PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sturm Brightblade (ranked 5475 p4p, 445 weight class) and Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 4483 p4p, 408 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Brightblade
vs
Kulik

184 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sturm Brightblade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brightblade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulik misses with an uppercut. Brightblade saw that one coming.
Kulik avoids a kick to the body.
Kulik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brightblade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kulik lands with a hook. Brightblade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kulik scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Sturm Brightblade has been cut.
Kulik tests Brightblade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulik misses with a straight right.
Kulik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brightblade misses with a body punch
and Kulik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulik takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Kulik misses.
Brightblade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kulik counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kulik sends Brightblade crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kulik is motioning to the referee to let Brightblade up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Brightblade is rocked!
Kulik connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Brightblade covering up! Kulik comes in with a big uppercut and Brightblade goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vasiliy Kulik!