PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semin Cuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuk comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Bury Me In Smoke. Bako King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cuk
vs
King

200 cm
25
276 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
30
279 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Valhalla Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semin Cuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Cuk misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuk stuffs the takedown.
Cuk jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cuk misses with a head kick.
Cuk throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Cuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuk misses with a jab to the body

so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King postures up in Cuk's guard and throws a big left but Cuk blocks it.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King tries to stand but Cuk is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control but Cuk is working from the bottom.
King prevents Cuk from getting back to his feet.
Cuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cuk is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King wants to control from the top but Cuk keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuk.
Cuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuk throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuk looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King looks to land a combination but Cuk avoids it well.
King ducks under a wild hook from Cuk.
Cuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Cuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Cuk misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuk throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King misses with a wild combination.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Cuk throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Cuk.
Cuk lands a nice shot to the body.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuk connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Semin Cuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cuk throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King drops his hands momentarily and Cuk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cuk throws a big shot that misses.
Cuk throws a right hand that misses

and King counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cuk's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuk wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
Cuk seems keen to control King's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cuk misses with a hook.
Bako King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King tries for a takedown but Cuk circles away easily
and Cuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Cuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Semin Cuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuk clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuk misses with a wild body shot.
Cuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Cuk.
Cuk throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cuk tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cuk to the ground. Cuk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Cuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuk misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuk misses with a wild body shot.
Cuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King slips under a jab from Cuk.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Cuk.
King slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuk throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Semin Cuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bako King.

King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cuk quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuk is trying to get back to full guard.
Cuk wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
King prevents Cuk from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
King looking to finish with strikes here!
King with a couple of short strikes.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King tries to control but Cuk wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cuk turns into him and now he's in King's guard.

Cuk got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cuk has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cuk defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuk wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semin Cuk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from King misses.
Cuk looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Cuk throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Semin Cuk is winning the standup battle so far.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuk works King's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King swinging wildly here.
Cuk swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Cuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
King slips a straight right by Cuk.
Cuk throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Cuk lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Cuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King moves out of range as Cuk strikes.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bako King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuk lands a slapping body shot.
Cuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cuk throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cuk lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cuk connects with a nice looking jab.

King is rocked!
Cuk sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through King's defenses. It connects perfectly with King's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semin Cuk!
Semin Cuk spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.