PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Cullen has chosen My way - Sid Vicious as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eastmond
vs
Cullen

190 cm
29
174 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

177 cm
25
184 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Keat Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cullen misses with a lunging right hand
and Eastmond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Eastmond blocks the low kick.
Eastmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eastmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cullen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eastmond swats away the attempt to clinch by Cullen.
Cullen is looking to slow Eastmond down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Eastmond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cullen slips a straight right by Eastmond.
Cullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eastmond counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond misses with a looping right.
Eastmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen swings for the body but Eastmond moves out of range.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. Eastmond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen connects with an inside leg kick.
Eastmond lands a jab to the nose.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Cullen misses
letting Eastmond counter with a right hand.
Eastmond throws a hook but Cullen avoids it easily.
Eastmond throws a combination. Cullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eastmond defending well as Cullen loads up on a big left hand.
Keat Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Eastmond off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eastmond throws a looping overhand right but Cullen ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cullen.
Cullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cullen is looking to score with low kicks.
Eastmond moves out of range of the body kick from Cullen.
Eastmond thuds a left hand into Cullen's body.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastmond is just out of range.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses
and Eastmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cullen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eastmond shoots in and drives through. Cullen sprawls well.
Cullen slips a jab from Eastmond.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eastmond is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond staying out of range there.
Cullen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastmond.
Eastmond missing with a left hand there. Cullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Eastmond misses its intended target.
Cullen misses with a looping right.
Eastmond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cullen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eastmond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cullen's sensitive parts.
Eastmond throws a right hand that Cullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cullen also avoids with ease.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cullen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen swinging wildly here.
Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eastmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eastmond.
Cullen throws a right hand that misses
and Eastmond counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eastmond with a poor takedown
letting Cullen counter with a right hand.
Eastmond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eastmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eastmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keat Cullen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eastmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Eastmond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eastmond looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Eastmond persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen throws out a loose jab but Eastmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cullen tries to clinch there but Eastmond circles away.
Cullen tries to clinch up but Eastmond circles away and keeps his distance.
Cullen missing with a left hand there. Eastmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eastmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eastmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Eastmond sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen looks to land a left hand but Eastmond moved out of range nicely.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eastmond moves away.
Cullen jabs at Eastmond's body.
Eastmond throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Cullen.
Eastmond checks a low kick from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a cross.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eastmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a left to the body.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keat Cullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eastmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eastmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cullen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond throws a leg kick but Cullen checks it.
Eastmond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastmond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a straight right. Eastmond didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Eastmond lands.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eastmond smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cullen avoids the head kick by Eastmond.
Eastmond's corner calls for a 1-2. Eastmond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Cullen misses.
Eastmond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eastmond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cullen.
Eastmond misses with a head kick.
Cullen misses with a hook to the body
and Eastmond counters with a head kick. That will keep Cullen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Cullen lands with a good body shot.
Cullen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eastmond's head.
Cullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eastmond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cullen misses with a hook
and Eastmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cullen misses with a hook.
Cullen misses with a looping right.
Keat Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cullen misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eastmond.
Cullen connects with a body shot that sends Eastmond's belly button to the back.
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Eastmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cullen.
Cullen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen lands a jab to Eastmond's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Cullen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eastmond doesn't seem phased though.
Cullen cracks the inside of Eastmond's front leg.
Eastmond misses with an uppercut
and Cullen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen prevents the takedown attempt.
Eastmond is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keat Cullen 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eastmond. Eastmond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eastmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cullen.
Eastmond misses with a hook. Cullen ducked under it nicely.
Cullen feints and then cracks Eastmond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eastmond down.
Cullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eastmond walks into a stiff left hand from Cullen.
Cullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Cullen misses.
Some wild striking there from Eastmond.
Cullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eastmond.
Eastmond is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a straight right. Eastmond didn't see that one coming.
Eastmond misses with a combination
and Cullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Cullen lands a head kick. Eastmond smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eastmond fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Cullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eastmond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cullen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cullen misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eastmond counters with a head kick. That will keep Cullen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eastmond lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Eastmond.
Eastmond misses with a takedown
and Cullen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eastmond misses with a straight right.
Eastmond scores with a nice strike.
Cullen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cullen thuds a left hand into Eastmond's body.
A lazy left from Cullen finds it's target.
Eastmond loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws out a loose jab but Eastmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eastmond avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Keat Cullen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eastmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cullen.
Good work by Eastmond as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cullen.
Eastmond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eastmond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Eastmond misses its intended target.
Eastmond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Cullen misses.
Cullen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cullen in his tracks.
Cullen thuds a left hand into Eastmond's body.
Cullen throws a head kick that Eastmond semi-blocks.

Cullen rushes Eastmond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eastmond wants to take the fight to the mat but Cullen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Eastmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen is pressed up against the cage. Eastmond 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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Eastmond is working for takedown but Cullen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eastmond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Ryan Eastmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eastmond in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keat Cullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cullen 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keat Cullen!
Keat Cullen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crippler's Corner, into his post fight interview.