PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Read Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Coach
vs
Cullen

191 cm
21
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
289 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Read Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach misses the shot to the body.
Coach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Coach misses.
Cullen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coach walks into a straight right hand from Cullen.
Cullen feints and then cracks Coach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coach down.
Cullen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Coach closes the distance and clinches.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cullen blocks an uppercut.
Cullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coach's brow.
Coach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coach pushes Cullen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coach has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Coach fails to land.
Coach misses with a punch to the body.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Read Coach has been cut.
Coach avoids a wild elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Cullen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Coach.
Cullen throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Coach.
Coach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Coach.
Coach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coach.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Coach lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coach has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cullen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cullen blocks an uppercut.
Coach leaning against his opponent.
Coach blocks the elbow strike.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coach's defenses.
Cullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Coach dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Coach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coach.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Read Coach's cut is getting worse.
Cullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Coach avoids a wild elbow strike from Cullen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coach's brow.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coach.
Coach managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Coach avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Cullen stops a takedown attempt from Coach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Read Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses.
Coach avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Coach lands a shoulder strike.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coach lands a hook that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
Cullen lands an elbow just above Coach 's eye.

Read Coach's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coach effectively controlling the action here.
Coach blocks the elbow strike.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Coach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coach lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coach blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Coach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coach working aggressively here.
Coach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coach scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
Coach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coach swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coach gets through Cullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Cullen takes a shot to the head.
Coach dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Coach swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen 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 round but I would say that Read Coach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Read Coach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Coach.
Cullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cullen tries to work over Coach's front leg with a kick but Coach checks it.
Coach misses the shot to the body.
Coach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cullen slips under a jab from Coach.
Some wild striking there from Coach.
Cullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coach throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Coach.
Coach misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coach.
Coach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Coach - just one landing.
Coach loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.
Coach throws a right hand that Cullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cullen also avoids with ease.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Cullen.
Coach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Coach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Coach on the inside.
Read Coach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Coach.
Coach blocks the elbow strike.
Cullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Coach on the inside.
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!
Coach goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cullen prevents it.
Coach blocks the elbow strike.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Coach shrugs off.
Coach can't get the takedown.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses.
Coach misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cullen.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coach pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coach lands with a right to the head.
Coach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coach lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Coach scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Coach stalls.
Coach stalling in the clinch but Cullen improves position.
Coach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Coach goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cullen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Read Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Cullen.

Jeez, Read Coach's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Read Coach's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Casey Cullen!