PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 3128 p4p, 24292 weight class) and Young Prodigy (ranked 406 p4p, 758 weight class). Kulina comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Schism. Justin Kulina is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kulina
vs
Prodigy

184 cm
20
171
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
174
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Prodigy !
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodigy throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Prodigy does no damage.

Prodigy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kulina did well to prevent Prodigy getting side control.
Prodigy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulina defending well though.
Prodigy prevents Kulina from standing back up.
Kulina manages to get to full guard.
Prodigy looking to pass the guard.
Prodigy being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prodigy throwing strikes from guard but Kulina blocks nicely.
Prodigy trying to control but Kulina is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prodigy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kulina has wrist control.
Kulina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prodigy .
Prodigy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prodigy passes into half guard.
Prodigy lands with a punch from half guard.
Prodigy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prodigy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prodigy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Prodigy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Prodigy 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 two minutes gone in the round.

Prodigy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Prodigy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Prodigy is looking to advance position but Kulina won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina pushes Prodigy off looking to stand but Prodigy dives back in and keeps control.
Prodigy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prodigy is looking to advance position but Kulina won't allow it.
Prodigy misses with a head shot. Kulina uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kulina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prodigy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prodigy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulina is retaining full guard.
Kulina on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kulina tries to get out of the position.
Prodigy postures up.
Prodigy looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kulina looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kulina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prodigy . Prodigy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prodigy throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Prodigy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kulina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prodigy fails with the takedown
and Kulina counters with a series of strikes. Prodigy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Prodigy is out of range.
Prodigy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
Prodigy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Young Prodigy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kulina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulina lands a glancing blow to the side of Prodigy 's head.
Justin Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prodigy .
Kulina was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Justin Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the body.
Kulina misses with a straight right.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Kulina misses.
Prodigy misses with a hook. Kulina ducked under it nicely.
Kulina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kulina misses with the combination.
Kulina misses with a combination
and Prodigy counters with a two punch combo.
Prodigy connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina misses the jab.
Kulina misses with a hook. Prodigy ducked under it nicely.
Prodigy with a hook.
Kulina swings widly with a right hand
and Prodigy counters with a series of strikes. Kulina will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prodigy .
Kulina throws a jab when Prodigy was well out of range.
Prodigy takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Kulina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Prodigy throws a series of punches but Kulina avoids them all with ease.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Prodigy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kulina rather than just go for the knockout.
Prodigy defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Prodigy . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prodigy .
Prodigy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prodigy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice combination there by Prodigy .

Prodigy clinches up with Kulina and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Prodigy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prodigy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prodigy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kulina on the side of the head.
Prodigy avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Prodigy misses with a wild combination.
Kulina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prodigy scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulina, as that shot connected.
Kulina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prodigy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Kulina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kulina.
Kulina walks into a jab.
Prodigy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut there from Kulina.
Prodigy misses with a body shot.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prodigy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Kulina moves away from the strike by Prodigy .
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Prodigy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulina swings for the body but Prodigy moves out of range.
Kulina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prodigy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the jaw.

Prodigy clinches.
Good body shot from Prodigy .
A right hook to the body lands for Prodigy .
Prodigy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prodigy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prodigy has a couple of punches blocked by Kulina.
Kulina gets through Prodigy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kulina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prodigy misses with a kick to the body.
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Prodigy throws a head kick but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Prodigy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Prodigy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prodigy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulina.
Prodigy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulina falls off balance throwing a combination

and Prodigy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy passes Kulina's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Prodigy is looking to take a break and control but Kulina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prodigy moves nicely into side control.
Prodigy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Prodigy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Young Prodigy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy looking to finish with strikes here!
Kulina wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Prodigy .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Young Prodigy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kulina misses with a straight left.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Prodigy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kulina's hands.
Prodigy moves out of range of the strikes.
Prodigy scores with a body shot.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prodigy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Prodigy avoids them all with ease.
Kulina swings for the body but Prodigy moves out of range.
Prodigy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Prodigy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kulina swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prodigy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Prodigy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prodigy lands a front kick.
Prodigy moves away from the strike by Kulina.
Sloppy strikes from Prodigy . Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina takes one to the chin there.
Prodigy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulina.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Prodigy tries to counter it with a takedown but Kulina pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kulina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Prodigy .
The fighters circling - Prodigy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prodigy lands a head kick. Kulina smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prodigy keeps Kulina at a distance using the push kick.
Prodigy scores with a punch to the head.
Prodigy loads up on a big right hand but Kulina slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulina misses the target.
Kulina misses with a body shot.
Prodigy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulina just misses with a punch to the body.
Prodigy throws a sloppy head kick and Kulina moves out of range easily.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina misses with an uppercut. Prodigy saw that one coming.
Prodigy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prodigy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prodigy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young Prodigy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Prodigy digs a good hook to Kulina's body.

Prodigy closes the distance and clinches.
Prodigy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prodigy lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kulina fails to land.
Kulina misses with some punches.
Kulina working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Prodigy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kulina misses its intended target.
Prodigy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulina drops his hands momentarily and Prodigy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prodigy slips under a jab from Kulina.
Kulina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kulina throws a jab when Prodigy was well out of range.
Prodigy 's corner calls for a 1-2. Prodigy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prodigy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prodigy shoots for a double leg takedown but Kulina sprawls well. He's pushed Prodigy 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kulina looks to land a right hand but Prodigy moved out of range.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prodigy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prodigy .
Nice defenses there by Kulina.
A little feinted left hand from Kulina on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Prodigy .
Prodigy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kulina throws a lazy right hand but Prodigy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prodigy tries to move into range but Kulina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prodigy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Prodigy feints a counter leg kick.
Prodigy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prodigy moves away.
Prodigy scores with a nice strike.
Kulina misses with an uppercut
and Prodigy counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prodigy dodges the punch combination from Kulina.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prodigy works over Kulina's head and body with a nice combination.
Kulina looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prodigy tries to clinch up but Kulina circles away and keeps his distance.
Prodigy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prodigy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kulina on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. Prodigy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prodigy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prodigy . That one must have hurt.
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Prodigy closes the distance and pushes Kulina back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prodigy .
Kulina working aggressively here.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Prodigy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prodigy 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Prodigy !
The defeated Justin Kulina had this to say: 'Good fight man, I'll be back! '.