Addams dodges the punch combination from Kurlaev.
Addams wants to counter the offense by Kurlaev and move into the clinch position.

Kurlaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Addams stalling in the clinch but Kurlaev improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurlaev.
Addams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kurlaev is keeping busy.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurlaev connects with a knee to the head.
Kurlaev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurlaev.
Addams is breathing heavily.

Kurlaev breaks from the clinch.
Kurlaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Addams in his tracks.
Kurlaev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Addams.
Kurlaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Addams can do to turn this around?
Kurlaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kurlaev moves into the clinch.
Kurlaev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Addams's defenses.
Kurlaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurlaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kurlaev breaks from the clinch.
Kurlaev looks to throw the jab but Addams is out of range.
Addams defending well as Kurlaev loads up on a big left hand.
Kurlaev sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Kurlaev avoids it this time.
Kurlaev staying out of range there.
Kurlaev thuds a left hand into Addams's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Addams misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev misses with a two punch combination.

Kurlaev gets a clinch.
Kurlaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Addams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurlaev lands a left hand.
Kurlaev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Addams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurlaev connects with a knee to the head.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurlaev avoids it.
Kurlaev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurlaev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurlaev.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurlaev works on Addams's body with a couple of short punches.
Kurlaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kurlaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Addams gets tackled into the cage by Kurlaev. Kurlaev maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kurlaev.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.

Kurlaev breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kurlaev.
Addams moves away from the strike by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev jabs Addams right on the nose. Addams blinks but takes it well.
Addams is looking to clinch but Kurlaev is avoiding it.

Addams clinches up against the cage.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Addams.

It looks like Denis Kurlaev has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurlaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Addams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Addams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurlaev avoids the damage to the body.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurlaev is defending well for now.

Kurlaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurlaev lands a jab to Addams's midsection.
Kurlaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Addams takes one to the side of the head.

Addams tries to keep at a distance but Kurlaev has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kurlaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurlaev jabs at Addams's body.
Denis Kurlaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kurlaev clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Kurlaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denis Kurlaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kurlaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Addams manages to avoid it.
Kurlaev tests Addams's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kurlaev clinches.
A short right from Kurlaev.

Kurlaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurlaev slips under a jab.
Kurlaev swinging wildly here.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurlaev.
Kurlaev keeps the fight on the outside.

Kurlaev takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlaev lands a knee to the body.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
Kurlaev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kurlaev lands a nice shot to the body.

Kurlaev breaks the clinch.
Donk. Kurlaev catches Addams right on the button with a cross.
Addams tries to clinch up.
Kurlaev throws a nice looking combination but Addams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Addams 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Kurlaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Addamss head.
Addams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kurlaev drops Addams with a big knee straight up the middle! Addams is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pugsley Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Addams is rocked!
Addams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev steps in with a hook that catches Addams right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kurlaev follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Addams looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Kurlaev!
After winning the bout, Denis Kurlaev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.