PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Church The Fireman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fireman has chosen I am Fuck! as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cutty
vs
The Fireman

190 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
206 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Church The Fireman!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutty misses with a combination
and The Fireman counters with a stiff right hand.
The Fireman just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutty throws a nice looking combination but The Fireman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Fireman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cutty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cutty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Fireman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutty.
The Fireman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cutty.
Cutty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Fireman counters with a single leg into guard. Cutty didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Fireman wants to pass the guard but Cutty is keeping the position.
The Fireman wants to control from the top but Cutty keeps moving.
The Fireman passes Cutty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Fireman throwing shots but Cutty is blocking nicely.
The Fireman wants to free his trapped foot but Cutty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cutty is trying to stand up here but The Fireman is controlling him well.
The Fireman is keen to just control but Cutty is a slippery customer.
Cutty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Fireman.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Church The Fireman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

The Fireman gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutty stops a takedown attempt from The Fireman.
Cutty managing to block the knees to the body from The Fireman.
The Fireman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cutty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Fireman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cutty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bill Cutty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Church The Fireman.
The Fireman looking for a takedown.
The Fireman looking for a takedown.
Cutty is trying to break the clinch but The Fireman has him pressed against the cage.
Cutty working hard to break the clinch.
Cutty tries to break the clinch but The Fireman is controlling the position.

The Fireman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and The Fireman manages to end up in side control.
The Fireman trying to control the position but Cutty is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutty stops The Fireman from passing to mount.

The Fireman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The Fireman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Fireman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cutty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Church The Fireman 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.

Cutty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cutty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutty just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Fireman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cutty throws out the jab.
Cutty throws a series of punches but The Fireman avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Fireman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cutty thinking.
Bill Cutty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Fireman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The Fireman rushes Cutty and presses him up against the cage.

The Fireman has Cutty pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Fireman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cutty tumbling to the mat - The Fireman dives into Cutty's guard.

The Fireman 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.
The Fireman works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman moves into full mount! Cutty won't be happy about that!

The Fireman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The Fireman trying to control but Cutty is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Fireman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cutty is now in The Fireman's guard. A big mistake from The Fireman there, giving up the dominant position!
Cutty wanted to stand there but The Fireman had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Fireman holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cutty's guard.
The Fireman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cutty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Fireman on the ground.
The Fireman postures up in Cutty's guard and throws a big left but Cutty blocks it.
Church The Fireman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cutty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Fireman.
The Fireman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The Fireman 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.
Cutty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman is looking to advance position but Cutty has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The Fireman regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cutty connects with a nice short shot to The Fireman's temple.
The Fireman is trying to maintain the position but Cutty is very close to passing his half guard.
The Fireman moves into full guard.
The Fireman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Fireman is trying to control the action in half guard but Cutty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Fireman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cutty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Church The Fireman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

The Fireman throws a poor cross that misses
and Cutty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Fireman digs a good body shot into Cutty's ribs.
Bill Cutty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Fireman slips under a jab from Cutty.
Cutty scores with a shot to the body.
The Fireman throws a body punch but Cutty moves out of range.
Bill Cutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cutty misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Fireman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cutty throws a combination that misses

and The Fireman counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fireman is working for takedown but Cutty is calmly controlling the position for now.

The Fireman jumps into guard, dragging Cutty to the mat.
Cutty scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cutty has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Fireman is proving hard to escape from.
The Fireman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cutty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Cutty stands up and waves to The Fireman to follow him.
Cutty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cutty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Fireman circles away quickly and effectively.
Cutty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cutty just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Fireman walks into a left hand.
The Fireman misses with a wild body shot.
Cutty misses with a few strikes there.
Cutty throws a combination that misses
and The Fireman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Fireman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cutty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cutty wants it to stay on the feet.
Cutty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by The Fireman or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutty which made him look bad.
Bill Cutty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Church The Fireman.
Cutty throws a one two combo.
Cutty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and The Fireman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cutty's guard now.
Bill Cutty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cutty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutty tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman pushing down on Cutty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Fireman drops an elbow to the side of Cutty's head.

The Fireman seems to be working for a kimura but Cutty defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Fireman is controlling the pace.
Church The Fireman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cutty is not content to let The Fireman control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Church The Fireman.
I've got The Fireman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Church The Fireman!