PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Thighpunch (ranked 1825 p4p, 794 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 240 p4p, 113 weight class). Kulina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tool - Schism kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Justin Kulina told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Thighpunch
vs
Kulina

185 cm
40
180
21 - 13 - 0

184 cm
24
171
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Kulina catches Thighpunch right on the button with a cross.
Kulina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thighpunch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kulina looks to land a left hand but Thighpunch moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Thighpunch misses its target.
Kulina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Kulina misses.
It looked like Thighpunch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulina swings for the body but Thighpunch moves out of range.
Thighpunch blocks the body kick.
Kulina throws the left hand but Thighpunch avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Thighpunch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulina chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulina blocks a jab.
Kulina tries to clinch but Thighpunch moves away
and Thighpunch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kulina thinking.
Thighpunch scores with a jab. Kulina acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Thighpunch swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulina.
Thighpunch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kulina coming out on top.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thighpunch is looking to counter punch.
Kulina throws a shot from downtown. Thighpunch moves away and avoids it.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the side of Kulina's head but Kulina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulina lands a two punch combo.
Kulina misses with a lunging right hand
and Thighpunch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thighpunch jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.
Kulina misses the shot to the body.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Thighpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulina keeps Thighpunch at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thighpunch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kulina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thighpunch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thighpunch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina slips a straight right by Thighpunch.
Thighpunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Kulina lands a lovely overhand right.
Kulina has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thighpunch blocks a jab.
Kulina clobbers Thighpunch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thighpunch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Thighpunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Thighpunch throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Thighpunch slips a jab from Kulina.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Thighpunch avoids them all with ease.
Thighpunch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Thighpunch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Kulina misses.
Thighpunch lands a body shot.
Kulina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thighpunch's sensitive parts.
Kulina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justin Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Thighpunch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Thighpunch misses.
Thighpunch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thighpunch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thighpunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Kulina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thighpunch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulina.
Thighpunch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina throws a jab when Thighpunch was well out of range.
Thighpunch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina swings widly with a right hand
and Kulina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kulina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thighpunch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thighpunch throws a hook but Kulina avoids it easily.
Thighpunch misses with a jab to the body
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulina throws a low kick, looking for Thighpunch's leg but Thighpunch calmly moves out of range.
Thighpunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thighpunch scores with a jab.
Thighpunch lands with a nice combination. Kulina backs away looking to recover.
Thighpunch misses with a body shot.
Thighpunch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kulina can pounce on him.
Thighpunch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kulina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thighpunch circles away quickly and effectively.
Kulina dips to his left and cracks Thighpunch with an uppercut!
Kulina misses with a kick to the body
and Thighpunch counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Kulina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Kulina's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Thighpunch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kulina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulina throws a poor cross that misses
and Thighpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thighpunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thighpunch takes one on the button.
Thighpunch takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Kulina throws a right hand that Thighpunch ducks under and follows up with a left that Thighpunch also avoids with ease.
Kulina fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thighpunch is out of range.
Thighpunch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thighpunch slips a straight right by Kulina.
Thighpunch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kulina misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Thighpunch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulina misses with a body kick.
Thighpunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulina misses with an uppercut. Thighpunch saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thighpunch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kulina fails to land with a series of punches.
Kulina thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thighpunch if he has to take too many more of those.
Thighpunch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kulina throws a leg kick
and Thighpunch counters with a two punch combo.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thighpunch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thighpunch's head backwards.
Thighpunch looks to land a combination but Kulina avoids it well.
Kulina doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulina lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thighpunch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thighpunch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thighpunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thighpunch swings for the body but Kulina moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kulina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch throws a shot from downtown. Kulina moves away and avoids it.
Kulina scores with a decent looking hook.
Thighpunch misses with a wild combination.
Thighpunch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from Kulina, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Kulina there.
Kulina needs to keep his hands up - Thighpunch had a free shot at his head there.
Justin Kulina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulina throws a leg kick but Thighpunch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thighpunch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Kulina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kulina.
Thighpunch jabs Kulina to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kulina throws a solid leg kick but Thighpunch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kulina.
Donk. Kulina catches Thighpunch right on the button with a cross.
Thighpunch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thighpunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thighpunch.
Kulina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thighpunch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Justin Kulina's cut even more.
Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Kulina.
Kulina throws a lazy uppercut

and Thighpunch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kulina has had enough of the clinch but Thighpunch keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Thighpunch.
Thighpunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thighpunch lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulina is trying to break free.
Kulina blocking some punches.
Kulina lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thighpunch misses with some punches.
Kulina lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thighpunch or not.
Thighpunch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulina lands an uppercut.
Thighpunch is looking to control Kulina's arms but Kulina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thighpunch has his back to the cage.

Kulina breaks the clinch.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Thighpunch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kulina.

Kulina instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kulina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thighpunch backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thighpunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kulina looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thighpunch connects with a right hand. Kulina shakes it off.
Thighpunch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thighpunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina throws the left hand but Thighpunch avoids the punch easily.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the side of Kulina's head but Kulina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulina bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thighpunch's head.
Kulina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulina lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thighpunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Thighpunch.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kulina manages to break the clinch.
Thighpunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Thighpunch stuns Kulina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kulina misses with a straight left.
Kulina doesn't manage to clinch there - Thighpunch circles away.
Kulina throws a low kick but Thighpunch avoids it.
Thighpunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Thighpunch lands with a nice combination. Kulina backs away looking to recover.
Thighpunch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thighpunch slips a straight right by Kulina.
Thighpunch misses with a looping left.
Thighpunch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
Kulina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thighpunch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decent striking displayed by Kulina there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina misses with a hook. Thighpunch ducked under it nicely.
Thighpunch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kulina scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thighpunch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Thighpunch misses its target.
Thighpunch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thighpunch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kulina.
Thighpunch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kulina counters with a straight right hand.
Kulina misses with a looping right.
Kulina looks to throw a body kick
and Thighpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thighpunch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kulina - the referee stops the clock and Thighpunch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kulina. Thighpunch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thighpunch misses.
Kulina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thighpunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thighpunch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulina circles away.
Thighpunch swings for the body but Kulina moves out of range.
Thighpunch misses with a few strikes there.
Kulina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thighpunch.
Kulina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick lands from Kulina.
A shot to the liver by Thighpunch. Beautiful body shot.
Thighpunch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kulina lands a leg kick that knocks Thighpunch off balance momentarily.
Thighpunch scores with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kulina.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kulina. That's going to slow Thighpunch down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch drops his hands momentarily and Kulina takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Kulina. Beautiful body shot.
Butch Thighpunch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thighpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Kulina finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kulina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thighpunch.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thighpunch.
Kulina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thighpunch.
Thighpunch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thighpunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina scores with a push kick.
Thighpunch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kulina counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Thighpunch.
Justin Kulina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kulina slips a jab and a cross from Thighpunch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Kulina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulina 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Kulina!
During a confident post fight interview, Justin Kulina thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.