PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes to the cage accompanied by Cats. 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.

Contemprato
vs
Cullen

175 cm
32
165 lbs
26 - 12 - 3

180 cm
30
169 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Contemprato blocks the low kick.
Cullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cullen motions for Contemprato to come forward. Cullen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Contemprato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cullen lands a head kick. Contemprato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Contemprato's calf.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contemprato.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Contemprato.
Cullen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Contemprato is fending him off so far but Cullen persists. Nope, Contemprato circles away and we're back to standing.
Contemprato stuffs the takedown attempt from Cullen. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Contemprato takes one to the side of the head.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Cullen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Cullen moves out of range.
Contemprato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cullen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cullen misses with a leg kick.
Noel Contemprato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Contemprato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassidy Cullen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cullen.
Cullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contemprato sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cullen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cullen prevents Contemprato from standing back up.
Contemprato won't allow Cullen to pass to mount.
Contemprato is looking for a sweep. Cullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Contemprato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cullen.
Contemprato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Contemprato is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen trying to mount his opponent but Contemprato defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Contemprato is trying is best to control the position here.
Contemprato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cullen.
Contemprato wants to stand and escape but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen lands a couple of digs.
Cullen postures up in Contemprato's guard and throws a big left but Contemprato blocks it.
Contemprato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cullen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Contemprato's lack of action.
Cullen is looking for a sweep. Contemprato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Contemprato tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cullen controls his leg.

Contemprato decides to return to a standing position.
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.
Cullen takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Cullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassidy Cullen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cullen takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato cracks Cullen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Contemprato counters with a left to the body.
Contemprato lands a leg kick that knocks Cullen off balance momentarily.
Cullen wants to land a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Contemprato takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Contemprato is just out of range.
Cullen misses with a hook to the body
and Contemprato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cullen's knee momentarily.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Contemprato swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cullen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cullen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Cullen ducks right into an uppercut from Contemprato.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cullen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen shoots in and drives through. Contemprato sprawls well.
Cullen misses with a low kick as Contemprato jumps back.
Contemprato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Cullen throws a front kick aimed at Contemprato's knee but Contemprato avoids it well.
Contemprato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cullen. Cullen obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato slaps away a takedown attempt from Cullen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Contemprato looks to land a right hand but Cullen moved out of range.
Cullen moves away from the strike by Contemprato.
Contemprato checks a leg kick nicely.
Cullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Contemprato rather than just go for the knockout.
Cullen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassidy Cullen.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Contemprato connects with a nice looking jab.
Cullen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Contemprato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Contemprato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cullen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Contemprato moves out of range of the leg kick from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a hook to the body
and Contemprato counters with a good low kick that Cullen was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Contemprato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cullen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Contemprato pinned against the cage. Contemprato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Contemprato.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Contemprato counters with a nice body shot.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Contemprato checks it.
Contemprato lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Contemprato is looking to slow Cullen down with leg kicks.
Cullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Contemprato. That did some damage!
Cullen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Contemprato throws a series of punches but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Contemprato swivels and escapes.
Contemprato with a nice cross.
Contemprato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cullen cracks a nice hook into Contemprato's ribs.
Cullen misses with a looping left.
Cullen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Contemprato defends it nicely.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassidy Cullen.
Contemprato stuns Cullen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato throws a leg kick but Cullen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range and Cullen settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato lands a jab.
Contemprato looks to throw the jab but Cullen is out of range.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Contemprato is just out of range.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel Contemprato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Cullen misses.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Contemprato moved away.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contemprato.
Cullen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contemprato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato takes one to the side of the head.
Cullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Contemprato avoids a kick to the body.
Contemprato lands an overhand right.
Cullen fails with the takedown.
Cullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kassidy Cullen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Contemprato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Contemprato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cullen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassidy Cullen!
Kassidy Cullen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.