PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacob Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breaking Fangs. Jacob Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cullen
vs
Bashor

203 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Lethal high kicks
Determined

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abel Bashor!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bashor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Bashor.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Bashor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cullen.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cullen throws the kick towards the body but Bashor avoids it.

Cullen forces Bashor back against the cage and clinches.
Bashor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cullen stalls.
Bashor avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.

Cullen breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cullen clinches.
Bashor works on Cullen's body with a couple of short punches.
Bashor can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Bashor working aggressively here.

Cullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashor tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Bashor misses with a body kick.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Cullen moves out of range.
Bashor lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jacob Cullen has been cut.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Cullen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Cullen blocks the elbow strike.
Bashor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashor throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen blocks an elbow strike.
Bashor being controlled against the cage.

Cullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen misses with a hook
and Bashor counters with a good, hard body kick but Cullen shrugs it off.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen throws a half hearted mid kick.

Cullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Bashor counters with a big head kick but Cullen shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashor checks a leg kick.
Bashor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Bashor.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses.
Bashor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashor throws a leg kick
and Cullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Bashor throws a big shot that misses.
Cullen tries to work over Bashor's front leg with a kick but Bashor checks it.
Cullen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bashor scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cullen misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bashor checks a leg kick.
Cullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bashor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacob Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Cullen.

Cullen takes the fight into the clinch.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor lands a nice elbow.

Jacob Cullen's cut is getting worse.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bashor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Cullen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Cullen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cullen lands a high kick!
Cullen scores with a one two! Bashor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bashor keeps the fight on the outside.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Bashor.
Bashor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cullen is out of range.
Bashor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacob Cullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bashor dodges the punch combination from Cullen.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cullen lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cullen gets a clinch.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Abel Bashor has been cut.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen working Bashor over with knees to the body.
Bashor is breathing heavily.

Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Bashor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cullen delivers a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cullen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashor. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashor throws out a powerful jab.
Cullen throws a head kick but Bashor moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bashor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cullen - the referee stops the clock and Bashor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cullen. Bashor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Cullen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bashor backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Bashor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cullen.
Cullen misses with a wild combination.
Bashor blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Bashor throws a push kick but Cullen slaps the foot to one side.
Bashor looks to clinch
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bashor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cullen moves into range and clinches up with Bashor.
Cullen misses with a knee to the head.

Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Cullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bashor circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bashor throws a head kick that half lands.

Cullen has managed to clinch.

Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashor checks the leg kick.

Bashor gets tackled into the cage by Cullen. Cullen maintains the clinch.

Cullen breaks from the clinch.
Bashor lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. Bashor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen is looking to clinch but Bashor is avoiding it.
Bashor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Cullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bashor is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cullen's brow.
Cullen avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the cage.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashor tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bashor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Cullen gets a clinch.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen tries to bum rush Bashor with a series of wild strikes but Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bashor tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Bashor's front leg but catches the back leg as Bashor tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Cullen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bashor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cullen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bashor.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen is looking to land body kicks.
Bashor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cullen misses with a leg kick.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
Cullen tries to clinch but Bashor is having none of it.
Bashor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cullen.
Bashor darts in trying to clinch
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cullen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bashor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cullen.
Bashor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bashor motions for Cullen to come forward. Bashor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cullen.
Bashor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cullen's calf.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cullen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bashor lands with a slapping head kick.
Jacob Cullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashor avoids a kick to the body.

Cullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cullen throws a right and a left that Bashor avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cullen.
Bashor misses with a body shot.
Bashor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
Cullen stalling the fight.

Cullen breaks the clinch.
Bashor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashor was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
Cullen blocks an elbow strike from Bashor.
Bashor being controlled against the cage.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bashor avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bashor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
Bashor throws an elbow that misses.
Abel Bashor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor working aggressively here.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bashor.
Bashor trying to stall but Cullen improves his position.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen tries to clinch there but Bashor circles away.
A head kick by Cullen misses
and Bashor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cullen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.

Cullen manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen throws out a leg kick but Bashor moves out of range and Cullen only half commits.
Cullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacob Cullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bashor lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Cullen!
Jacob Cullen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.