PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 1316 p4p, 172 weight class) and Sebastian Edwards (ranked 2826 p4p, 333 weight class). Edwards is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wishing Wells. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kuklinski
vs
Edwards

180 cm
28
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards misses the jab.
Kuklinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Kuklinski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edwards sprawls and moves away.
Kuklinski avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Kuklinski feinted with a counter takedown.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edwards takes a swing at Kuklinski's ribcage but misses.
Kuklinski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kuklinski dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Kuklinski dives in for a single leg takedown but Edwards sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Edwards scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuklinski avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Edwards misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Richard Kuklinski has been cut.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Edwards scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edwards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuklinski slips a jab and a cross from Edwards.
Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuklinski's calf.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Kuklinski attempts a counter takedown but Edwards avoids it well and moves away.
Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuklinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Kuklinski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edwards sprawls and moves away.
Sebastian Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards takes a swing at Kuklinski's ribcage but misses.
Kuklinski shoots in looking for a takedown but Edwards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuklinski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Edwards lands a nice hook to Kuklinski's body. Kuklinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Kuklinski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuklinski feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuklinski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edwards.
Edwards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Edwards there.
Edwards connects with a right hand. Kuklinski shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuklinski tries to counter with a takedown but Edwards is quick to defend against it.
Kuklinski misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuklinski avoids a kick to the body.
Kuklinski tries to counter with a takedown but Edwards is quick to defend against it.
Edwards is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuklinski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuklinski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edwards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuklinski doesn't seem bothered though.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
Kuklinski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Kuklinski's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
Edwards sizes up Kuklinski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws a push kick but Kuklinski slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards throws the left hand but Kuklinski avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards throws a jab when Kuklinski was well out of range.
Kuklinski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination

so Kuklinski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kuklinski being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuklinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Kuklinski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuklinski tries to counter with a takedown but Edwards is quick to defend against it.
Sebastian Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
Kuklinski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kuklinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards jabs Kuklinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edwards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Oooooh!!! Edwards has knocked Kuklinski down with a huge combo! Edwards steps away and waves a wobbly Kuklinski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Kuklinski is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Edwards throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kuklinski is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastian Edwards!
An out of breath Sebastian Edwards thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.