PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Mccormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Kulej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mccormick
vs
Kulej

214 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Mccormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerzy Kulej!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kulej darts in and clinches Mccormick up against the cage.

Mccormick pulls guard.
Kulej wants to stand but Mccormick is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mccormick manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kulej tries to clinch but Mccormick moves out of range.
Mccormick swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulej.
Kulej throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mccormick moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kulej.
Kulej has a couple of punches blocked by Mccormick.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mccormick avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mccormick for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kulej is trying to push Mccormick away but Mccormick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulej is trying to break the clinch but Mccormick has him pressed against the cage.
Kulej tries to break free but Mccormick pushes him back against the cage.
Kulej is trying to break free.

Mccormick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerzy Kulej seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulej tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mccormick tries to counter by clinching up but Kulej breaks away and moves out of range.
Kulej tries to clinch but Mccormick is having none of it.
Mccormick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kulej manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Kulej does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Mccormick misses the target.
Kulej doesn't manage to clinch there - Mccormick circles away.
Kulej doesn't manage to clinch there - Mccormick circles away.
Kulej tries to clinch there but Mccormick circles away.

Mccormick drives through and clinches with Kulej against the cage.

Mccormick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulej tries to clinch but Mccormick moves out of range.
Kulej wants to clinch.
It looked like Mccormick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kulej clinches up with Mccormick and pushes him back against the cage.

Mccormick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulej tries to clinch but Mccormick moves out of range.
Mccormick tries to counter by clinching up but Kulej breaks away and moves out of range.
Mccormick seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kulej shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Mccormick is backing up but Kulej catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Mccormick covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kulej Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerzy Kulej!
After the fight, Jerzy Kulej was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.