PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Kulich has chosen Meat Plow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shelby
vs
Kulich

185 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kulich scores with the left hand. Shelby knows he should have avoided that one.
Kulich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kulich defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Kulich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Kulich.
Kulich swinging wildly here.
Kulich looks to land a combination but Shelby avoids it well.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Kulich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelby defending well as Kulich loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shelby, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulich.
Shelby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kulich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kulich slips a jab from Shelby.
Kulich avoids the body shot from Shelby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulich slips under a jab.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Shelby misses.
Shelby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulich misses the target.
Nate Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Kulich - just one landing.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Kulich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Kulich lands.
Shelby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby swinging wildly here.
Kulich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shelby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.
Shelby throws a combination. Kulich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shelby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kulich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kulich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Shelby lands a left and a right that send Kulich crashing to the mat, dazed. Shelby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kulich is rocked!
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!
Kulich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kulich is still on wobbly legs! Can Shelby finish him?
Shelby throws a body punch but Kulich moves out of range.
Shelby lands with a right that hurts Kulich. Kulich looks to clinch but Shelby throws a short knee that drops Kulich. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Nate Shelby!