PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid comes into the arena with Jesus Wept - Suffocation (Effigy of the Forgotton) blaring out of the sound system. Casey Cullen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kincaid
vs
Cullen

201 cm
24
270 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

195 cm
23
289 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid throws a nice looking combination but Cullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen cracks a nice hook into Kincaid's ribs.
Kincaid misses with a series of wild punches.
Cullen slips under a jab.
Cullen wants to clinch up but Kincaid keeps it at a distance.
Cullen loads up on a big right hand but Kincaid slips the punch.
Cullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kincaid's sensitive parts.
Kincaid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Billy Kincaid has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kincaid.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cullen, right into the meat.
Kincaid throws a right hand that Cullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cullen also avoids with ease.
Cullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincaid looks to land a left hand but Cullen moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cullen thuds his right hand into Kincaid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cullen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cullen scores with a head kick. Kincaid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kincaid checks the leg kick.
Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cullen.
Kincaid misses with a wild body shot.

Kincaid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kincaid showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cullen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kincaid is pushing down on Cullen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cullen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kincaid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kincaid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cullen wants to improve his position but Kincaid is controlling well.
Cullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kincaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cullen defending well though.
Kincaid thows a huge punch but Cullen dodges it nicely.

Kincaid wants to work for an arm triangle but Cullen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kincaid uses his free foot to push down on Cullen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cullen.
Cullen gets back to half guard.
Kincaid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cullen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kincaid is looking to work some ground and pound but Cullen has wrist control.
Kincaid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kincaid throws a big elbow that misses.
Kincaid chips away with some ground and pound.
Kincaid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cullen is looking for a triangle but Kincaid pushes his legs off easily.
Cullen wants to sweep here but Kincaid controlling him for the moment.

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

Cullen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kincaid postures up in Cullen's guard and throws a big left but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kincaid manages to get himself to full guard.
Cullen postures up.
Cullen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kincaid pushes Cullen off and gets back to his feet.
Casey Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen misses with a body punch
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kincaid is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Casey Cullen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Kincaid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kincaid shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Billy Kincaid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kincaid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cullen's head.
Kincaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kincaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cullen is pressing down on Kincaid's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kincaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kincaid.
Kincaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kincaid passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen gets back to half guard.
Kincaid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cullen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kincaid.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kincaid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kincaid throwing shots but Cullen is blocking nicely.
Kincaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kincaid is keen to just control but Cullen is a slippery customer.
Kincaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen manages to get to full guard.
Kincaid with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kincaid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
Kincaid throwing strikes but missing.
Kincaid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cullen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kincaid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cullen dodges the ground and pound from Kincaid.

Kincaid is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cullen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cullen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kincaid scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cullen to see if he's OK.
Cullen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen tries to bench press Kincaid off him but Kincaid keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kincaid's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kincaid working Cullen over with strikes.
Kincaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kincaid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kincaid lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Kincaid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Kincaid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cullen, right into the meat.
Jab from Kincaid.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Cullen looks to land a body kick but Kincaid moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kincaid.
Cullen connects with a jab.
Cullen is looking to chop away at Kincaid's legs.
Kincaid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cullen in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cullen.

Kincaid changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cullen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kincaid looks up at the clock and then as Cullen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kincaid smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cullen gets back to half guard.
Kincaid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cullen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kincaid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kincaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cullen defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kincaid lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kincaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Cullen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kincaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kincaid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kincaid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kincaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kincaid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cullen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cullen is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cullen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.

Cullen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kincaid is aware though and is defending well.
Kincaid is pushing down on Cullen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cullen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kincaid has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kincaid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cullen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kincaid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cullen pushes Kincaid off looking to stand but Kincaid dives back in and keeps control.
Cullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kincaid trying to mount his opponent but Cullen defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincaid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kincaid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Kincaid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kincaid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Kincaid!