PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kassidy Cullen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cullen
vs
Khanomtom

180 cm
30
169 lbs
24 - 9 - 2

178 cm
30
161 lbs
26 - 7 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Backyard Fighting

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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 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom scores with a body shot.
Khanomtom scoring well with a low kick there.
Cullen throws the kick towards the body but Khanomtom avoids it.
The fighters circling - Khanomtom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a straight right.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khanomtom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanomtom throws a series of punches but Cullen avoids them all with ease.
Cullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khanomtom at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Khanomtom as he connects with a hook.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen throws a hook but Khanomtom blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom scoring well with a low kick there.
Khanomtom throws a push kick but Cullen slaps the foot to one side.
Khanomtom misses with a hook.
Cullen wants to land a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
Cullen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanomtom. Khanomtom obviously looking to wear him down.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Cullen ducked under it nicely.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Cullen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanomtom doesn't seem phased though.
Cullen defending well as Khanomtom loads up on a big left hand.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cullen.
Khanomtom scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to score with a low kick but Khanomtom moves his leg out of the way.
Cullen blocks a jab.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Cullen tries to work over Khanomtom's front leg with a kick but Khanomtom checks it.
Khanomtom lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom throws a right and a left that Cullen avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cullen. That's going to slow Khanomtom down.
Khanomtom misses with a wild body shot.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Cullen ducked under it nicely.
Khanomtom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khanomtom misses with a straight right.
Cullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a takedown attempt - Khanomtom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanomtom.
Cullen moves away from the strike by Khanomtom.
Cullen throws a low kick but Khanomtom moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Khanomtom misses.
Cullen thumps Khanomtom with a low kick.
Khanomtom motions for Cullen to come forward. Khanomtom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but Cullen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khanomtom checks a leg kick.
Cullen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cullen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanomtom avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Khanomtom avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Khanomtom moves out of range as Cullen throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Khanomtom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick as Cullen jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Cullen blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Cullen down.
Khanomtom blocks a head kick by Cullen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cullen checks a leg 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 checks a leg kick.
Khanomtom avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Cullen - just one landing.
Cullen thuds his right hand into Khanomtom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaoklai Khanomtom will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cullen.
Cullen throws a hook but Khanomtom avoids it easily.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Cullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen 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.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen throws a push kick but Khanomtom slaps the foot to one side.

Khanomtom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Khanomtom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khanomtom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cullen.
Cullen scores with a one two! Khanomtom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cullen blocks a leg kick.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.
Khanomtom checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Cullen connects with an inside leg kick.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cullen blocks the low kick.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that half lands.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khanomtom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khanomtom moves out of range as Cullen strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cullen.
Cullen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khanomtom pinned against the cage. Khanomtom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khanomtom lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom looks to land a body kick but Cullen moved away.
Khanomtom lands a jab to Cullen's midsection.
Cullen scores with a shot to the body.
Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
Khanomtom connects with a looping right hand.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cullen's sensitive parts.
Khanomtom walks into a jab.
Cullen walks into a left hand.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom scores with a kick to the body.
Cullen moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen scores with a jab.
Khanomtom fakes the leg kick and cracks Cullen in the body.
Khanomtom wants to slow Cullen down by chopping away at his legs.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Khanomtom.
Cullen checks a leg kick.
Khanomtom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cullen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanomtom. Khanomtom obviously looking to wear him down.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a big shot that misses.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Khanomtom as Cullen shoots in.
Khanomtom thuds his shin into the meat of Cullen's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom moves out of range of the leg kick from Cullen.
Cullen takes a swing at Khanomtom's ribcage but misses.
Cullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cullen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanomtom thumps Cullen with a low kick.
Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanomtom throws a wild body kick that Cullen sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Cullen connects with an inside leg kick.
Cullen lands with a right hand.
Cullen is looking to chop away at Khanomtom's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom lands an overhand right.
Khanomtom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Khanomtom off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Khanomtom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cullen tries to land a body kick
and Khanomtom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cullen throws a body punch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Cullen both land. Nice combination.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen tries to land a leg kick but Khanomtom saw it coming and moves away.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick that knocks Cullen off balance momentarily.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom.
A punch combination from Khanomtom misses.
Khanomtom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen connects with a high kick.
Khanomtom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanomtom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cullen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Cullen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cullen lands in his opponent's guard.
Khanomtom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kassidy Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses. Khanomtom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cullen's guard. Nice move by Khanomtom!

Cullen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khanomtom passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen wants to improve his position but Khanomtom is controlling well.
Khanomtom seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to get to full guard but Khanomtom has control of the leg.
Khanomtom trying to advance position but Cullen counters by regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khanomtom trying to control but Cullen is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaoklai Khanomtom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cullen throws an overhand right that lands on Khanomtom's shoulder, as Khanomtom tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cullen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Cullen misses with an uppercut.
Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanomtom.
Cullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanomtom misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Khanomtom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Cullen.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaoklai Khanomtom.
I've got Khanomtom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
A victorious Kaoklai Khanomtom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.