PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 3085 p4p, 330 weight class) and Macaulay Culkin (ranked 18140 p4p, 615 weight class). Wiremu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Culkin has chosen Already Dead 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.

Wiremu
vs
Culkin

187 cm
33
187 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

182 cm
29
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Macaulay Culkin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiremu scores with a head kick. Culkin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Culkin misses with a wild combination.
Culkin throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
Culkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiremu.
Wiremu connects with a leg kick. Culkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Culkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Wiremu to counter with a crisp jab.

Wiremu clinches up with Culkin and pushes him back against the cage.

Wiremu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiremu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Culkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Culkin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Culkin looks to land a right hand but Wiremu moved out of range.
Wiremu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wiremu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wiremu misses with a body shot.
Culkin blocks a head kick by Wiremu.
Culkin avoids the body shot from Wiremu.
Culkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiremu misses with a wild body shot.
Culkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot by Culkin.
Wiremu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Culkin at a distance.
Culkin connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu lands a really nice looking cross but Culkin seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Culkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wiremu walks into a stiff left hand from Culkin.
Wiremu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Culkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Culkin connects with a looping right hand.
Wiremu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Culkin's head backwards.
Wiremu connects with a solid leg kick.
Wiremu throws a push kick but Culkin slaps the foot to one side.
Culkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Culkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiremu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Culkin's calf.

Wiremu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wiremu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Wiremu misses with some punches.
Wiremu swings wildly with an uppercut but Culkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Culkin tries to break free but Wiremu pushes him back against the cage.
Culkin is trying to break free.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Culkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiremu won't allow it.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Culkin is trying to force a seperation but Wiremu has the dominant position.
Wiremu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiremu lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiremu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wiremu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Wiremu misses.
Wiremu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Culkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiremu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wiremu takes one on the button.
Culkin blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Culkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wiremu blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Culkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wiremu works Culkin's body with a nice hook.
Wiremu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiremu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Culkin.
Wiremu just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiremu tests Culkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Culkin throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloysius Wiremu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wiremu wants to clinch.

Wiremu pushes Culkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Culkin tries to break the clinch but Wiremu is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Wiremu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiremu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Culkin or not.
Culkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Culkin working hard to break the clinch.
Wiremu keeps control of Culkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Culkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Wiremu breaks from the clinch.
Wiremu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wiremu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Culkin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a body punch but Culkin moves out of range.
Culkin throws a counter combo.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the body
and Culkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Culkin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Culkin misses.
Culkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiremu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiremu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Culkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiremu has closed the distance and engaged Culkin in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiremu has a couple of punches blocked by Culkin.
Wiremu keeps control of Culkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Culkin tries to break free but Wiremu pushes him back against the cage.
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Culkin can do to turn this around?
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiremu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Culkin's elbow.
Culkin is trying to force a seperation but Wiremu has the dominant position.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Culkin is trying to break the clinch but Wiremu has him pressed against the cage.
Wiremu misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiremu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Wiremu breaks from the clinch.
Culkin moves out of range as Wiremu strikes.
Culkin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That kick from Wiremu tenderised Culkin's leg. Culkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Culkin takes a swing at Wiremu's ribcage but misses.
Wiremu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Culkin.
Wiremu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Culkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Culkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wiremu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Culkin.
Wiremu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Culkin.
Culkin avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
Aloysius Wiremu is winning the standup battle so far.
Culkin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Culkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Culkin misses with a looping left.
Culkin slips a straight right by Wiremu.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Culkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Culkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiremu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Culkin! But no joy.
Culkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiremu lands a nice shot that snaps Culkin's head back.
Wiremu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Culkin counters with a two punch combo.
Wiremu takes a swing at Culkin's ribcage but misses.
Culkin unleashes a big counter combination but Wiremu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Wiremu gets a clinch.
Wiremu swings wildly with an uppercut but Culkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aloysius Wiremu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Culkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Culkin finds it's way through Wiremu's defenses.
Culkin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Culkin is rocked!
Culkin throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
A left and a right from Culkin both land. Nice combination.

Wiremu is rocked!
Culkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiremu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Culkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Culkin. Those never looked like landing.
Wiremu throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiremu misses with the body kick
and Culkin counters with a left and a right... And another left! Wiremu is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macaulay Culkin!
Macaulay Culkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.