PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Rocha Freire Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Meat Plow. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rocha Freire Junior
vs
Kulich

182 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brendon Rocha Freire Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Freire Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha Freire Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to clinch.
Kulich throws a right and a left that Rocha Freire Junior avoids nicely.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kulich swivels and escapes.
Kulich swinging wilding here.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Rocha Freire Junior with that takedown attempt.
Kulich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kulich as Rocha Freire Junior shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Rocha Freire Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocha Freire Junior takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocha Freire Junior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Freire Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to clinch but Kulich is avoiding it.
Rocha Freire Junior misses with a combination
letting Kulich counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulich closes the distance and clinches up with Rocha Freire Junior, looking for a takedown. Kulich pushes Rocha Freire Junior against the cage but Rocha Freire Junior circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rocha Freire Junior lands with a nice combination. Kulich backs away looking to recover.
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!
Kulich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a big head kick but Kulich shrugs it off.
Kulich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kulich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Freire Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Kulich misses its intended target.
Kulich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulich moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kulich does no damage.
Kulich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rocha Freire Junior misses with a combination
and Kulich counters with a nice uppercut.
Kulich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocha Freire Junior can pounce on him.
Rocha Freire Junior lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Rocha Freire Junior lands but Kulich takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulich throws a right and a left that Rocha Freire Junior avoids nicely.
Kulich throws a combination. Rocha Freire Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocha Freire Junior is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha Freire Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulich misses with a combination
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha Freire Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kulich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rocha Freire Junior throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kulich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kulich.
Rocha Freire Junior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kulich gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kulich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rocha Freire Junior backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kulich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kulich pushes Rocha Freire Junior off and gets back to his feet.
Kulich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior throws out a loose jab but Kulich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha Freire Junior connects with a single shot there.
Rocha Freire Junior with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kulich counters with a two punch combo.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulich misses with a few strikes there.
Kulich lands the left hand.
Kulich misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with an uppercut. Rocha Freire Junior saw that one coming.
Kulich lands a right hook to the body.
Mark Kulich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kulich!
Some wild striking there from Kulich.
Kulich throws a right and a left that Rocha Freire Junior avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kulich lands.
Kulich lands a left and a right that sends Rocha Freire Junior crashing to the canvas! Kulich dives into mount looking to finish!

Rocha Freire Junior is rocked!

It looks like Brendon Rocha Freire Junior has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulich lands a big shot there that rocks Rocha Freire Junior but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kulich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kulich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kulich thowing shots but they're missing.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to improve his position but Kulich isn't that keen on the idea.
Kulich throwing strikes here but Rocha Freire Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rocha Freire Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kulich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rocha Freire Junior is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kulich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kulich looking to ground and pound but Rocha Freire Junior is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocha Freire Junior taking shots to the head.
Kulich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulich unloads with some shots from mount but Rocha Freire Junior bucks and avoids them well.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kulich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brendon Rocha Freire Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kulich misses with a takedown attempt - Rocha Freire Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rocha Freire Junior fails to land the takedown.
Kulich digs a good hook to Rocha Freire Junior's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulich misses with a straight right.
Rocha Freire Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kulich.
Kulich drops Rocha Freire Junior with a left and a right! Oh, Rocha Freire Junior is hurt - Kulich dives into side control looking to finish!
Rocha Freire Junior is looking for a sweep.
Rocha Freire Junior managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kulich.

Kulich stands up and beckons Rocha Freire Junior to his feet.
Kulich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulich throws a nice looking combination but Rocha Freire Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulich swinging wilding here.
Kulich throws a one two combo.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to clinch.
Kulich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich tries to bum rush Rocha Freire Junior with a series of wild strikes but Rocha Freire Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Kulich.
Rocha Freire Junior doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kulich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a series of strikes. Kulich will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kulich throws a right hand that Rocha Freire Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Rocha Freire Junior also avoids with ease.
Kulich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kulich swinging wilding here.
Rocha Freire Junior misses with the combination.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocha Freire Junior.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kulich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulich 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kulich!