PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Wrathchild as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cullen
vs
Ferreira

180 cm
28
203 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

193 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferreira - that will leave a mark!
Cullen moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferreira.
Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferreira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.

Cullen closes the distance and clinches.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cullen.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Cullen misses with the head strike.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferreira takes a shot to the head.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Ferreira tries to circle away but Cullen has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cullen.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen lands a left hand.
Ferreira fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Ferreira tries to break the clinch but Cullen is controlling the position.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
Cullen tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cullen pushes Ferreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Cullen back against the cage.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a body punch.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen is leaning against Ferreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cullen tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Cullen tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Cullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira manages to break the clinch.
Cullen feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
Cullen with a jab.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Cullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferreira at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ferreira gets tackled into the cage by Cullen. Cullen maintains the clinch.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferreira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Cullen digs a right hand underneath Ferreira's ribcage. Ferreira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen works on Ferreira's body with a couple of short punches.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cullen on the inside.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cullen.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to stall but Cullen improves his position.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferreira is defending well for now.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike.
Cullen cracks Ferreira with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Cullen as the two fighters clinch.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Cullen tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Cullen back against the cage.
Cullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cullen lands with a short shot to the head.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Cullen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen lands a left hand.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
Cullen lands an uppercut.
Cullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cullen scores with a shoulder strike.
Cullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Ferreira shrugs off.

It looks like Leonardo Ferreira has been cut.
Cullen lands a nice elbow.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferreira is defending well for now.
Ferreira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira wants to break free but Cullen has control.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Cullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Ferreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferreira blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Cullen feints a jab promting Ferreira to slip. Cullen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ferreira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Cullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Richard Cullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the body
and Cullen counters with a three punch combo that has Ferreira backing up. Ferreira nods at Cullen to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen is looking to wear down Ferreira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cullen.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a nice head kick!
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Cullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen misses with a double jab.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cullen lands a jab.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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 drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the cage.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen misses with a body punch.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Cullen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cullen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Cullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cullen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferreira or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
Richard Cullen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Cullen gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cullen pushes Ferreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cullen obliges.
Cullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
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 lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Cullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferreira.
Cullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferreira won't want to take too many of those.
Cullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
Cullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferreira is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is working Ferreira over against the cage.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferreira is defending well for now.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cullen.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Cullen has double underhooks.
Cullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Cullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Cullen back against the cage.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a shot to the head.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Cullen tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Cullen back against the cage.
Ferreira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Richard Cullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cullen digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 20:18
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 20:17
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 20:17

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cullen!