PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vemola has chosen The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire as his entrance music. Karlos Vemola has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cullen
vs
Vemola

195 cm
24
289 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

195 cm
23
258 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karlos Vemola!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Cullen as he connects with a hook.
Cullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vemola.
Cullen tries to clinch but Vemola is having none of it.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cullen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cullen tries to clinch but Vemola is having none of it.
Cullen tries to clinch up.
Cullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cullen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 clinches up against the cage.
Cullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vemola's efforts to push away.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Vemola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vemola avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Vemola working hard to break the clinch.
Vemola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Cullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vemola's efforts to push away.
Vemola throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Vemola misses with a body punch.
Vemola tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Vemola shrugs off.

It looks like Karlos Vemola has been cut.

Vemola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cullen walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Vemola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vemola.

It looks like Casey Cullen has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Vemola blocks the low kick.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vemola cracks Cullen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cullen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vemola counters with a straight right hand.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vemola manages to avoid it.
Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vemola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vemola misses with an uppercut
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a body punch but Vemola moves out of range.
Vemola misses with a left hand
and Cullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cullen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vemola.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Vemola.
Vemola swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vemola cracks Cullen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vemola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vemola checks a leg kick.
Cullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Casey Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vemola checks a leg kick.
Cullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen feints and then cracks Vemola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vemola down.
Vemola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cullen moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karlos Vemola will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cullen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vemola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cullen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vemola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vemola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vemola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Cullen.
Vemola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Vemola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vemola works over Cullen's head and body with a nice combination.
Cullen looks for the body kick but Vemola saw that one coming.
Karlos Vemola seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vemola is just out of range.
Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vemola.
Vemola throws a low kick but Cullen moves out of range easily.
Vemola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cullen throws a body punch but Vemola moves out of range.
Cullen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vemola.
Cullen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vemola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a good low kick that Vemola was not able to check.
Vemola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vemola loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vemola avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Nice defenses there by Cullen.
Vemola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Vemola throws a leg kick
and Cullen counters with a one-two to the body.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cullen.
Cullen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vemola throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vemola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cullen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vemola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vemola throws a low kick but Cullen moves out of range easily.
Cullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vemola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vemola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vemola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cullen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a body punch but Vemola moves out of range.
Cullen is looking to clinch.
Cullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cullen tries to clinch there but Vemola circles away.

Cullen has managed to clinch.
Vemola takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vemola's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vemola misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vemola's face.
Cullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Karlos Vemola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A big left from Vemola misses.
Nice defenses there by Cullen.
Cullen tries to land a body kick
letting Vemola counter with a right hand.
Vemola tries to land a leg kick but Cullen saw it coming and moves away.
Cullen connects with an inside leg kick.
Vemola throws a series of punches but Cullen avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Vemola.
A low kick from Vemola is predictable there
and Cullen counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Cullen finds it's target.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses
and Vemola counters with a left to the body.
Cullen is looking to wear down Vemola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vemola checks it well.
Cullen lands with a nice body kick.
Vemola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Vemola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cullen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cullen scores with a leg kick.
Cullen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vemola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Casey Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vemola tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vemola avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Vemola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vemola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vemola throws a looping overhand right but Cullen ducks down to avoid it.
Cullen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cullen. That's going to slow Vemola down.

Cullen closes the distance and clinches.
Vemola is trying to force a seperation but Cullen has the dominant position.
Vemola working aggressively here.
Vemola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vemola's defenses.
Vemola wants to break free but Cullen has control.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Vemola.
Cullen blocks an uppercut.
Vemola swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Vemola shrugs off.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Vemola tries to circle away but Cullen has him pinned against the cage.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Vemola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vemola scores with a shoulder strike.
Vemola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casey Cullen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vemola takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vemola's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vemola's defenses.

That has opened up Karlos Vemola's cut even more.
Vemola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Cullen with a knee to the head.
Vemola takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Karlos Vemola's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cullen lands an elbow just above Vemola 's eye.

Vemola is rocked!
Vemola takes an elbow to the temple.
Vemola is still on wobbly legs! Can Cullen finish him?
Cullen connects with a knee to the head.
Vemola throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Vemola out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Vemola off his feet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Casey Cullen!
Casey Cullen very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.