PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tubular bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cullen
vs
Khan

180 cm
27
165 lbs
17 - 3 - 1

179 cm
28
160 lbs
14 - 1 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Khan.
Khan dives in and grabs Cullen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cullen pushes down on Khan's head and hops out.
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Cullen finds it's target.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Cullen's knee but Cullen avoids it well.
Khan scores with a jab.
Cullen feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Khan.
Cullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Cullen off the cage and back into range.
Cullen tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cullen.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cullen shoots in and gets a takedown into Khan's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cullen stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Cullen is pushing down on Khan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khan is fighting to maintain full guard but Cullen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Khan gets back to full guard.
Cullen preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan unloads with some shots from mount but Cullen bucks and avoids them well.
Khan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cullen?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cullen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cullen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cullen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan 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.
Khan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cullen!
Cullen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Khan.
Cullen manages to get to full guard.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Khan trying to control but Cullen is working from the bottom.
Khan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cullen keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cullen has momentary wrist control but Khan slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cullen is on top in guard.
Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajja Khan 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.

An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Cullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cullen, right into the meat.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan thows a leg kick but Cullen checks it
and Cullen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khan's knee momentarily.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cullen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cullen showed some decent athleticism there.
Khan tries to roll over but Cullen keeps him under control.
Cullen thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is pressing down on Cullen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Khan 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.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cullen chips away with some ground and pound.
Khan wants to sweep here but Cullen controlling him for the moment.
Cullen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan is trying to control the position but Cullen postures up.
Cullen passes Khan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cullen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Khan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen working the ground and pound effectively.
Cullen scoring with strikes but Khan is staying in there.
Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rajja Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan regains half guard.
Cullen is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cullen is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan wants to control the action here but instead Cullen manages to pass to full mount!
Cullen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Cullen tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
Cullen lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Cullen isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen landing strikes from the mount.
Cullen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Cullen has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen landing shots from mount.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Cullen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cullen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cullen is trying for a kimura here. Khan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cullen wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kassidy Cullen!
Kassidy Cullen retains his lightweight title!
Kassidy Cullen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.