PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Seger - Turn the Page. Ledil Kuch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zarius Matzischin's chin.

Kuch
vs
Matzischin

188 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
222 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zarius Matzischin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matzischin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matzischin takes a swing at Kuch's ribcage but misses.
Kuch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matzischin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuch.
Kuch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuch scores with a jab to the body.
Kuch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matzischin has time to react.
Kuch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matzischin checks a leg kick.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matzischin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Kuch does no damage.

Kuch closes the distance and clinches.
Matzischin blocks a body shot from Kuch.
Kuch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch digs a right hand into Matzischin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matzischin's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuch has a couple of punches blocked by Matzischin.
Kuch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuch trying to control the position but instead, Matzischin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuch into the cage.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Matzischin avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
Matzischin looks gassed!
Kuch is leaning against Matzischin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matzischin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Kuch.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Matzischin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matzischin backwards.
Kuch lands a body shot.
Kuch has a couple of punches blocked by Matzischin.
Kuch stalls.
Kuch lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch tries a body shot but Matzischin blocks it.
Kuch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuch lands a nice uppercut.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuch lands a right hand.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuch.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matzischin or not.
Kuch is working Matzischin over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuch.
Kuch slows down the pace here.
Kuch scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matzischin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuch misses with a hook from the clinch.

Matzischin manages to break the clinch.
Kuch just misses with a punch to the body.
Matzischin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matzischin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuch.
Kuch throws a jab when Matzischin was well out of range.
Matzischin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuch throws a low kick but Matzischin avoids it.
Kuch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matzischin is looking to clinch.

Kuch clinches.
Kuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matzischin controls his hands.
Kuch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matzischin backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuch won't want to take too many of those.
Matzischin blocking some punches.
Matzischin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuch avoiding damage as Matzischin throws knees to the body.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuch gets through Matzischin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuch.
Kuch lands a left hand.
A short right from Kuch.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuch digs a right hand into Matzischin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matzischin's gas tank.
The referee calls for Kuch to work.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matzischin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuch digs a right hand into Matzischin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matzischin's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuch.
Kuch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matzischin blocking some punches.
Kuch is leaning against Matzischin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Decent striking displayed by Kuch there.
Kuch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Matzischin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuch which made him look bad.
Kuch throws a good cross that connects.
Kuch throws a series of strikes that have Matzischin backpedaling.
Kuch scores with a body shot.
Kuch lands with a shot to the body.
Matzischin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuch to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Kuch misses its intended target.
Kuch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matzischin is out of range.
Matzischin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuch.
Kuch throws out a powerful jab.
Kuch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matzischin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matzischin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matzischin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Kuch.
A swing and a miss from Kuch.
Kuch misses with a body shot
and Kuch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Matzischin is just out of range.
Kuch misses with a looping right.
Kuch throws a shot to the body.
Matzischin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matzischin on the side of the head.
Ledil Kuch is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuch loads up on a big right hand but Matzischin slips the punch.
Kuch lands a jab to the head.
Kuch is looking to score with low kicks.
Matzischin slips under a jab.
Kuch misses with a jab to the body
and Matzischin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuch throws a combination that misses

and Matzischin counters by clinching up.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Matzischin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuch avoids it.
Kuch stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Kuch.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Matzischin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuch.
Kuch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matzischin or not.
Kuch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matzischin can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matzischin controls his hands.
Kuch tries a body shot but Matzischin blocks it.
Kuch lands an uppercut.
Kuch lands a body shot.
Kuch trying to control the position but instead, Matzischin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuch into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kuch.
A right hand to the body from Kuch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matzischin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Kuch.
Kuch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matzischin or not.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch digs a right hand underneath Matzischin's ribcage. Matzischin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuch pushes Matzischin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matzischin tries to stall but Kuch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ledil Kuch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuch slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands a body shot.
Kuch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matzischin's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Kuch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuch.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Matzischin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuch.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a nice body shot.
Kuch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matzischin up against the cage.
Kuch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matzischin's elbow.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Kuch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuch.
Kuch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a nice body shot.
Kuch lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Kuch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ledil Kuch dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Matzischin slips a straight right by Kuch.
Kuch throws a lazy right hand but Matzischin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuch scores with the left hand. Matzischin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuch scores with a punch to the head.
Kuch scores with a one two! Matzischin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuch misses with a hook.
Kuch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matzischin moves away.
Matzischin slips under a jab from Kuch.
Kuch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matzischin's head.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Matzischin moves out of range.
Kuch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matzischin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matzischin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Kuch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matzischin doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matzischin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuch.

Kuch rushes Matzischin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Matzischin.
Kuch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuch lands a shot to the body.
Kuch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matzischin.
Kuch throws a head punch that misses.
Matzischin being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuch tries to work over Matzischin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matzischin controls his hands.
Kuch misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matzischin.

Matzischin breaks the clinch.
Kuch tries to close the distance and clinch but Matzischin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matzischin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a hook but Matzischin blocks it.
Kuch lands the left hand.
Jab from Kuch.
Kuch staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Kuch.
Matzischin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuch throws and low kick but Matzischin moves out of range easily.
Kuch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matzischin.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matzischin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuch lands a jab to Matzischin's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matzischin's hands.
Matzischin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuch lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matzischin manages to avoid it.
Kuch walks into a straight right hand from Matzischin.
Kuch misses with a hook. Matzischin ducked under it nicely.
Zarius Matzischin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matzischin lunges at Kuch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuch's hand.
Matzischin throws a head kick but Kuch moves out of range.
Matzischin ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Kuch throws a hook to the side of Matzischin's head but Matzischin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuch throws a combination. Matzischin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matzischin scores with a leg kick.
Kuch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matzischin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Matzischin moves out of range.
Kuch misses with an uppercut. Matzischin saw that one coming.
Kuch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matzischin walks into a straight right hand from Kuch.
Kuch lands with a nice combination. Matzischin backs away looking to recover.
Kuch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kuch misses with a hook. Matzischin ducked under it nicely.
Kuch misses the shot to the body.
Kuch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Matzischin.
Kuch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuch punishes Matzischin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuch catches Matzischin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matzischin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Kuch.
Kuch throws a one two combo.
Matzischin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matzischin keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ledil Kuch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!