|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joseph shelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
177 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keat Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joseph shelley!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen has shelley up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body shot.
shelley looking for a takedown.
shelley tries for a takedown but Cullen manages to get underhooks.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
shelley wants a takedown but no success here.
Keat Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph shelley.
shelley looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Cullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen is working shelley over against the cage.
Cullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen digs a right hand into shelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on shelley's gas tank.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen with a knee to the head.
Cullen digs a right hand underneath shelley's ribcage. shelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Cullen.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into shelley's ribcage.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cullen is pressed up against the cage. shelley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cullen down to the mat. Cullen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cullen throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Cullen.
Cullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen clinches with his opponent.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen is leaning against shelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt shelley or not.
Cullen is working shelley over against the cage.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of shelley backwards.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of shelley's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cullen.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cullen obliges.
Cullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of shelley backwards.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has shelley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of shelley backwards.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of shelley backwards.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down shelley.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen digs a right hand underneath shelley's ribcage. shelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
shelley takes a shot to the head.
Cullen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cullen.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cullen prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Cullen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Cullen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cullen with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cullen as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keat Cullen 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.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen throws a body punch but shelley moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cullen tries to clinch but shelley moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cullen. No joy for shelley on that attempt.
Cullen looks to throw the jab but shelley is out of range.
Cullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cullen tries to clinch up.
Keat Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
shelley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that shelley can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but shelley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract shelley.
Cullen misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
shelley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cullen looks to throw the jab but shelley is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen's corner calls for a 1-2. Cullen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cullen instigates a clinch.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as shelley controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cullen fails to land.
Cullen working shelley over with knees to the body.
Cullen works on shelley's body with a couple of short punches.
Cullen misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as shelley controls the action.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
shelley blocks a body shot from Cullen.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
shelley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cullen prevents it.
Keat Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph shelley.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen works on shelley's body with a couple of short punches.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen digs a right hand into shelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on shelley's gas tank.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cullen.
shelley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cullen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cullen digs a good body shot into shelley's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shelley takes one to the side of the head.
shelley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cullen finds it's way round the side to connect with shelley's head.
Cullen misses with a looping right.
Cullen works shelley's body with a nice hook.
shelley dives in and grabs Cullen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cullen pushes down on shelley's head and hops out.
Cullen takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but shelley blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has shelley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Cullen on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Cullen.
shelley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cullen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to shelley's face.
A short right from Cullen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cullen lands a body shot.
shelley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent shelley's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Cullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keat Cullen dominated that second round.
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!
Cullen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cullen looks to land a combination but shelley avoids it well.
shelley throws a looping overhand right but Cullen ducks down to avoid it.
Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cullen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by shelley.
shelley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
shelley moves away from the strike by Cullen.
shelley shoots in but Cullen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cullen forces shelley back against the cage and clinches.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keat Cullen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen tries to work over shelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of shelley backwards.
shelley tries to score a body lock takedown but Cullen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cullen presses shelley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has shelley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Cullen is working shelley over against the cage.
Good body shot from Cullen.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cullen.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into shelley's ribcage.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cullen pushes shelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cullen digs a right hand into shelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on shelley's gas tank.
Cullen is leaning against shelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has shelley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of shelley backwards.
shelley is trying to drag Cullen to the mat but Cullen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Keat Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph shelley.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Cullen cracks shelley with a nice body shot.
Cullen digs a right hand into shelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on shelley's gas tank.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. shelley won't want to take too many of those.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen cracks shelley with a nice body shot.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt shelley or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down shelley.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt shelley or not.
A short body shot lands from Cullen as the two fighters clinch.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cullen digs a right hand underneath shelley's ribcage. shelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cullen is leaning against shelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen pushes shelley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen lands a nice uppercut.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down shelley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
Cullen presses shelley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
joseph shelley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullen digs a right hand underneath shelley's ribcage. shelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cullen cracks shelley with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Cullen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cullen presses shelley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Cullen.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
shelley takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keat Cullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. shelley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keat Cullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cullen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keat Cullen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
