PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Cula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Cula has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cula
vs
Watt

210 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Cula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Watt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt moves in looking to clinch but Cula pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Cula.
Watt blocks a head kick by Cula.
Cula throws a sloppy head kick and Watt moves out of range easily.

Watt drives through and clinches with Cula against the cage.
Cula connects with a knee to the head.

Watt has hold of one of Cula's legs. Cula is fighting the takedown attempt but Watt gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Watt scoring with some ground and pound.

It looks like Kalle Cula has been cut.
Cula will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watt connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt lands a couple of digs.
Watt lands a couple of digs.
Cula wants to stand and escape but Watt is having none of it.
Watt is working Cula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt lands a couple of elbows.
Cula is breathing heavily.
Watt connects with a couple of short punches.
Watt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watt connects with a couple of short punches.

Cula is rocked!
Watt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Cula is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kalle Cula's cut is getting worse.
Cula wants to get back to his feet but Watt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cula's head.
Watt working some strikes from top position.
Cula seems to have got his legs back now.
Watt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Kalle Cula's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Watt is working Cula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watt postures up and lands a big shot to Cula's brow.

Watt drops back looking for a leg! Cula is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cula manages to kick Watt off! Watt jumps back into Cula's guard.
Watt working some strikes from top position.
Watt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cula wants to stand and escape but Watt is having none of it.
Watt scoring with some ground and pound.
Watt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt is in close to Cula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cula is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watt is controlling him.
Cula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watt on the ground.
Watt landing with the ground and pound.
Watt stands up over Cula, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Watt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cula is looking to stand up but Watt isn't so interested in that idea.
Watt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watt lands a couple of elbows.
Watt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watt tries to clinch but Cula moves out of range.
Cula throws a sloppy head kick and Watt moves out of range easily.

Watt has Cula up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt looking for a takedown.
Cula throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cula is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watt prevents Cula from breaking the clinch.
Cula gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watt.
Kalle Cula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Watt.
Cula misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watt.

Watt gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cula regains guard.

Watt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cula is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watt is controlling him.
Watt working some strikes from top position.
Cula is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watt is controlling him.
Watt is in close to Cula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watt is working Cula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cula wants to stand and escape but Watt is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Watt moves into the clinch successfully.
Cula misses with a knee to the head.
Watt can't get the takedown.

Watt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cula is looking to stand up but Watt isn't so interested in that idea.
Watt chips away with some ground and pound.
Watt stops Cula from standing up.
Watt working some strikes from top position.
Watt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watt lands a couple of elbows.
Cula has momentary wrist control but Watt slips an elbow through the middle.
Watt working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Watt has managed to clinch.
Cula throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watt blocks it with crossed arms.
Cula working hard to break the clinch.
Cula prevents a takedown attempt there.

Watt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Watt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Cula's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cula swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Watt pushes Cula up against the cage in a clinch.

Watt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cula is trying to keep an underhook but Watt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Watt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Watt is looking for a kimura but Cula is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Watt to get the leverage.
Cula is looking to escape.
James Watt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cula is trying to stand back up but Watt is controlling him
Watt working the head and body with strikes.
Watt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cula tries to kick Watt off but Watt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Watt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cula throws a knee to the head but misses.

Watt has hold of one of Cula's legs. Cula is fighting the takedown attempt but Watt gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cula is looking to stand up but Watt isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt is in close to Cula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cula wants to stand up but Watt is controlling him.
Watt landing some decent shots from guard.
Watt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watt with a nice head shot there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Watt moves into range and clinches up with Cula.
Watt keeps control of Cula as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Watt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cula is trying to keep an underhook but Watt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Watt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watt stops Cula from getting back to his feet.
Watt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watt working the head and body with strikes.
Watt prevents Cula from standing back up.
Watt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cula is just riding it out for now. Watt eventually gives up the hold.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cula throws a head kick that misses.

Watt clinches up against the cage.

Watt has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cula clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cula is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Cula as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Watt!
Watt is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Watt gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Watt gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Watt apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Watt closes the distance and clinches.
Cula throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cula fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watt tries to close the distance and clinch but Cula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Watt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Watt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cula wants to get back to his feet.
Watt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cula wants to get back to his feet.
Watt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Watt drops an elbow to the side of Cula's head.

Watt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cula wants to get back to his feet.
Cula is in trouble now - Watt has advanced to mount!

Watt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cula to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cula shrugs it off.
Watt dominating with strikes here.
Watt scoring with strikes but Cula is staying in there.
Cula is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Watt unloading with bombs!
Cula is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Watt lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watt lands a nice shot to the head.

Watt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Watt with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Cula's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Watt fails with an attempt to clinch.

Watt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cula connects with a knee to the head.
Cula is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cula gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Watt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watt tries to score a body lock takedown but Cula shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cula tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cula with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Watt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watt manages to end up in side control.

Watt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cula is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cula is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Watt is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cula looks calm but he's in trouble here. Watt gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cula is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Watt lets go of the hold and Cula can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Watt!