PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoerkund The Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hoerkund The Golem has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

The Golem
vs
Kuklin

188 cm
27
219 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoerkund The Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kuklin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Golem ducks under a wild hook from Kuklin.
The Golem throwing a counter right hand but Kuklin manages to avoid it.
Kuklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuklin misses with a left hand
and The Golem counters with a straight right hand.
Kuklin stuns The Golem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Golem throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuklin.
A swing and a miss from Kuklin.
It looked like The Golem was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuklin.
Kuklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuklin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Hoerkund The Golem has been cut.
Kuklin moves away from the strike by The Golem.
Kuklin misses with a straight right.
The Golem was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Golem cracks Kuklin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Golem throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Kuklin misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from The Golem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Kuklin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Golem connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Ivan Kuklin has been cut.
Kuklin looks to score with a jab to the body but The Golem is just out of range.
The Golem moves out of range as Kuklin strikes.
Kuklin misses with a body shot.
Kuklin thuds a left hand into The Golem's body.
The Golem thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Golem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kuklin takes the fight into the clinch.
The Golem misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklin.
The Golem lands an uppercut.
Kuklin misses with some punches.
Kuklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Golem's elbow.
The Golem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kuklin has a couple of punches blocked by The Golem.
Kuklin lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for The Golem to work.
Kuklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Golem backwards.
The Golem scores with a shot to the side of Kuklin's head.
The Golem pushes Kuklin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Golem gets through Kuklin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Golem blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Golem.
The Golem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Golem working hard to break the clinch.
The Golem takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from The Golem.

Kuklin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kuklin lands strikes from half guard.
The Golem is staying active underneath Kuklin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Golem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Golem tries to get out of the position.
Kuklin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Golem is looking for a sweep. Kuklin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Golem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuklin working The Golem over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuklin connects with a nice short shot to The Golem's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuklin blocks the strikes from The Golem.
The Golem is trying to maintain the position but Kuklin is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuklin working the head and body with strikes.
Kuklin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Golem tries to get to full guard but Kuklin has control of the leg.
Kuklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Golem defending well though.
The Golem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuklin on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuklin connects with a nice short shot to The Golem's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuklin connects with a nice short shot to The Golem's temple.
The Golem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuklin connects with a nice short shot to The Golem's temple.
Kuklin throwing shots but The Golem is blocking nicely.
Kuklin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuklin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuklin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuklin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuklin tries to pass to full mount but The Golem defends it.
Kuklin working The Golem over with strikes.
Kuklin working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kuklin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Kuklin throws a right and a left that The Golem avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kuklin.
The Golem cracks a nice hook into Kuklin's ribs.
Kuklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuklin throws a body shot but no joy.
The Golem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklin.
It looked like The Golem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuklin misses with a left hand
and The Golem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Golem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuklin.
Kuklin slips under a jab.

Kuklin tries to keep at a distance but The Golem has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Golem lands a nice uppercut.
Kuklin blocks an uppercut.
Kuklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Golem lands a right hand.
The Golem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Golem lands a shoulder strike.
The Golem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuklins head.
Kuklin lands a right hand.
Kuklin tries a body shot but The Golem blocks it.
The Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
The Golem's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Kuklin.
Kuklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Golem backwards.
The Golem struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklin controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from The Golem.

Kuklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Golem is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kuklin misses with a shot to the body
and The Golem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Golem misses with a hook
and Kuklin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Golem throws a shot from downtown. Kuklin moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Golem missing with a left hand there. Kuklin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from The Golem lands.
Kuklin looks to land a left hand but The Golem moved out of range nicely.
Kuklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoerkund The Golem is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuklin misses the target.
Kuklin throws a series of punches but The Golem moves out of range.
The Golem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuklin misses with a straight left.
Kuklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Golem circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuklin moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Kuklin misses.
The Golem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That has opened up Ivan Kuklin's cut even more.
The Golem jabs at Kuklin's body.
The Golem lands a really nice looking cross but Kuklin seems unphased.
Kuklin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Golem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like The Golem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuklin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Golem on the side of the head.
Kuklin walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Golem lands a head shot.
The Golem throws out a powerful jab.
The Golem digs a good body shot into Kuklin's ribs.
The Golem misses with a looping left.
Kuklin looks to land a right hand but The Golem moved out of range.
The Golem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuklin digs a good hook to The Golem's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuklin throws a right and a left that The Golem avoids nicely.
Kuklin looks to land a combination but The Golem avoids it well.
Kuklin misses with a body shot
and The Golem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Golem lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuklin off the cage and back into range.
Kuklin needs to keep his hands up - The Golem had a free shot at his head there.

The cut above Ivan Kuklin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuklin.
The Golem is trying to break free.
The Golem lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin working aggressively here.
Kuklin misses with an elbow strike.
Kuklin throws a punch but it's blocked by The Golem.
Kuklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Golem.

Kuklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Golem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from The Golem misses.
A lazy left from The Golem finds it's target.
A left lands for The Golem.
The Golem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kuklin cracks a nice hook into The Golem's ribs.
The Golem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Golem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuklin throws a series of punches but The Golem moves out of range.
The Golem misses with a hook.
Kuklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoerkund The Golem dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Kuklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Golem manages to avoid it.
Kuklin swings for the body but The Golem moves out of range.
The Golem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuklin tries to bum rush The Golem with a series of wild strikes but The Golem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for The Golem.
The Golem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuklin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Golem loads up on a big right hand but Kuklin slips the punch.
No joy there for Kuklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Golem missing with a left hand there. Kuklin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuklin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Golem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuklin looks to land a right hand but The Golem moved out of range.
The Golem misses the jab.
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!
Kuklin misses with a double jab
letting The Golem counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Golem.
Kuklin fails with a takedown attempt.
The Golem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuklin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Golem jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Golem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Golem slips a jab and a cross from Kuklin.
The Golem lands with a cross.

Ivan Kuklin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kuklin looks to land a right hand but The Golem moved out of range.
The Golem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Golem connects with a right hand. Kuklin shakes it off.
The Golem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kuklin is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Kuklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hoerkund The Golem!
Hoerkund The Golem looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Guuuuuuughhhhhh . . . '.