PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 2206 p4p, 264 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 1486 p4p, 195 weight class). Vasiliy Kulik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kulik
vs
Lund

200 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulik digs a right hand underneath Lund's ribcage. Lund let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
Lund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lund throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulik.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kulik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kulik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lund - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kulik avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lund misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lund is keeping busy.
Lund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulik.
Kulik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Lund leaning against his opponent.
Kulik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lund is pushing Kulik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Kulik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kulik scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulik.
Kulik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kulik blocks the elbow strike.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund lands a damaging elbow.
Lund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulik's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulik pushes Lund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kulik.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Kulik tries to stall but Lund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kulik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Lund.
The referee calls for Kulik to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lund blocks a body shot from Kulik.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulik controls his hands.
Kulik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lund backwards.
Kulik pushes Lund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik stalling in the clinch.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike.
Lund misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lund - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lund misses with a punch to the body.
Lund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lund scores with a shot to the side of Kulik's head.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kulik lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lund lands a shoulder strike.
Kulik tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.
Lund is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kulik.
Lund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulik trying to control the position but instead, Lund has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kulik into the cage.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Lund tries to work over Kulik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulik takes a shot to the head.
Lund'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 battle for position here, against the cage.
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 Vasiliy Kulik will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kulik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Kulik connects with a high kick.
Lund connects with a body shot that sends Kulik's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Lund.
Kulik lands a head shot.

Lund takes the fight into the clinch.
Lund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik is working Lund over against the cage.
Kulik blocks a body shot from Lund.
Good body shot from Lund.
Kulik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Kulik.
Kulik is trying to maintain a safe position but Lund gets an underhook and turns Kulik into the cage.
Kulik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulik blocking some punches.
Lund throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik misses with some punches.
Kulik stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulik's brow.
Kulik slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Lund fails to land.
Kulik lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Lund.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Kulik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kulik takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lund.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik avoiding damage.
Kulik dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Lund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulik taking a breather.
Kulik slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Kulik.
Kulik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulik throws a punch but it's blocked by Lund.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulik is stalling here.
Kulik avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
Kulik scores with a shot to the side of Lund's head.
Kulik misses with the head strike.
Lund lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stalling against the cage.
Kulik takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulik is stalling here.
Kulik throws a punch but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund looking to stall.
Kulik pushes Lund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kulik misses with the head strike.
Lund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulik misses with a body punch.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulik's defenses.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Kulik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kulik dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulik's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lund is keeping busy.
Kulik'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.
Lund is working Kulik over against the cage.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kulik taking a breather.
Kulik looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Kulik as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aaron Lund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kulik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Kulik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kulik throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kulik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kulik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lund punishes Kulik's body with a nice straight punch.
Kulik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lund misses with a series of wild punches.
Kulik slips a jab from Lund.
Lund connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund digs a good hook to Kulik's body.
Kulik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lund. Lund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lund throws the kick towards the body but Kulik avoids it.
Kulik fails to land with a series of punches.
Lund doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Lund has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund misses with an elbow strike.
Kulik lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kulik on the inside.
Lund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kulik can't find room to land a body shot as Lund controls the action.
Lund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lund blocks an uppercut.
Lund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulik looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulik.
Kulik blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Lund on the inside.
Lund'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.
Kulik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lund's elbow.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike from Lund.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
Kulik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lund's elbow.
Lund misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulik misses with a punch on the inside.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulik's defenses.
Kulik taking a breather.
Aaron Lund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike from Lund.
Lund will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kulik up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lund.
Lund blocks an uppercut.
Lund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuliks head.
Lund scores with a shoulder strike.
Lund has a couple of punches blocked by Kulik.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lund is keeping busy.
Lund prevents a body shot from Kulik.
Lund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lund lands an elbow inside that Kulik shrugs off.
Lund blocking some punches.
Kulik is trying to maintain a safe position but Lund gets an underhook and turns Kulik into the cage.
Kulik looking to stall.
Kulik takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik blocks a body shot from Lund.
Kulik avoiding damage.
Lund misses with an elbow strike.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulik's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lund can't find room to land a body shot as Kulik controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lund 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!