PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch's entrance music is Bob Seger - Turn the Page. A fine choice. Stroker has chosen Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kuch
vs
Stroker

188 cm
34
203 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

188 cm
36
215 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stroker is looking to clinch.
Kuch needs to keep his hands up - Stroker had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Ledil Kuch has been cut.
Stroker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stroker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stroker misses with a straight right.
Stroker throws out a leg kick but Kuch moves out of range and Stroker only half commits.
Stroker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stroker tries to work over Kuch's front leg with a kick but Kuch checks it.
Kuch throws a right and a left that Stroker avoids nicely.
Kuch blocks a head kick by Stroker.
Stroker takes a swing at Kuch's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker scores with a hook to the body. Kuch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stroker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stroker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroker cracks Kuch with an open hand slap.
Kuch avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Stroker thumps Kuch with a low kick.
Stroker wants to land a leg kick but Kuch is out of range.
Stroker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stroker throws a wild body kick that Kuch sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker throws a hook to the side of Kuch's head but Kuch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroker tries to clinch up
and Kuch counters with a nice leg kick.
Bob Stroker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuch throws out a loose jab but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroker tries to move into range but Kuch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuch throws a right and a left that Stroker avoids nicely.
Stroker connects with a body shot that sends Kuch's belly button to the back.
Kuch thumps Stroker with a low kick.
Kuch feints a jab promting Stroker to slip. Kuch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stroker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Stroker misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Stroker wants to clinch up but Kuch keeps it at a distance.
Stroker lands a leg kick that knocks Kuch off balance momentarily.
Stroker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroker lands a leg kick that knocks Kuch off balance momentarily.
Kuch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stroker throws a wild body kick that Kuch sees coming a mile off.
Kuch tries to land a leg kick but Stroker saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kuch misses its intended target.
Stroker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stroker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stroker.
Kuch blocks a leg kick.
Kuch tries to bum rush Stroker with a series of wild strikes but Stroker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuch gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Kuch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stroker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stroker is able to avoid easily.
Kuch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuch throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stroker moves out of range as Kuch throws a body kick.
Stroker connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuch scores with a hook to the body. Stroker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroker throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroker.
Stroker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroker throws out a powerful jab.
Stroker tries to work over Kuch's front leg with a kick but Kuch checks it.
Stroker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuch's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stroker.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses
and Kuch counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuch scores with a jab.
Stroker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuch is out of range.
Kuch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stroker tries a low kick but Kuch avoids it.
Bob Stroker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stroker checks the leg kick.
Kuch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Kuch misses its intended target.
Stroker tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stroker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuch checks it well.
Kuch throws a leg kick which misses Stroker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroker tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kuch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stroker is looking to land body kicks.
Kuch tries to bum rush Stroker with a series of wild strikes but Stroker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuch throws a hook to the side of Stroker's head but Stroker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuch tries to bum rush Stroker with a series of wild strikes but Stroker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker tries to clinch there but Kuch circles away.
Stroker lands a nice hook to Kuch's body. Kuch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stroker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuch misses the target.
Kuch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroker thuds his shin into the meat of Kuch's side.
Stroker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuch counters with a two punch combo.
Kuch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stroker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker tries to clinch there but Kuch circles away.
Kuch avoids a kick to the body.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Stroker moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stroker!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker tries to clinch there but Kuch circles away.
Stroker throws a wild body kick that Kuch sees coming a mile off.
Stroker delivers a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Stroker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch scores with a jab.
Stroker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuch takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kuch checks the leg kick.
Stroker misses with a few strikes there.
Kuch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stroker throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stroker lands with a kick to the temple. Kuch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kuch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stroker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuch.
Kuch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stroker.
Stroker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuch can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Kuch moved away.
Stroker misses the jab.
Kuch misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stroker cracks Kuch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuch lands with a hook. Stroker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Kuch as he checks the leg kick.
Stroker stuns Kuch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stroker at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker misses with a low kick.
Stroker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuch on the side of the head.
Stroker misses with the combination.
Stroker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stroker.
Stroker throws the kick towards the body but Kuch avoids it.
Stroker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stroker throws out a leg kick but Kuch moves out of range and Stroker only half commits.
Bob Stroker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stroker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroker connects with a leg kick. Kuch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Stroker counters by clinching up.
Kuch misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stroker stalling in the clinch but Kuch improves position.
Kuch is leaning against Stroker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ledil Kuch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuch dodges an elbow strike from Stroker.
Kuch being controlled against the cage.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stroker.
Kuch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroker avoiding damage as Kuch throws knees to the body.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroker blocking some punches.
Stroker lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Kuch tries a body shot but Stroker blocks it.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroker misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroker is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Stroker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stroker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Stroker!
A victorious Bob Stroker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.