PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Kulokauskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TUKMOL BOLBOL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kulokauskas
vs
BOLBOL

185 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tomas Kulokauskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TUKMOL BOLBOL!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by BOLBOL there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Kulokauskas drives through and clinches with BOLBOL against the cage.
Kulokauskas being controlled against the cage.
BOLBOL tries for a takedown but Kulokauskas manages to get underhooks.
Kulokauskas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

BOLBOL's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulokauskas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around BOLBOL's waist but BOLBOL gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kulokauskas off to one side.
BOLBOL shoots for a double leg takedown but Kulokauskas sprawls well. He's pushed BOLBOL's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
BOLBOL wants to clinch

and Kulokauskas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
BOLBOL looking to control.

Kulokauskas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
BOLBOL doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulokauskas circles away.
BOLBOL shoots in for a takedown but Kulokauskas shows good takedown defense.
Tomas Kulokauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TUKMOL BOLBOL.
Kulokauskas leaves BOLBOL with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
BOLBOL throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulokauskas's waist but Kulokauskas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing BOLBOL off to one side.
Kulokauskas cracks a nice hook into BOLBOL's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulokauskas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BOLBOL moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kulokauskas scores a takedown into full mount!
BOLBOL looks gassed!
Kulokauskas trying to control but BOLBOL is having none of it.
BOLBOL is looking to get to half guard.
Kulokauskas avoids the attempt from BOLBOL to control.
Kulokauskas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kulokauskas controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulokauskas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BOLBOL is looking to escape.
BOLBOL tries to hold on but Kulokauskas pushes him away.
BOLBOL is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOLBOL tries to hold on but Kulokauskas postures up.
Kulokauskas controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulokauskas punching from mount but BOLBOL doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kulokauskas tries to control but BOLBOL wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kulokauskas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOLBOL working to try and regain half guard.
BOLBOL tries to hold on but Kulokauskas postures up.
Kulokauskas working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Kulokauskas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulokauskas prevents BOLBOL from getting the reversal.
Kulokauskas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BOLBOL is looking to escape.
Kulokauskas raining down shots from the mount!
BOLBOL wants to control but Kulokauskas is having none of it.

Kulokauskas working for a submission but BOLBOL is keeping him at bay.
BOLBOL blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kulokauskas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

A momentary lapse in concentration from BOLBOL enables Kulokauskas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. BOLBOL manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
BOLBOL tries to land a sweep but no joy.
BOLBOL trying to control the position here.
Kulokauskas wants to stand and escape but instead BOLBOL has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kulokauskas is trying to control the position but BOLBOL postures up.
BOLBOL trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulokauskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kulokauskas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BOLBOL.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BOLBOL stands up from Kulokauskas's guard - BOLBOL perhaps looking for a knockout.
BOLBOL shoots for a takedown but Kulokauskas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
BOLBOL closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kulokauskas circles away.
Kulokauskas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulokauskas misses with a head kick.
Kulokauskas misses with the combination.
BOLBOL slips under a jab.
BOLBOL shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulokauskas tries to sprawl out of it but BOLBOL keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulokauskas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomas Kulokauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TUKMOL BOLBOL.
BOLBOL shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kulokauskas but Kulokauskas pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kulokauskas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kulokauskas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kulokauskas looking to control but BOLBOL is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kulokauskas controlling from mount.
BOLBOL slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tomas Kulokauskas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOLBOL wants to control but Kulokauskas is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulokauskas tries to stand but can't do so whilst BOLBOL controls his leg.
BOLBOL is trying to maintain the position but Kulokauskas is very close to passing his half guard.

BOLBOL kicks off Kulokauskas and gets to his feet.
Kulokauskas tries to close the distance and clinch but BOLBOL swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BOLBOL looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kulokauskas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kulokauskas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOLBOL moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kulokauskas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BOLBOL is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

BOLBOL looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kulokauskas trying to control but BOLBOL is working from the bottom.
BOLBOL wants to stand up but Kulokauskas is controlling him.
Kulokauskas trying to control the position from guard on top but BOLBOL is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Kulokauskas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kulokauskas shoots and misses

and BOLBOL counters with a single leg into guard. Kulokauskas didn't expect that.
BOLBOL sitting in guard here, content to control.
BOLBOL wants to stand but Kulokauskas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
BOLBOL trying to control but Kulokauskas is working from the bottom.
BOLBOL passes into half guard.
Kulokauskas is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulokauskas is staying active underneath BOLBOL, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
BOLBOL not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
BOLBOL is trying to control. Kulokauskas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

TUKMOL BOLBOL has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for BOLBOL with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kulokauskas misses with a wild combination.
BOLBOL tries a head kick but it misses.
BOLBOL shoots for a takedown but Kulokauskas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kulokauskas tries to clinch but BOLBOL is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by BOLBOL or perhaps it was just good defense by Kulokauskas which made him look bad.
Tomas Kulokauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TUKMOL BOLBOL.
A punch lands to the side of BOLBOL 's head but he takes it in his stride.

BOLBOL gets a takedown into half guard.
BOLBOL seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulokauskas is pressing down on BOLBOL's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Kulokauskas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kulokauskas controls BOLBOL momentarily but BOLBOL frees himself.
BOLBOL stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulokauskas swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Kulokauskas can't keep his opponent in guard - BOLBOL advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kulokauskas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
TUKMOL BOLBOL comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulokauskas 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Kulokauskas!