PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clris Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Depool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Depool is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cutter
vs
Depool

186 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clris Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Depool!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Depool checks a leg kick.
Depool scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cutter 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 Depool has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Depool and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Depool checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cutter is looking to chop away at Depool's legs.
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Depool takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Depool uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cutter.
Cutter misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Depool rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cutter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cutter tries to work over Depool's front leg with a kick but Depool checks it.
Cutter throws a leg kick
and Depool counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Depool.
Cutter motions for Depool to come forward. Cutter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cutter throws a leg kick but Depool sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Depool misses the body punch
and Cutter counters with an inside leg kick.
Cutter throws a low kick, looking for Depool's leg but Depool calmly moves out of range.
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Depool chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutter can pounce on him.
Depool checks a low kick from Cutter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutter.
Depool looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cutter is fending him off so far but Depool persists. Nope, Cutter circles away and we're back to standing.
Clris Cutter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Cutter is predictable there
and Depool cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Depool checks it well.
Good work by Depool as he checks the leg kick.
Depool throws a body kick the misses
and Cutter counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Depool swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cutter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Depool is out of range and Cutter settles back down.
Cutter throws a leg kick but Depool sees it coming and moves out of range.
Depool throws a poor cross that misses
and Cutter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cutter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Depool checks it well.
Depool blocks a leg kick.
Depool chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutter can pounce on him.
Depool keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cutter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cutter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Depool shoots in looking for a takedown but Cutter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Depool's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cutter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cutter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Depool to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Depool misses.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutter.
Depool on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clris Cutter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cutter throws a chopping leg kick but Depool manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Depool misses with a combination
and Cutter counters with a nice uppercut.
Cutter wants to slow Depool down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Cutter misses
and Depool counters with a straight right hand.
Cutter throws a chopping leg kick but Depool manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Depool.
Clris Cutter is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutter throws a leg kick but Depool sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Depool fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutter manages to avoid it.
Depool shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutter as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Depool.
Cutter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Depool checks a leg kick nicely.
Cutter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cutter missing with a left hand there. Depool was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cutter tries a low kick but Depool avoids it.
Depool pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Depool's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cutter stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Depool shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutter as he jumps to the side.
Clris Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Depool.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Depool down.
Depool takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cutter tries to land a leg kick but Depool saw it coming and moves away.
Cutter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Depool swings widly with a right hand
and Cutter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cutter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Depool.
Cutter is looking to slow Depool down with leg kicks.
Depool looks to land a right hand but Cutter moved out of range.
Depool on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Depool swings widly with a right hand
and Cutter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Depool's knee momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cutter.
Cutter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter scoring well with a low kick there.
Clris Cutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Cutter coming out on top.
Cutter misses with a leg kick.
Cutter misses with a low kick.
Depool waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cutter.
Depool checks a low kick from Cutter.
Cutter thumps Depool with a low kick.
Depool misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clris Cutter dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cutter tries a low kick but Depool avoids it.
Cutter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cutter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cutter slips under a jab from Depool.
Depool blocks a low kick nicely.
Depool checks a low kick from Cutter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Cutter. No joy for Depool on that attempt.
Depool checks a leg kick nicely.
Cutter throws a low kick but Depool avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter is looking to chop away at Depool's legs.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cutter moves out of range of the strikes.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Depool looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cutter throws a leg kick
and Depool counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutter tries to score with a low kick but Depool moves his leg out of the way.
Depool thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutter wants to slow Depool down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Depool moves out of range of the leg kick from Cutter.
Depool keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cutter as Depool shoots in.
Depool throws out a loose jab but Cutter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Depool misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Cutter tried to score with a low kick but Depool checks it.
Depool connects with a right hand. Cutter shakes it off.
Depool takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Depool might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter misses with a low kick as Depool jumps back.
Depool checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cutter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Depool to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Cutter misses.
Depool on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutter.
Depool avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cutter.
Depool looks to land a combination but Cutter avoids it well.
Cutter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Depool checks it well.
Depool checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Depool ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutter moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Depool is defended easily by Cutter.
Justin Depool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clris Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Depool.
Cutter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clris Cutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cutter 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clris Cutter!