PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 3470 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Tom Cullen (ranked 428 p4p, 447 weight class). Tom Cullen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
Cullen

193 cm
27
217
4 - 4 - 0

192 cm
19
218
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee rushes Cullen and presses him up against the cage.

Cullen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cullen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee pushes down on Cullen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Cullen is blocking nicely.

Lee is looking for a kimura but Cullen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Cullen defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee controlling the pace.

Cullen is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lee is looking for a kimura here.
Cullen wants to get back to full guard.
Cullen is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Cullen trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.

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.

Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cullen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cullen is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cullen wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cullen is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Cullen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Lee trying to advance position but Cullen counters by regaining guard.
Cullen wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Cullen is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cullen avoid being mounted?

Lee is looking for a kimura but Cullen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Cullen tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee moves into full mount! Cullen won't be happy about that!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cullen gets back to half guard.

Lee is looking for a kimura but Cullen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cullen sprawls well. Cullen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Cullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cullen can do to turn this around?
Cullen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Cullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cullen throws a one two combo.

Cullen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cullen wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cullen is trying to control but can't.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Cullen trying to control but Lee postures up.
Cullen pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cullen tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to kick Lee off in order to stand up. Lee Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cullen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cullen, who protects the arm well.
Cullen can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cullen is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Cullen tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is staying tight to Cullen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lee trying to control the position but Cullen is working away.

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cullen is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Cullen is keeping him busy.
Robert Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee cracks Cullen with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cullen, who protects the arm well.

Cullen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Lee! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Cullen has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Lee!
An out of breath Robert Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.