PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuklinski has chosen Confessions Of A Mafia Hitman as his entrance music. Richard Kuklinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Polski
vs
Kuklinski

189 cm
31
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Polski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Polski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richard Kuklinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Polski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Polski scoring with some ground and pound.

Kuklinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuklinski is trying to keep Polski in close.
Polski wants to pass the guard but Kuklinski is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Polski stands up from Kuklinski's guard - Polski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Polski slips under a jab.
Kuklinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuklinski misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuklinski cracks a nice hook into Polski's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polski.
Kuklinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuklinski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuklinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polski.
Polski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuklinski.
A head kick by Polski misses
enabling Kuklinski to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Polski lands but Kuklinski takes it in his stride.
Kuklinski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Polski under the eye.
Richard Kuklinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuklinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Polski.
The fighters circling - Kuklinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Polski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Polski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polski misses with a takedown attempt - Kuklinski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Polski throws a wild body kick that Kuklinski sees coming a mile off.
Kuklinski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuklinski.
Kuklinski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Polski tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Polski.
Kuklinski lands a slapping body shot.

Polski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Polski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kuklinski is proving hard to escape from.

Kuklinski has his foot on Polski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Polski works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuklinski looking for a guillotine here but Polski defends easily.

Kuklinski has his feet on Polski's thighs here. He's pushed Polski off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Polski screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Kuklinski!
A relieved looking Richard Kuklinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.