PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ayumu Hirohito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hirohito might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Vapors - I think I'm turning Japanese. Cullen has chosen Breaking Fangs 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.

Hirohito
vs
Cullen

187 cm
29
260 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

203 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ayumu Hirohito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirohito blocks the body kick.
Hirohito slips a straight right by Cullen.

Cullen clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Cullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hirohito can pounce on him.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Hirohito.
Jacob Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirohito manages to avoid it.
Hirohito misses with a low kick.
Hirohito scores with a hook to the body. Cullen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirohito throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirohito moves out of range as Cullen throws a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hirohito as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Jacob Cullen has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Hirohito.
Cullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Hirohito moved away.

Cullen has closed the distance and engaged Hirohito in a clinch.
Hirohito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Hirohito misses with a punch to the body.
Hirohito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hirohito blocks it with crossed arms.
Hirohito tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Hirohito back against the ropes.
Hirohito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hirohito avoids the damage to the body.
Hirohito tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Hirohito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Hirohito slips a jab and a cross from Cullen.
Nice cross by Cullen.
A big left from Hirohito misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirohito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Cullen blocks the low kick.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.

Cullen gets a clinch.
Hirohito is trying to break the clinch but Cullen is controlling him.

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

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Hirohito.
Hirohito takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Ayumu Hirohito has been cut.

Cullen manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirohito keeps the fight on the outside.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hirohito is able to avoid easily.
Cullen throws a low kick but Hirohito avoids it.
Cullen throws a right and a left that Hirohito avoids nicely.
Hirohito lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirohito ducks right into an uppercut from Cullen.
Hirohito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Cullen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hirohito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cullen has closed the distance and engaged Hirohito in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen prevents a body shot from Hirohito.
Hirohito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hirohito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Hirohito tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.

Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hirohito, right into the meat.
Hirohito throws a head kick that misses.
Hirohito 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.

Cullen closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirohito keeps the fight on the outside.
Cullen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hirohito.
Cullen is looking to land body kicks.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirohito thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Hirohito.
Cullen wants to slow Hirohito down by chopping away at his legs.
Cullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Hirohito counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cullen misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen thumps Hirohito with a low kick.
Hirohito swats away the attempt to clinch by Cullen.
Cullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hirohito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hirohito scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hirohito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hirohito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Hirohito.
Hirohito tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Hirohito back against the ropes.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Hirohito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hirohito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hirohito struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Hirohito pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hirohito tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Hirohito back against the ropes.
Hirohito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hirohito's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hirohito avoids the damage to the body.

Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Cullen misses with a body kick.
Cullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen feints and then cracks Hirohito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hirohito down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cullen clinches with his opponent.
Cullen has Hirohito pushed against the ropes.
Hirohito misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cullen breaks from the clinch.
Cullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirohito circles away.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Hirohito counters with a thumping low kick.
Jacob Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cullen tests Hirohito's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Cullen 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A low kick from Cullen misses
and Hirohito counters with a nice body shot.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Cullen cracks the inside of Hirohito's front leg.

Cullen pushes Hirohito up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hirohito stalling in the clinch but Cullen improves position.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirohito backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hirohito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hirohito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cullen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ayumu Hirohito's cut is getting worse.
Nice uppercut lands for Cullen. That snapped Hirohito's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirohito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen throws a body kick that misses.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Hirohito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Cullen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cullen breaks from the clinch.
Cullen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cullen tries to clinch but Hirohito moves out of range.
Cullen looks to land a body kick but Hirohito moved away.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Hirohito moved away.
Cullen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacob Cullen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hirohito finds it's way round the side to connect with Cullen's head.
Nice body kick there by Cullen.
Hirohito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen thuds his shin into the meat of Hirohito's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen throws a series of punches but Hirohito avoids them all with ease.
Hirohito dodges the punch combination from Cullen.
Cullen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirohito misses with a head kick.

Cullen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hirohito tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Hirohito back against the ropes.
Hirohito wants to stall.
Hirohito can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hirohito stalling.
Hirohito trying to control the position but instead, Cullen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hirohito into the ropes.
Hirohito struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hirohito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hirohito struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Hirohito struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.

Cullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacob Cullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cullen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hirohito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hirohito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cullen swings for the body but Hirohito moves out of range.
Hirohito lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Hirohito slams his shin into Cullen's torso.
Hirohito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ayumu Hirohito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cullen, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

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.