PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latundan El Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kulak
vs
El Banana

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Kulak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Latundan El Banana!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kulak gets caught napping as El Banana dives in and scores a takedown. Kulak manages to retain guard.
El Banana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
El Banana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Banana wants to pass the guard but Kulak is keeping the position.
Kulak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Banana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El Banana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
El Banana with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Banana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
El Banana advances position into side control!
Kulak looks to move to half guard but instead El Banana has passed into mount! Damn!
El Banana lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulak is squirming around, avoiding El Banana's attempts to control the action.
Kulak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kulak tries to hold on but El Banana pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Banana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kulak's face.
El Banana tries to control but Kulak wriggling away.
El Banana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kulak working to try and regain half guard.
El Banana looking to control but Kulak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Banana lands a big shot there that rocks Kulak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulak is looking to improve his position but El Banana isn't that keen on the idea.
El Banana landing punches.
Kulak tries to hold on but El Banana pushes him away.
El Banana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
El Banana lands a big elbow.

El Banana is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kulak can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
El Banana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kulak is breathing heavily.
Kulak is trying desperately to improve position.
Kulak is in a horrible position here. El Banana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Banana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
El Banana with the ground and pound from mount.
El Banana trying to control but he's not successful this time.

El Banana is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kulak to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kulak shrugs it off.
El Banana lands a big shot there that rocks Kulak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
El Banana wants to control the pace but Kulak is squirming around nicely.
Kulak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kulak tries to hold on but El Banana pushes him away.
Kulak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because El Banana is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulak is desperately trying to improve his position but El Banana has a good base and remains in mount.
Kulak is squirming around, avoiding El Banana's attempts to control the action.
Kulak wants to control but El Banana is having none of it.
El Banana controlling the pace for now.
El Banana with shots to the head and body - Kulak looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Banana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! El Banana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latundan El Banana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kulak throws a low kick, looking for El Banana's leg but El Banana calmly moves out of range.

El Banana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kulak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kulak is not content to let El Banana control the position.
Kulak prevents El Banana from improving position.
El Banana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kulak can't do much from the bottom here.
El Banana advances nicely into full mount.
Kulak tries to reverse the position but El Banana maintains control.

El Banana has control of Kulak's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kulak regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kulak is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulak regains half guard.
El Banana is taking a breather. Kulak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
El Banana tries to pass to full mount but Kulak defends it.
Kulak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
El Banana is just content to waste time from the top position. Kulak takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
El Banana passes Kulak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Banana tries to pass to full mount but Kulak defends it.
Kulak is looking to improve his position.
El Banana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kulak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
El Banana is trying to control the action in half guard but Kulak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
El Banana wants to free his trapped foot but Kulak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
El Banana uses his free foot to push down on Kulak's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kulak.
Kulak tries to lock up and control but El Banana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Banana content just to control the position here.
El Banana landing strikes from the mount.
Kulak is squirming around, avoiding El Banana's attempts to control the action.
El Banana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
El Banana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kulak is trying to escape the mount.
El Banana looking to control but Kulak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulak tries to hold on but El Banana postures up.
El Banana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Banana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kulak?
El Banana trying to control but Kulak is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, El Banana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Banana raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Banana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latundan El Banana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

El Banana feints and as Kulak raises his hands in defense, El Banana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
El Banana wants to control from the top but Kulak keeps moving.
El Banana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Banana postures up and lands a big shot to Kulak's brow.
El Banana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Kulak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kulak trying to control the position.
El Banana landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Banana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
El Banana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kulak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El Banana looking to pass the guard.
El Banana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
El Banana trying to control but Kulak is working from the bottom.
El Banana slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kulak prevents El Banana from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latundan El Banana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kulak is trying to control El Banana's posture but El Banana avoids it.
El Banana wants to control but Kulak is keeping him busy.
El Banana working the head with strikes.
Kulak is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Banana advances to full mount.
El Banana is landing with some decent strikes but Kulak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
El Banana lands a nice shot to the head.
El Banana landing strikes from the mount.
El Banana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
El Banana unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by El Banana.
El Banana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
El Banana avoids the attempt from Kulak to control.
El Banana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kulak hang on?
Krzysztof Kulak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Banana dominating with strikes here.
El Banana wants to control the pace but Kulak is squirming around nicely.
Kulak is trying desperately to improve position.
Kulak is squirming around, avoiding El Banana's attempts to control the action.
El Banana lands a big shot there that rocks Kulak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Banana landing strikes, looking to finish!
El Banana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kulak looks a forlorn figure.
Latundan El Banana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Banana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Latundan El Banana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Banana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latundan El Banana!