PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guinness has chosen Ev Christr` Ta, Laou! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cullen
vs
Guinness

195 cm
24
289 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

188 cm
25
255 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

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 13 - 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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arthur Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Guinness throws an off balance right hand
and Cullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Cullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cullen misses with a leg kick.

Cullen takes the fight into the clinch.
Guinness effectively controlling the action here.
Guinness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Casey Cullen has been cut.
Guinness misses with the head strike.
Guinness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Cullen pushes Guinness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Guinness misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Guinness.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guinness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness controlling the action here for a moment.
Guinness taking a breather.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Guinness in his tracks for a moment.
Guinness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guinness avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Cullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Arthur Guinness has been cut.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen misses with a punch on the inside.
Cullen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cullen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Guinness avoids the damage to the body.
Guinness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guinness takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guinness slowing the pace effectively.
Guinness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Guinness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cullen is keeping busy.
A short left from Guinness.
Guinness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Guinness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guinness's defenses.
Guinness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guinness throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guinness misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Guinness - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Cullen on the inside.
Guinness misses with a punch on the inside.
Cullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guinness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Cullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guinness blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Guinness misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen blocks an elbow strike.
Guinness tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Guinness blocks with his arms.
Guinness is looking to control Cullen's arms but Cullen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guinness has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Guinness looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guinness.
Guinness avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Guinness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guinness lands an elbow that stopped Cullen in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but Guinness blocks it.
Guinness managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Guinness tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Guinness back against the cage.
Guinness throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen prevents a body shot from Guinness.
Cullen avoids the elbow strike from Guinness, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guinness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guinness missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Guinness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cullen up against the cage.
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 Casey Cullen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cullen is looking to slow Guinness down with leg kicks.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guinness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cullen.
Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guinness is able to avoid easily.
Cullen throws a body punch but Guinness moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guinness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a leg kick.
Cullen misses with a shot to the body
and Guinness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cullen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guinness counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guinness counters with a left to the body.
Cullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cullen wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cullen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guinness has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guinness and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Guinness.
Guinness misses with a body shot.
Cullen swings for the body but Guinness moves out of range.
Guinness throws a poor cross that misses
and Cullen counters with a solid body kick.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Cullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cullen takes a swing at Guinness's ribcage but misses.
Cullen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cullen, right into the meat.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Guinness throws a sloppy body shot

and Cullen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Guinness avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guinness can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Cullen scores with a knee to the head.
Guinness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cullen.
Cullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Guinness.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guinness tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guinness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arthur Guinness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guinness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guinness blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guinness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guinness content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guinness wants to stall.
Guinness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guinness pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guinness content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guinness misses with the head strike.
Guinness blocks the elbow strike.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Guinness lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Guinness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guinness misses with a body shot.
Casey Cullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cullen is looking to clinch.
A cross from Guinness lands.
Casey Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen is looking to clinch but Guinness is avoiding it.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Guinness moved away.
Guinness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guinness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cullen moves out of range as Guinness strikes.
Guinness walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cullen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Guinness. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen thuds a left hand into Guinness's body.
Guinness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cullen.
Cullen tries to land a front kick but Guinness steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 moves to clinch but Guinness breaks away
and Guinness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guinness takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guinness's calf.
Cullen tries to work over Guinness's front leg with a kick but Guinness checks it.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. Cullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Guinness misses the target.
Guinness with a jab.
Guinness blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guinness. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guinness.
Guinness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cullen.
Guinness keeps the fight on the outside.
Guinness defending well as Cullen loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cullen misses with a body kick.
Cullen is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness digs a good body shot into Cullen's ribs.
Guinness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guinness takes a swing at Cullen's ribcage but misses.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guinness's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cullen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guinness scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Cullen - just one landing.
Guinness swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guinness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cullen loads up on a big right hand but Guinness slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Cullen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cullen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!