|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Volkovzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
198 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Volkovzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkovzky shoots for a double leg takedown but Cullen sprawls well. He's pushed Volkovzky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Volkovzky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cullen!
Volkovzky has control of Cullen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cullen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Volkovzky with good strikes from the mount here!
Cullen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Volkovzky working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Volkovzky looking to control but Cullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkovzky moves to the back position.
Cullen can't escape the position.
Cullen trying to control but not successfully.
Cullen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Volkovzky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Volkovzky is looking to control Cullen but Cullen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Volkovzky is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cullen is defending well though. Volkovzky let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkovzky is breathing heavily.
Cullen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cullen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Volkovzky pulls his head out easily.
Cullen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkovzky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Volkovzky stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Volkovzky shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense.
Volkovzky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cullen's waist but Cullen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volkovzky off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Volkovzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Volkovzky is trying to stand up here but Cullen is controlling him well.
Volkovzky gets full guard.
Volkovzky managing to control the position.
Volkovzky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cullen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkovzky wanted to stand there but Cullen had control of the position.
Volkovzky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Volkovzky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Volkovzky passes Cullen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cullen is not content to let Volkovzky control the position.
Cullen is in trouble now - Volkovzky has advanced to mount!
Cullen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkovzky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkovzky wants to get back to his feet but Cullen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Volkovzky has his foot on Cullen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cullen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen postures up in Volkovzky's guard and throws a big left but Volkovzky blocks it.
Cullen takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Cullen passes Volkovzky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Cullen there.
Volkovzky tries to roll over but Cullen keeps him under control.
Cullen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cullen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Volkovzky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cullen.
Volkovzky tries to roll over but Cullen keeps him under control.
Volkovzky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cullen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volkovzky is refusing to be controlled, as Cullen sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Volkovzky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Volkovzky misses with a takedown attempt
and Cullen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cullen throwing shots but Volkovzky is blocking nicely.
Volkovzky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cullen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volkovzky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cullen content to control rather than advance.
Cullen trying to control the action but Volkovzky is working from the bottom.
Volkovzky wants to get back to his feet.
Cullen drops an elbow to the side of Volkovzky's head.
Cullen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cullen tries to control but Volkovzky wriggling away.
Cullen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Volkovzky manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cullen tries to move to mount but Volkovzky blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen wants to control but Volkovzky is keeping him busy.
Cullen working away.
Cullen cracks Volkovzky with a big elbow.
Cullen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cullen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cullen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Volkovzky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cullen is looking for a kimura but Volkovzky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cullen to get the leverage.
Cullen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen moves into full mount! Volkovzky won't be happy about that!
Volkovzky tries to reverse the position but Cullen maintains control.
Cullen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cullen controlling his opponent.
Cullen lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Cullen.
Cullen landing strikes from the mount and Volkovzky is in trouble!
Cullen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cullen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cullen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Volkovzky?
Cullen controlling the position easily from mount.
Volkovzky has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cullen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Volkovzky.
Volkovzky tries to escape but Cullen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cullen looking to break Volkovzky's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Volkovzky remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cullen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen scores with strikes from the back.
Cullen controlling well, preventing Volkovzky from escaping the position.
Cullen trying to control momentarily.
Cullen controlling well, preventing Volkovzky from escaping the position.
Cullen doesn't have the hooks in and Volkovzky manages to turn into his guard.
Volkovzky with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Volkovzky from controlling successfully.
Volkovzky passes Cullen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Volkovzky wants to free his trapped foot but Cullen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cullen gets full guard.
Volkovzky preventing the sweep.
Cullen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cullen striking off his back but it's not causing Volkovzky any problems.
Cullen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Volkovzky is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cullen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cullen has escaped and now he's on top!
Volkovzky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkovzky trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Cullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Volkovzky fails with the takedown
and Cullen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Volkovzky's guard.
Volkovzky looking for a guillotine here but Cullen defends easily.
Cullen passes into half guard.
Volkovzky is staying active underneath Cullen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cullen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Volkovzky!
Cullen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cullen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cullen looking to finish Volkovzky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Volkovzky!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cullen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cullen with good strikes from the mount here!
Cullen tries to control but Volkovzky wriggling away.
Cullen punching from mount but Volkovzky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen with the ground and pound from mount.
Cullen cracks Volkovzky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lucas Cullen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cullen working the ground and pound effectively.
Volkovzky is rocked!
Volkovzky is squirming around, avoiding Cullen's attempts to control the action.
Volkovzky is wriggling around trying to escape.
Volkovzky is working hard here to advance position.
Cullen looking for a guillotine from mount but Volkovzky is having none of it.
Volkovzky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Volkovzky wants to hold on but Cullen pushes him away.
Volkovzky tries to reverse the position but Cullen maintains control.
Cullen looking to control but Volkovzky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cullen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkovzky regains half guard.
Cullen wants to pass to mount but Volkovzky is defending the position.
Cullen stops Volkovzky from getting back to his feet.
Cullen is thwarting Volkovzky's attempts to control the position.
Volkovzky moves into full guard.
Cullen stops Volkovzky from standing up.
Cullen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkovzky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cullen works over Volkovzky with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cullen wants to control from the top but Volkovzky keeps moving.
Cullen wants to pass the guard but Volkovzky is keeping the position.
Volkovzky throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cullen escapes and throws Volkovzky's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cullen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Volkovzky is trying to improve his position.
Volkovzky is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Volkovzky is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cullen pulls his head out easily.
Cullen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cullen thows a huge punch but Volkovzky dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen working over Volkovzky with some ground and pound. Volkovzky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Volkovzky trying to hold on to Cullen's head to control him but Cullen postures up.
Cullen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Volkovzky is trying to get back to full guard.
Cullen is pressing down on Volkovzky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Volkovzky is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cullen connects with a nice short shot to Volkovzky's temple.
Volkovzky has hold of Cullen's hands but Cullen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkovzky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Volkovzky is pressing down on Cullen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cullen pushing down on Volkovzky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cullen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Volkovzky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Cullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cullen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Cullen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
