PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Cutlas (ranked 2314 p4p, 287 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 4057 p4p, 425 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cutlas
vs
Drive

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cutlas finds it's way round the side to connect with Drive's head.
Drive keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cutlas.
Drive now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cutlas shoots for a takedown but Drive saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drive connects with a body shot.
Drive cracks Cutlas with an open hand slap.

Cutlas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cutlas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Drive to regain full guard.
Cutlas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drive is keeping the position for now.
Drive has Cutlas pulled in close to control his posture.

Drive is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drive is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas throws a big elbow that misses.
Cutlas landing with the ground and pound.
Cutlas trying to control but Drive is working from the bottom.
Cutlas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cutlas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drive swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutlas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cutlas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cutlas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drive has control of Cutlas's left arm, preventing Cutlas from doing any damage.
Drive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drive throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cutlas throws a right and a left that Drive avoids nicely.
Drive jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drive throws a sloppy body shot
and Cutlas counters with a stiff right hand.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Cutlas misses.
Drive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas punishes Drive's body with a nice straight punch.
Cutlas throws a combination. Drive tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sloppy strikes from Cutlas. Those never looked like landing.
Cutlas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutlas. Drive does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive lands with a right hand.
Cutlas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drive.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cutlas was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Cutlas throws a body punch but Drive moves out of range.
Cutlas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutlas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drive looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cutlas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutlas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas swings for the body but Drive moves out of range.
Cutlas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drive was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutlas.
Cutlas scores with a nice head shot.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Cutlas works the jab nicely.
Cutlas thuds his right hand into Drive's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cutlas cracks Drive with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Cutlas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cutlas.
Cutlas misses with a lunging right hand
and Drive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutlas cracks Drive with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drive dodges the punch combination from Cutlas.
A shot to the liver by Cutlas. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Drive there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Cutlas 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.

Drive lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drive has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drive keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutlas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drive to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Drive throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drive misses with a double jab.
Drive connects with a looping right hand.
Cutlas takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Cutlas avoids the body shot from Drive.
Cutlas defending well as Drive loads up on a big left hand.
Drive takes a swing at Cutlas's ribcage but misses.
Cutlas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutlas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cutlas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutlas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drive was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutlas.
Cutlas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas misses with a hook.
Cutlas moves away from the strike by Drive.
Cutlas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marcin Cutlas is winning the standup battle so far.
Drive looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cutlas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drive can do to turn this around?
Cutlas avoids the body shot from Drive.
Cutlas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drive manages to avoid it.
Drive drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drive digs a good body shot into Cutlas's ribs.
Drive lands a really nice looking cross but Cutlas seems unphased.
Drive swings for the body but Cutlas moves out of range.
Drive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutlas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cutlas misses with an uppercut.
Cutlas lunges at Drive with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drive's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutlas throws a body shot but no joy.
Cutlas defending well as Drive loads up on a big left hand.
Drive lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cutlas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drive moves away.
Drive throws a looping overhand right but Cutlas ducks down to avoid it.
Drive lands a nice looking body shot.
Drive has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cutlas finds it's way round the side to connect with Drive's head.
Cutlas just misses with a punch to the body.
Drive lands with a right hand.
Cutlas throws a body punch but Drive moves out of range.
Drive throws a series of punches but Cutlas moves out of range.
Cutlas throwing a counter right hand but Drive manages to avoid it.
Drive throws an overhand right that lands on Cutlas's shoulder, as Cutlas tries to avoid the shot.
Drive uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutlas.
Cutlas misses with a straight left.
Cutlas fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cutlas throws a hook but Drive avoids it easily.
Drive fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drive moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drive throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cutlas throws a lazy right hand but Drive sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Cutlas.
Drive swings for the body but Cutlas moves out of range.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutlas manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Drive misses its intended target.
Cutlas cracks Drive with an open hand slap.

Drive gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cutlas to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutlas throws a big elbow that misses.
Cutlas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cutlas postures up.
Cutlas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cutlas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Drive has his foot on Cutlas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cutlas works his way back into a safe position though.
Drive is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drive utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Drive is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cutlas is aware though and is defending well.
Drive looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Drive will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Cutlas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cutlas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drive scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cutlas takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Cutlas lands a right hook to the body.
Drive doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drive takes a swing at Cutlas's ribcage but misses.
Drive misses with an uppercut.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Drive stuns Cutlas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutlas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drive swings for the body but Cutlas moves out of range.
Cutlas misses with a series of wild punches.
Drive takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive throws the left hand but Cutlas avoids the punch easily.
Drive throws a jab when Cutlas was well out of range.
Drive misses with a hook. Cutlas ducked under it nicely.
Cutlas cracks Drive with a good jab.
Cutlas ducks under a wild hook from Drive.
Cutlas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Drive misses the target.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutlas moves away.
Cutlas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutlas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drive has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cutlas digs a good body shot into Drive's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Cutlas. Those never looked like landing.
Drive throws a body punch but Cutlas moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutlas.
Cutlas misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drive misses with an uppercut.
Cutlas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cutlas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Drive.
Drive dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drive.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drive.
Cutlas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cutlas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drive ducks right into an uppercut from Cutlas.
Cutlas jabs Drive to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive throws a lazy right hand but Cutlas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cutlas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drive digs a good body shot into Cutlas's ribs.
Drive drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drive slips a jab from Cutlas.
Tim Drive is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Cutlas misses the target.
Cutlas slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cutlas misses the target.
Drive steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cutlas.
Cutlas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cutlas scores with a jab to the head.
Drive waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cutlas.
A quick step to the side and Cutlas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutlas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drive was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutlas.
Drive swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cutlas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cutlas moves away from the strike by Drive.
Drive closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas misses with an uppercut. Drive saw that one coming.
It seemed like Drive was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drive throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cutlas slips a straight right by Drive.
Drive takes one to the side of the head.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutlas moves away.
Drive misses the shot to the body.
Cutlas misses with a wild body shot.
Drive missing with a left hand there. Cutlas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cutlas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drive misses with a hook.
Drive throws a hook to the side of Cutlas's head but Cutlas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cutlas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drive cracks Cutlas with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Drive.
I think Drive 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Drive!
A very excited looking Tim Drive made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Marcin Cutlas was interviewed post fight and said '110 iq'.