PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacob Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen comes to the ring accompanied by Breaking Fangs. Jacob Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cullen
vs
Daniels

203 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, 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 Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cullen has Daniels up against the ropes in a clinch.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Daniels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cullen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cullen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen with a knee to the head.

It looks like John Daniels has been cut.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen is trying to stall.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Cullen looking to stall.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jacob Cullen has been cut.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
A frustrated look appears on Cullen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cullen is trying to break free.
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Cullen is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels has Cullen pressed against the ropes, preventing Cullen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Cullen's ribcage.
Cullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Cullen won't want to take too many of those.
Cullen wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Cullen misses with some punches.
Cullen is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Daniels keeps control of Cullen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cullen breaks the clinch.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels has Cullen pressed against the ropes.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cullen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cullen avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Cullen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Cullen 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. Daniels is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cullen has managed to clinch.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Daniels dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cullen closes the distance and clinches.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cullen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Daniels taking a breather.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cullen's face.
Knees to the body from Daniels.

Cullen breaks the clinch.
Cullen is looking to land body kicks.
Cullen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cullen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Daniels has Cullen pressed against the ropes, preventing Cullen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Cullen's ribcage.
Cullen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Cullen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cullen misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Cullen misses with a knee to the head.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels throws a low kick but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels defending well as Cullen loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Daniels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Cullen checks it.
Jacob Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels lands a high kick!

Jacob Cullen's cut is getting worse.
A solid body kick from Daniels.

Cullen pushes Daniels up against the ropes in a clinch.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Daniels avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cullen has his back to the ropes.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Cullen
and Daniels counters with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Daniels!
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Daniels lands a leg kick that knocks Cullen off balance momentarily.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cullen if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.

Cullen clinches.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Cullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Cullen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Cullen won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cullen avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cullen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Daniels breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cullen gets a clinch.
Cullen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.

Cullen rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Jacob Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Cullen is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cullen has his back to the ropes.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Daniels pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Cullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cullen trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cullen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daniels counters with a body kick that stops Cullen in his tracks momentarily.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.

Daniels breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Cullen pushes him off.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Daniels.

Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cullen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Cullen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cullen avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Cullen.
Jacob Cullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Cullen.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniels 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Daniels!
During a confident post fight interview, John Daniels thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.