PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov comes into the arena with Lube-Shparu blaring out of the sound system. Fraser has chosen Sirius as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Donald Fraser is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kulakov
vs
Fraser

184 cm
35
186 lbs
25 - 25 - 1

203 cm
37
287 lbs
29 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Fraser!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov throws a hook but Fraser blocks it.
Kulakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraser.
Fraser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut

and Fraser counters with a nice right hand that sends Kulakov toppling to the canvas! Kulakov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fraser finish him?!

Kulakov is rocked!

It looks like Viktor Kulakov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Kulakov there.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Fraser avoids them all with ease.
Fraser has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kulakov avoids the head kick by Fraser.
Kulakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fraser loads up on a big right hand but Kulakov slips the punch.
Fraser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kulakov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kulakov swings for the body but Fraser moves out of range.

Fraser moves into the clinch successfully.
Fraser misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Fraser fails to land.
I was talking to Kulakov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fraser is pushing Kulakov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov letting Fraser take a breather here.
Fraser misses with the head strike.
Fraser stalling the fight.
Kulakov wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Fraser misses with some punches.

Kulakov manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kulakov.
Fraser throws a hook but Kulakov avoids it easily.
Fraser throws a sloppy head kick and Kulakov moves out of range easily.
Fraser tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kulakov is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Kulakov does no damage.
Fraser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulakov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fraser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulakov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Fraser with a series of wild strikes but Fraser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fraser is looking to chop away at Kulakov's legs.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Fraser takes a swing at Kulakov's ribcage but misses.
Fraser scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kulakov in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Fraser.
Kulakov throws a jab when Fraser was well out of range.
Fraser tries to clinch up but Kulakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulakov avoids the body shot from Fraser.
Fraser lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kulakov takes a step back to recover.
Kulakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Fraser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fraser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulakov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Kulakov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fraser slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Fraser digs a good body shot into Kulakov's ribs.
Fraser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kulakov cracks Fraser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fraser throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fraser misses with a looping left.
Kulakov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fraser slips a jab from Kulakov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fraser throws an overhand right that lands on Kulakov's shoulder, as Kulakov tries to avoid the shot.
Fraser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kulakov blocks a low kick nicely.
Donald Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser takes a swing at Kulakov's ribcage but misses.
Kulakov ducks under a wild hook from Fraser.
Fraser cracks a nice hook into Kulakov's ribs.
Fraser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fraser takes one to the chin there.
Kulakov avoids the head kick by Fraser.
Kulakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fraser.
Kulakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fraser moves away.
Fraser throws a right hand that Kulakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulakov also avoids with ease.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Kulakov lands with a hook. Fraser tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kulakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kulakov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulakov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fraser is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Fraser.
Kulakov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donald Fraser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kulakov misses with an uppercut. Fraser saw that one coming.
Kulakov moves into range and connects with a jab.

Fraser moves into the clinch.
Kulakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kulakov tries to break free but Fraser pushes him back against the cage.

Kulakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fraser cracks Kulakov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fraser throws a big shot that misses.
Kulakov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fraser backs up against the cage.
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!
Kulakov jabs Fraser right on the nose. Fraser blinks but takes it well.

Fraser is rocked!
Fraser thuds a left hand into Kulakov's body.
Fraser is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulakov finish him?
Kulakov misses with a hook.
Kulakov blocks a jab.
Fraser seems to have recovered his senses.

Kulakov lands a left and a right that send Fraser crashing to the mat, dazed. Kulakov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fraser. Kulakov does a little dance to reset his feet.

Fraser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fraser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulakov is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kulakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fraser moves away from the strike by Kulakov.
Fraser slips under a jab.
Fraser throws a hook but Kulakov avoids it easily.
Fraser misses the body punch
enabling Kulakov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fraser throws a body punch but Kulakov moves out of range.
Kulakov connects with a body shot that sends Fraser's belly button to the back.
Kulakov throws a shot to the body.
Kulakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraser.
Kulakov ducks under a wild hook from Fraser.
Fraser misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Fraser.
Kulakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fraser moves away from the strike by Kulakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov misses with a wild combination.
Kulakov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fraser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fraser moves away from the strike by Kulakov.
Kulakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Fraser feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kulakov sprawling to the canvas! Kulakov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fraser finish him?!
Oh Kulakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fraser is looking to chop away at Kulakov's legs.
Fraser slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Kulakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fraser.
Kulakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulakov tests Fraser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fraser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulakov connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fraser walks into a jab.
Kulakov with a jab.
Fraser misses with an uppercut. Kulakov saw that one coming.
Kulakov checks a leg kick.
Fraser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulakov.
Fraser lands a jab.
Fraser is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
Fraser looks to land a left hand but Kulakov moved out of range nicely.
Kulakov slips a jab from Fraser.
Fraser throws a hook but Kulakov avoids it easily.
Fraser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fraser is breathing heavily.
Fraser misses with an uppercut.
Kulakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viktor Kulakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulakov works Fraser's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kulakov finds it's way through Fraser's defenses.
A head kick misses from Fraser.
Kulakov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kulakov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kulakov digs a good body shot into Fraser's ribs.
Fraser takes one to the side of the head.
Fraser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraser.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Kulakov scores with a shot to the body.
Kulakov slips under a jab from Fraser.
Kulakov lands with a nice body punch.
Kulakov feints a jab promting Fraser to slip. Kulakov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fraser slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulakov goes for a small jab and connects. Now Kulakov goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Fraser stumbles back but Kulakov runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Fraser to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Fraser will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Viktor Kulakov!
A victorious Viktor Kulakov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.