PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kucharski
vs
Thompson

177 cm
23
144 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a jab.
Kucharski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kucharski gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Kucharski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Kucharski.

Kucharski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kucharski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kucharski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Kucharski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Kucharski uses his free foot to push down on Thompson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompson.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kucharski landing shots from mount.
Kucharski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kucharski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Thompson is rocked!
Kucharski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Kucharski finish him?
Kucharski cracks Thompson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Kucharski!
Michal Kucharski retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Michal Kucharski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.