PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lube-Shparu. Berry Fulcher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viktor Kulakov's chin.

Kulakov
vs
Fulcher

184 cm
32
186 lbs
20 - 18 - 1

190 cm
28
220 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

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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 20 - 18 - 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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fulcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fulcher throws a hook to the side of Kulakov's head but Kulakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fulcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Fulcher lands an uppercut.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Fulcher working Kulakov over with knees to the body.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.

It looks like Viktor Kulakov has been cut.
Kulakov is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position.
Fulcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fulcher.
Kulakov avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.
Kulakov tries to circle away but Fulcher has him pinned against the cage.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kulakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fulcher.
Kulakov lands a jab to Fulcher's midsection.
Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fulcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov is having none of it.
Kulakov lands with an uppercut that bounces Fulcher off the cage and back into range.
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.

Fulcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulakov is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Kulakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulakov.

Kulakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulakov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov throws a hook to the side of Fulcher's head but Fulcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Fulcher with a series of wild strikes but Fulcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fulcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulakov avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Kulakov managing to block the knees to the body from Fulcher.
Kulakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.

Kulakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulakov.
Kulakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fulcher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kulakov.
Fulcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulakov throws out the jab.
Kulakov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov misses with a few strikes there.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Fulcher avoids them all with ease.
Fulcher wants to clinch.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulcher is just out of range.
Fulcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fulcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fulcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fulcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kulakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Fulcher.
Kulakov missing with a left hand there. Fulcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Kulakov misses.
Fulcher tries to clinch up but Kulakov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fulcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fulcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kulakov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fulcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulakov throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fulcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fulcher forces Kulakov back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
Kulakov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kulakov breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Kulakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fulcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulakov.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Fulcher with a series of wild strikes but Fulcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fulcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fulcher manages to avoid it.
Kulakov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viktor Kulakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulakov misses with a two punch combination.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kulakov.
Kulakov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulakov throws a body punch but Fulcher moves out of range.
Kulakov misses with a body shot.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand

and Fulcher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage.
Kulakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fulcher pushes Kulakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Kulakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Fulcher.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Kulakov tries to circle away but Fulcher has him pinned against the cage.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher misses with a punch to the body.
Fulcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulakov avoids it.
Nice elbow from Fulcher.
Kulakov is trying to push Fulcher away but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fulcher scores with a shoulder strike.

Kulakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Fulcher.

Kulakov is rocked!
Kulakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Kulakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fulcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kulakov at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fulcher has closed the distance and engaged Kulakov in a clinch.

Kulakov breaks the clinch.
Kulakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Fulcher tries to clinch up.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fulcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulakov throws a shot from downtown. Fulcher moves away and avoids it.
Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kulakov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fulcher misses the jab.
Kulakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulakov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fulcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Fulcher misses.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulcher fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fulcher throws a wild body kick that Kulakov sees coming a mile off.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulcher is just out of range.
Kulakov misses with a two punch combination.
Kulakov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kulakov scores with a nice head shot.
Fulcher wants to clinch.
Kulakov takes one to the side of the head.
Kulakov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kulakov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fulcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher is looking to clinch.
Kulakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Fulcher.
Kulakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
Fulcher tries to clinch up.

Fulcher moves into range and clinches up with Kulakov.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Fulcher has double underhooks.
Kulakov is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fulcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Kulakov won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Fulcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fulcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulakov's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Fulcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kulakov throws a jab when Fulcher was well out of range.
Fulcher tries to clinch up but Kulakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fulcher tried to score with a low kick but Kulakov checks it.
Fulcher throws a shot from downtown. Kulakov moves away and avoids it.
Kulakov throws a hook but Fulcher avoids it easily.
Fulcher tries to clinch there but Kulakov circles away.
Fulcher ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.

Fulcher darts in and clinches Kulakov up against the cage.
Kulakov tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position.
Fulcher landing knees to the body.
Fulcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulakov's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fulcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fulcher cracks Kulakov with a nice body shot.
Fulcher misses with the head strike.
A short right from Fulcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Fulcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fulcher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fulcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fulcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fulcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kulakov backwards.
Fulcher lands an elbow inside.
Fulcher misses with a body punch.
Fulcher gets through Kulakov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fulcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fulcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulakov's defenses.
Kulakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kulakov breaks from the clinch.
Kulakov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fulcher staying out of range there.
Kulakov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fulcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Fulcher throws a head kick but Kulakov moves out of range.
A jab from Fulcher does it's job there.
Kulakov catches Fulcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fulcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulakov circles away.
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
Fulcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher slips a straight right by Kulakov.
No joy there for Kulakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fulcher lands a front kick.
Fulcher slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Fulcher wants to clinch up but Kulakov keeps it at a distance.

Fulcher gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulakov prevents a body shot from Fulcher.
Kulakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fulcher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Kulakov 's eye.
Fulcher 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.

Kulakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher tries to clinch up.
Kulakov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kulakov counters with a left and a right that stings Fulcher.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fulcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kulakov.
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov is having none of it.
Fulcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fulcher connects with a body shot that sends Kulakov's belly button to the back.
Kulakov moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulakov takes a swing at Fulcher's ribcage but misses.
Kulakov lands the left hand.

Kulakov tries to keep at a distance but Fulcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fulcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berry Fulcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fulcher 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berry Fulcher!
A relieved looking Berry Fulcher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.