PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raffaele Cutolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cutolo
vs
Cup

160 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raffaele Cutolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutolo misses with a body shot.

Cutolo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cutolo working aggressively here.
Cutolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cutolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cutolo working aggressively here.
Cutolo wants to break free but Cup has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cup wants to take the fight to the mat but Cutolo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Cutolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cutolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup shoots for a double leg takedown but Cutolo sprawls well. He's pushed Cup's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raffaele Cutolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Cup.
Cup fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cutolo avoids it really well and circles away.
Cutolo tries to clinch but Cup moves out of range.
Cutolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cup.
Cup fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cutolo is looking to counter punch.
Cup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cutolo defends it nicely.
Cup shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cutolo as he avoids it easily.
Cutolo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup swats away the attempt to clinch by Cutolo.
Cup tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cutolo is looking to clinch.
Cutolo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cup manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cup shoots in for a double leg but Cutolo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cup avoids the body shot from Cutolo.
Cup shoots in for a double leg but Cutolo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little feinted left hand from Cutolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Cutolo darts in and clinches Cup up against the cage.
Cutolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cup has him pressed against the cage.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
Cup tries to score a body lock takedown but Cutolo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Cutolo breaks from the clinch.
Cutolo moves to clinch but Cup breaks away

and Cup counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup prevents Cutolo from getting back to his feet.
Cutolo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cup controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cutolo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cup stops Cutolo from standing up.
Cutolo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cup on the ground.
Cup is pushing down on Cutolo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cutolo is fighting to maintain full guard but Cup has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cup in particular looking to stall.
Cutolo tries to roll over but Cup keeps him under control.

Cup is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cutolo sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Cup wants to work for an arm triangle but Cutolo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Cup seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cutolo keeps working.
Cutolo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cup is trying to control. Cutolo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cutolo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cup is trying to control. Cutolo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutolo landing strikes from the bottom.
Cutolo is trying to control but can't.
Cutolo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cutolo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cutolo is not content to let Cup control the position.
Cup is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cup trying to control the action but Cutolo is working from the bottom.

Cup is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raffaele Cutolo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cutolo pushes Cup up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.

Cutolo manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cup fails with the takedown
and Cutolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cutolo stuffs the takedown.
Raffaele Cutolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Cup.
Cutolo moves in looking to clinch but Cup pushes him off.
And Cup tries to counter it with a takedown but Cutolo pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cutolo but Cutolo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Cutolo closes the distance and clinches.
Cup blocks an uppercut.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cup takes a shot to the head.
Cutolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cup can't get the takedown.
Cutolo lands a shot to the body.
Cup has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cutolo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cutolo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Cup changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cutolo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cup is looking to take a break and control but Cutolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cup advances nicely into full mount.
Cutolo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cutolo is looking to get to half guard.
Cutolo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cutolo has given up his back.
Cutolo rolls, trying to escape but Cup keeps control of the position.

Cutolo fending off the submission attempt from Cup.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cup controlling the positon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo trying to get back to his feet but Cup is in full control for now.

Cup is looking for the choke from the back position but Cutolo is controlling his hands well.
Well, with Cup on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cutolo is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Cup is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Cutolo won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Cup off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Red Cup!
Our winner, Red Cup, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.