PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Khru Jako (ranked 3069 p4p, 358 weight class) and Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 19523 p4p, 561 weight class). Jako comes into the arena with Catch a Fire blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jako
vs
Nu Cuuuuutos

169 cm
27
176 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

188 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Jako.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range easily.
Jako fails to land with a series of punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jako swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves in looking to clinch but Jako pushes him off.
Jako takes a swing at Nu Cuuuuutos's ribcage but misses.
Jako works over Nu Cuuuuutos's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has been cut.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping left.

Jako drives through and clinches with Nu Cuuuuutos against the ropes.
Jako lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jako breaks the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping left.
Jako throws a series of punches but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nu Cuuuuutos, as that shot connected.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to slow Jako down by chopping away at his legs.
Jako thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jako rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nu Cuuuuutos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a leg kick but Jako sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jako has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a counter right but Jako avoids it with no problem.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jako walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good work by Jako as he checks the leg kick.
Jako throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jako takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jako dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Jako uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Jako tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nu Cuuuuutos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jako moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight right.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the head kick by Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jako tries to bum rush Nu Cuuuuutos with a series of wild strikes but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range easily.
Jako tries to clinch up.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hook to the side of Jako's head but Jako sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jako.
Jako ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jako bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jako slips a jab from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Jako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Nu Cuuuuutos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jako waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nu Cuuuuutos.
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 Khru Jako will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nu Cuuuuutos tries a low kick but Jako avoids it.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jako.
Jako is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nu Cuuuuutos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Jako darts in and clinches Nu Cuuuuutos up against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Jako tries a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to control the position but instead, Jako has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to control the position but instead, Jako has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jako looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jako stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jako counters with a good, hard body kick but Nu Cuuuuutos shrugs it off.
Nu Cuuuuutos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a nice body punch.

Jako clinches up with Nu Cuuuuutos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jako stalling against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jako up against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako avoiding damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos taking a breather.

Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Jako.
Jako looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nu Cuuuuutos misses the target.
Khru Jako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jako swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight left.
Jako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Jako, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jako moves to clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos breaks away
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nu Cuuuuutos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jako throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jako's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Jako. Beautiful body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Jako.
Jako tries to clinch there but Nu Cuuuuutos circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jako lands a really nice looking cross but Nu Cuuuuutos seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jako's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nu Cuuuuutos under the eye.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Jako feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nu Cuuuuutos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jako scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Nu Cuuuuutos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jako slips under a jab.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jako slips a straight right by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a head kick by Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body.
Jako swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Jako saw that one coming.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jako.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Nu Cuuuuutos lands.
Jako tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nu Cuuuuutos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Nu Cuuuuutos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jako tries to clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako tries to close the distance and clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a decent looking hook.

Jako clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jako lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako throws a lazy head kick
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jako ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jako has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Jako rushes Nu Cuuuuutos and presses him up against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos looking to slow down the pace here.

Jako breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako misses with a body shot
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an off balance right hand
letting Jako counter with a right hand.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jako moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nu Cuuuuutos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.