PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kukushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukushkin's entrance music is Shufutinsky - White roses. A fine choice. Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kukushkin
vs
Foreman

191 cm
30
224 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

191 cm
25
222 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Kukushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukushkin throws out a loose jab but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kukushkin counters with a series of strikes. Foreman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foreman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kukushkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kukushkin misses with a straight left.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kukushkin circles away.
Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Alex Kukushkin has been cut.
Kukushkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukushkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches up with Kukushkin, looking for a takedown. Foreman pushes Kukushkin against the cage but Kukushkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Foreman instigates a clinch.
Kukushkin tries to break the clinch but Foreman is controlling the position.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Foreman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kukushkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman slips under a jab from Kukushkin.
Kukushkin loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Kukushkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukushkin misses with a body shot.
Kukushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foreman.
Kukushkin sizes up Foreman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foreman is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Foreman pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kukushkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Foreman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kukushkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foreman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kukushkin postures up.
Kukushkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kukushkin lands a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Kukushkin has double underhooks.
Foreman is trying to pull guard but Kukushkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alex Kukushkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.

Kukushkin manages to break the clinch.
Foreman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kukushkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Kukushkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Foreman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kukushkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foreman thinking.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kukushkin throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Kukushkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alex Kukushkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kukushkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukushkin misses with the combination.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kukushkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukushkin cracks Foreman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kukushkin misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukushkin throws a hook to the side of Foreman's head but Foreman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kukushkin tries to bum rush Foreman with a series of wild strikes but Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kukushkin throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Kukushkin swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Kukushkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Foreman.
Kukushkin keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman shoots in but no luck this time.
Foreman tries to clinch there but Kukushkin circles away.
Kukushkin misses with a straight right.
Kukushkin throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kukushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foreman.
Foreman is looking to clinch.
Kukushkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kukushkin throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foreman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foreman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kukushkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but Kukushkin shows good takedown defense.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Kukushkin is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Foreman or perhaps it was just good defense by Kukushkin which made him look bad.
Kukushkin cracks Foreman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kukushkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
A punch lands to the side of Foreman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foreman throws a sloppy head kick and Kukushkin moves out of range easily.
Kukushkin lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukushkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukushkin misses with a few strikes there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Kukushkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kukushkin throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Kukushkin stuns Foreman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kukushkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kukushkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foreman.
Foreman looks gassed!
Kukushkin misses with a two punch combination.

Foreman darts in and clinches Kukushkin up against the cage.
Foreman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kukushkin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foreman.
Kukushkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foreman shoots in but Kukushkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukushkin misses with a body shot.
Kukushkin throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kukushkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foreman under the eye.
A punch combination from Kukushkin misses.
Kukushkin misses with a combination

and Foreman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Kukushkin misses the shot to the body.
Kukushkin takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Kukushkin misses with a hook
and Foreman counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman misses with a double jab.
Foreman tries to clinch but Kukushkin moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Kukushkin as Foreman shoots in.
Foreman tries to clinch
and Kukushkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Kukushkin.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kukushkin lands a jab to Foreman's midsection.
Kukushkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
A big left from Kukushkin misses.

Foreman has closed the distance and engaged Kukushkin in a clinch.
Foreman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kukushkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreman tries to pull guard but Kukushkin won't allow it.
Kukushkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kukushkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kukushkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Kukushkin scores with a four punch combination!
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kukushkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kukushkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Kukushkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kukushkin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kukushkin counters with a two punch combo.

Foreman has managed to clinch.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.

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

Foreman is rocked!
Alex Kukushkin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kukushkin.
Kukushkin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kukushkin finish him?

Foreman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
and Kukushkin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Foreman! He's just covering up as Kukushkin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Kukushkin!
Alex Kukushkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.