PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akuku Kukula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kukula
vs
Fuentes

195 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akuku Kukula!
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, Mark Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fuentes forces Kukula back against the cage and clinches.
Kukula looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kukula can't get the takedown.

Kukula successfully pulls guard.
Fuentes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Fuentes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Mark Fuentes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kukula takes one to the chin there.
Fuentes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Fuentes feints and as Kukula raises his hands in defense, Fuentes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuentes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fuentes distracts Kukula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kukula can't keep his opponent in guard - Fuentes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Fuentes decides to stand and escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fuentes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kukula!

Kukula is rocked!
The referee warns Kukula that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Kukula is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Kukula! Fuentes sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Kukula and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Fuentes!