PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutler comes into the arena with Welcome To Jamrock by Damian Marley blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jim Taker enters the cage!

Cutler
vs
Taker

181 cm
26
186 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Taker!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like David Cutler has been cut.
Taker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutler as he jumps to the side.
Taker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutler as he jumps to the side.
Taker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutler misses the shot to the body.
Cutler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taker misses with a kick to the body.
Cutler swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
Cutler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cutler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cutler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taker is able to avoid easily.
Cutler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taker.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Taker.
Cutler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Cutler.
Cutler tries to work over Taker's front leg with a kick but Taker checks it.
Taker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cutler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taker is out of range.
Taker tries to bum rush Cutler with a series of wild strikes but Cutler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taker doesn't seem bothered though.
Taker tries to bum rush Cutler with a series of wild strikes but Cutler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cutler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taker blocks a low kick nicely.
Taker throws a sloppy head kick and Cutler moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutler. That's going to slow Taker down.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taker shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taker looks gassed!
Taker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taker throws a head kick but Cutler moves out of range.
Cutler is looking to wear down Taker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cutler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
David Cutler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutler looks to land a combination but Taker avoids it well.
Taker throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutler.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Cutler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taker.
Taker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutler lands a slapping body shot.
Cutler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cutler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cutler misses with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Cutler. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cutler is looking to score with low kicks.
Cutler lands with a nice body punch.
Taker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David Cutler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutler is looking to chop away at Taker's legs.
Cutler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taker at a distance.
Cutler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taker avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Taker avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taker checks the leg kick.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Taker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cutler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cutler connects with a body shot.
Cutler stuns Taker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cutler lands with a nice body punch.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cutler digs a good body shot into Taker's ribs.
Cutler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taker. That did some damage!
Cutler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutler lands a jab to Taker's midsection.
Cutler throws a push kick but Taker slaps the foot to one side.
Cutler is looking to chop away at Taker's legs.
Taker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taker manages to avoid it.
Taker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taker.
Cutler thuds a left hand into Taker's body.
Cutler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cutler is looking to score with low kicks.
Cutler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taker moves away.
Cutler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Cutler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutler digs a good body shot into Taker's ribs.
Cutler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cutler throws a low kick but Taker avoids it.
Cutler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutler, right into the meat.
Cutler lands a nice shot to the body.
Cutler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cutler looks to score with a jab to the body but Taker is just out of range.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cutler, as that shot connected.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taker manages to avoid it.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutler.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Taker throws a hook to the side of Cutler's head but Cutler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taker checks a leg kick.
Cutler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cutler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cutler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Taker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cutler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler lands with a shot to the body.
Taker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
Cutler takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cutler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taker's hands.
Cutler stuns Taker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cutler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
Taker is breathing heavily.
Cutler is looking to score with low kicks.
Cutler takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker looks to throw the jab but Cutler is out of range.
Taker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cutler.
Cutler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taker blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutler.
Taker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taker throws a leg kick
and Cutler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cutler throws a body punch but Taker moves out of range.
Cutler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taker in his tracks.
A head kick by Cutler misses
and Taker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taker looks to land a right hand but Cutler moved out of range.
Cutler cracks the inside of Taker's front leg.
Taker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutler can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutler.
Cutler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taker checks it well.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cutler swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
Cutler throws a body punch but Taker moves out of range.
Cutler lands a nice hook to Taker's body. Taker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cutler lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutler. That's going to slow Taker down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taker can do to turn this around?
Cutler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cutler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cutler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taker avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Cutler.
Cutler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cutler scores with a hook to the body. Taker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taker manages to avoid it.
Cutler lands a jab to Taker's midsection.
Cutler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taker is able to avoid easily.
Taker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutler.
Taker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutler.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cutler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler crunches a lovely knee into Taker's ribcage.
Cutler with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jim Taker has been cut.
Cutler scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cutler.
Taker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cutler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cutler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taker is defending well for now.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cutler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cutler misses the shot to the body.
Jim Taker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cutler is able to avoid easily.
Taker tries a head kick but it misses.
Taker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cutler lands a body shot.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Taker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to score with a low kick but Taker moves his leg out of the way.
Cutler throws a body punch but Taker moves out of range.
Taker misses with a low kick.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cutler. That snapped Taker's head back.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Taker throws a leg kick but Cutler checks it.
Taker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taker tries to bum rush Cutler with a series of wild strikes but Cutler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cutler scores with a shot to the body.
Cutler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Cutler finds it's target.
Cutler lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Cutler as he connects with a hook.
Taker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David Cutler is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutler takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker blocks a head kick by Cutler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cutler dominated that second round.
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! This is the final round!

Cutler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taker tries to clinch up but Cutler circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taker has a takedown stuffed.
Taker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cutler thuds a left hand into Taker's body.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutler lands a nice hook to Taker's body. Taker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cutler misses with a body shot.
Cutler lands with a shot to the body.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taker manages to avoid it.
Taker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cutler misses with a head kick.
Cutler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cutler throws a body punch but Taker moves out of range.
Taker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Taker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cutler.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Taker sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cutler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutler misses with a body shot.
Cutler takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutler.
A clash of legs there as Taker blocks the low kick.
Cutler throws a head kick but Taker moves out of range.
Cutler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taker dives in and grabs Cutler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cutler pushes down on Taker's head and hops out.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Taker.
Cutler throws a one two combo.
Taker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cutler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cutler tries to land a leg kick but Taker saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutler.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Cutler throws a sloppy head kick and Taker moves out of range easily.
Taker takes one to the chin there.
Cutler tries to score with a low kick but Taker moves his leg out of the way.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler throws a combination. Taker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
Nice body punch from Cutler.
Taker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taker avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Taker throws a nice looking combination but Cutler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taker misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Cutler as he connects with a hook.
Cutler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taker is out of range.
A shot to de liver by Cutler. Beautiful body shot.
Taker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cutler throws a right and a left that Taker avoids nicely.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler lands a nice looking body shot.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taker doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler lands with a nice body punch.
Cutler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutler scores with a shot to the body.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Taker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cutler is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Taker.
Cutler tried to score with a low kick but Taker checks it.
Cutler looks to score with a jab to the body but Taker is just out of range.
Cutler lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Taker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taker avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutler manages to avoid it.
Cutler swings away with a body shot that misses

and Taker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taker.
Taker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Cutler pushes Taker off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler cracks the inside of Taker's front leg.
Cutler misses with a body shot.
Taker throws a nice looking combination but Cutler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jim Taker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler looks to score with a jab to the body but Taker is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Taker blocks the low kick.
Cutler is looking to score with low kicks.
Cutler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cutler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taker.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutler.
Taker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Cutler.
Cutler takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Cutler swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Taker counters with a single leg into guard. Cutler didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutler trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taker throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Cutler.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cutler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cutler!