PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gage R has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gage R seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

R
vs
Cullen

187 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

180 cm
22
201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
R rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but R was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
R connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cullen. Cullen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
R misses with a lunging right hand
and Cullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps R thinking.
Cullen blocks a jab.
Cullen avoids the body shot from R.
Cullen swings widly with a right hand
and R counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R misses with a double jab
and Cullen counters with a left and a right that stings R.
Richard Cullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
R avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
R on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cullen throws a right hand that misses

and R counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cullen's guard now.
R working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as R accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
R looking to pass the guard.
R is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing R from controlling successfully.
R working some strikes from top position.
Cullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cullen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cullen wants to stand but R is controlling the position.
R is in close to Cullen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
R throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
R throwing strikes but missing.
R throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
R throwing strikes from guard but Cullen blocks nicely.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing R from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gage R dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen misses with a body punch
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
R lands a leg kick that knocks Cullen off balance momentarily.
R misses with a hook
and Cullen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
R tries to work over Cullen's front leg with a kick but Cullen checks it.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cullen misses with a body punch
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
R throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for R.
R throws a poor cross that misses
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Cullen does no damage.
Cullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down R rather than just go for the knockout.
R throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
R throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Cullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
R ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
R connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
R slips a jab and a cross from Cullen.
R throws a sloppy body shot
and Cullen counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen slips under a jab.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but R was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but R was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
R throws a poor cross that misses
and Cullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cullen misses with a body punch
and R counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
R misses with a right hand

and Cullen moves into the clinch.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Cullen gets through R's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Cullen stalling in the clinch but R improves position.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen presses R against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cullen is leaning against R and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning R up against the cage.
R misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cullen cracks R with a nice body shot.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen lands with a short shot to the head.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen digs a right hand into R's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on R's gas tank.
R being controlled against the cage.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Cullen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
R jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cullen walks away with a smile on his face. R gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gage R seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
R drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Cullen as R shoots in.
R swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Cullen instigates a clinch.
Cullen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
R is struggling to control the position.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
R is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cullen pushes R back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Cullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Cullen lands a nice looking body shot.
R falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
R misses with a lunging right hand
and Cullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
R misses with an uppercut
and Cullen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
R takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richard Cullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cullen prevents a body shot from R.
Cullen prevents a body shot from R.
Cullen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cullen working R over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cullen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. R won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen pushes R back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen cracks R with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen presses R against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen works on R's body with a couple of short punches.
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 stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of R backwards.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down R.
Cullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cullen controlling the action here for a moment.
Cullen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
R is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cullen is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Cullen prevents a body shot from R.
R taking a breather.
Cullen stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
R misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen looking to stall.
R misses with a hook from the clinch.
R tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
R misses with a hook to the ribs.
R lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cullen or not.
Cullen taking a breather.
Cullen blocks a body shot from R.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Cullen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cullen presses R against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
R tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing R back against the cage.
Cullen stops a takedown attempt from R.
Cullen takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Cullen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cullen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
R misses with a body punch.
Cullen tries to stall but R uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cullen slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of R's head.
Cullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
R tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Cullen trying to stall but R improves his position.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent R's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
R working aggressively here.
Cullen is stalling here.
Cullen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
R trying to stall but Cullen improves his position.
Cullen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning R up against the cage.
Cullen is leaning against R and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cullen lands a right hand.
R misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Cullen is leaning against R and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cullen.
Cullen is looking to control R's arms but R gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cullen has his back to the cage.
R can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
R trying to control the position but instead, Cullen has worked for underhooks and has pushed R into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen is looking to control R's arms but R gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cullen has his back to the cage.
Cullen blocks a body shot from R.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
R misses with some punches.
R tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cullen.
Cullen lands a body shot.
R scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cullen digs a right hand underneath R's ribcage. R let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cullen 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cullen!