PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. Kulakov has chosen Lube-Shparu as his entrance music. James Bomb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bomb
vs
Kulakov

198 cm
35
233 lbs
74 - 29 - 7

184 cm
37
186 lbs
31 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dissolution Fight Wear
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 74 - 29 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Bomb.
Kulakov moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Bomb.
Kulakov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kulakov blocks a head kick by Bomb.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulakov moves away.

Bomb lands a big head kick that sends Kulakov tumbling to the mat! Bomb takes a step backwards and waves Kulakov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kulakov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bomb cracks Kulakov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kulakov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bomb finish him?
Kulakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bomb finish him?
A shot to the body from Bomb misses
and Kulakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bomb lands a nice hook to Kulakov's body. Kulakov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kulakov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bomb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bomb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kulakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kulakov seems to have recovered his senses.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Bomb misses
and Kulakov counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb. Kulakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulakov.
A jab from Bomb misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bomb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulakov lands with a good body shot.
Bomb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomb throws an off balance right hand
and Kulakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomb swings for the body but Kulakov moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bomb.
Kulakov connects with a looping right hand.
Bomb tests Kulakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kulakov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kulakov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bomb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulakov. Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb lands an overhand right.
Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bomb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kulakov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Kulakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulakov looks to land a combination but Bomb avoids it well.
Bomb moves out of range of the strikes.
Bomb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kulakov misses with a looping left.
Kulakov moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Kulakov misses the jab.
Kulakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb.
Bomb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kulakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kulakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.
Kulakov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bomb backs up against the cage.
Bomb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kulakov.
Kulakov moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kulakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomb circles away quickly and effectively.
Kulakov scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Bomb.
Kulakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulakov.

Bomb lands a big uppercut and Kulakov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kulakov looks OK. Bomb waves Kulakov back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb misses with a body shot
enabling Kulakov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bomb misses with a hook.
Kulakov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bomb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulakov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bomb motions for Kulakov to come forward. Bomb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulakov! But no joy.
Bomb doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulakov circles away.
Kulakov checks a leg kick.
Kulakov throws a right hand that Bomb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomb also avoids with ease.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulakov.
Kulakov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bomb's head backwards.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
A cross from Kulakov lands.
Kulakov checks a low kick from Bomb.
Kulakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bomb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Kulakov does no damage.
A big left from Kulakov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bomb misses the target.
Kulakov throws a nice looking combination but Bomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Bomb will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulakov.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Kulakov throws a nice looking combination but Bomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bomb.
Kulakov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kulakov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
Bomb keeps Kulakov at a distance using the push kick.
Bomb is looking to clinch.
Kulakov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Bomb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bomb tries to land a body kick
and Kulakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulakov swinging wildly here.
Bomb throws a leg kick but Kulakov checks 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!
Bomb sizes up Kulakov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bomb pushes Kulakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulakov blocking some punches.
Bomb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Bomb has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kulakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bomb has double underhooks.
Kulakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bomb.
Bomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bomb drops Kulakov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kulakov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
Bomb wants to stall.
Kulakov tries to break free but Bomb pushes him back against the cage.

Kulakov manages to break the clinch.
Bomb takes one to the chin there.
Kulakov moves out of range of the body kick from Bomb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulakov is just out of range.
Bomb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kulakov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bomb.
Bomb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
Bomb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Bomb.
That kick from Bomb tenderised Kulakov's leg. Kulakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bomb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bomb throws a push kick but Kulakov slaps the foot to one side.
Bomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulakov can do to turn this around?
Kulakov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bomb looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bomb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bomb moves into the clinch.
Kulakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomb tries to throw a body punch but Kulakov avoids it by throwing Bomb back against the cage.
Kulakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bomb.
Bomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Bomb.
Kulakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kulakov as Bomb tries to tie him up.
Kulakov is trying to push Bomb away but Bomb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Kulakov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bomb to work.

Kulakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bomb tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomb tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.
Kulakov throws a shot from downtown. Bomb moves away and avoids it.
Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulakov! But no joy.
Bomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kulakov. Kulakov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulakov misses with a wild combination.
Kulakov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bomb misses with a hook. Kulakov ducked under it nicely.
Kulakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Bomb wants to clinch
and Kulakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bomb dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kulakov misses with a looping left.

Bomb cracks Kulakov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bomb has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kulakov to stand back up!
Bomb cracks Kulakov's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Kulakov slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Bomb can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Bomb!
James Bomb retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking James Bomb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.