PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Beardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutler comes into the arena with Welcome To Jamrock by Damian Marley blaring out of the sound system. Beardwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Black Angels - Young Men Dead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cutler
vs
Beardwood

181 cm
30
186 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

174 cm
27
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 8 - 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Beardwood!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler scores with a shot to the body.
Beardwood throws a body punch but Cutler moves out of range.
Cutler tries a low kick but Beardwood avoids it.
Cutler slips under a jab from Beardwood.
Cutler looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardwood is just out of range.
Beardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beardwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cutler's waist but Cutler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beardwood off to one side.
Cutler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beardwood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beardwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutler manages to avoid it.
Cutler swings for the body but Beardwood moves out of range.
Beardwood avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Cutler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cutler takes a swing at Beardwood's ribcage but misses.
Cutler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beardwood.
Cutler is looking to wear down Beardwood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Beardwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutler which made him look bad.
Beardwood throws a lazy right hand but Cutler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cutler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beardwood moves away.
Cutler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cutler avoids the body shot from Beardwood.
Beardwood avoids the body shot from Cutler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardwood swings for the body but Cutler moves out of range.
Beardwood cracks Cutler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beardwood throws an overhand right that lands on Cutler's shoulder, as Cutler tries to avoid the shot.

Beardwood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cutler sprawls well initially but Beardwood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beardwood looks gassed!
Cutler trying to control but Beardwood postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cutler is trying to stand.
Cutler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cutler is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beardwood is keen to just control but Cutler is a slippery customer.
Cutler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beardwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Cutler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutler is pressing down on Beardwood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cutler trying to keep a closed guard but Beardwood is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beardwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler throws a push kick but Beardwood slaps the foot to one side.
Cutler scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Beardwood blocks the leg kick.
Cutler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cutler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cutler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like David Cutler has been cut.
Cutler stuffs the takedown attempt from Beardwood. Beardwood gets slowly back to his feet.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Beardwood.
Beardwood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beardwood fails to land the takedown.
Beardwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cutler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutler slaps away a takedown attempt from Beardwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Beardwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardwood shoots in for a takedown but Cutler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beardwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cutler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
Beardwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutler punishes Beardwood's body with a nice straight punch.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutler tries to land a leg kick but Beardwood saw it coming and moves away.
Cutler swings for the body but Beardwood moves out of range.
Cutler looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardwood is just out of range.
Beardwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beardwood misses with a takedown attempt - Cutler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cutler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardwood is just out of range.
Beardwood throws a lazy right hand but Cutler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cutler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David Cutler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Beardwood with that takedown attempt.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutler swings for the body but Beardwood moves out of range.
Cutler misses the shot to the body.
Cutler lands a jab to Beardwood's midsection.
Beardwood misses with a body shot.
Cutler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beardwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cutler motions for Beardwood to come forward. Cutler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutler tries to work over Beardwood's front leg with a kick but Beardwood checks it.
Beardwood cracks Cutler with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beardwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutler.
Beardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler lands with a hook. Beardwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beardwood moves out of range of the leg kick from Cutler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nigel Beardwood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beardwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Cutler does no damage.
Cutler avoids the body shot from Beardwood.
Beardwood misses with an uppercut. Cutler saw that one coming.
Cutler takes one to the side of the head.
Beardwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cutler tries to avoid it but Beardwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cutler to the ground. Cutler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beardwood shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beardwood manages to avoid it.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Beardwood with that takedown attempt.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Beardwood.
Cutler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutler.
Cutler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beardwood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutler tries a head kick but it misses.
Beardwood is breathing heavily.
Cutler scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Cutler tenderised Beardwood's leg. Beardwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cutler punishes Beardwood's body with a nice straight punch.
Cutler staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cutler.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Beardwood blocks the low kick.
Cutler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cutler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beardwood doesn't seem bothered though.
Beardwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
David Cutler is winning the standup battle so far.
Beardwood loads up on a big right hand but Cutler slips the punch.
Good work by Beardwood as he checks the leg kick.
Beardwood blocks a head kick by Cutler.
Cutler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beardwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beardwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beardwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Beardwood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cutler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beardwood at a distance.
Cutler digs a good hook to Beardwood's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Beardwood blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beardwood closes the distance and clinches up with Cutler, looking for a takedown. Beardwood pushes Cutler against the cage but Cutler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cutler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beardwood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Beardwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beardwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beardwood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beardwood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cutler but Cutler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cutler scores with a head kick. Beardwood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Beardwood avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Beardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beardwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beardwood.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beardwood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beardwood dives in and grabs Cutler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cutler pushes down on Beardwood's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler lands a nice hook to Beardwood's body. Beardwood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beardwood looks to land a right hand but Cutler moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Cutler.
Cutler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beardwood connects with a nice looking jab.
Beardwood shoots in for a double leg but Cutler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beardwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutler.
Cutler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beardwood's calf.
Cutler lands a right hook to the body.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cutler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cutler takes a swing at Beardwood's ribcage but misses.
Cutler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beardwood throws the left hand but Cutler avoids the punch easily.
Beardwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beardwood throws out the jab.
Cutler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cutler lands with a shot to the body.
Beardwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beardwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beardwood throws a hook but Cutler blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Beardwood as he checks the leg kick.
Beardwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Beardwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutler can pounce on him.
Beardwood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beardwood. Cutler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beardwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cutler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cutler throws a body punch but Beardwood moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cutler. No joy for Beardwood on that attempt.
Beardwood checks a low kick from Cutler.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beardwood. That did some damage!
Cutler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cutler swings for the body but Beardwood moves out of range.
Beardwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cutler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cutler takes a swing at Beardwood's ribcage but misses.
Beardwood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutler scores with a body shot.
Cutler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beardwood moves away.
Beardwood lands with a shot to the body.
Cutler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutler lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beardwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cutler sprawls well. Cutler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beardwood gets slowly back to his feet.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Beardwood.
Cutler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cutler lands with a nice body punch.
Cutler thumps Beardwood with a low kick.
Beardwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cutler misses with a kick to the body.
Beardwood fails to land the takedown.
Cutler throws a shot to the body.
Beardwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beardwood avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Cutler stuns Beardwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cutler tried to score with a low kick but Beardwood checks it.
Cutler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beardwood misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler lands a nice hook to Beardwood's body. Beardwood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beardwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cutler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Beardwood looking to score a takedown here. Cutler is defending well but Beardwood drives through and ends up in Cutler's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beardwood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cutler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beardwood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cutler is trying to get back to half guard.
Cutler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Beardwood cracks Cutler with a big right hand but Cutler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cutler gets back to half guard.
Beardwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cutler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beardwood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beardwood slips a nice elbow through Cutler's hands, connecting with Cutler's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler wants to get back to full guard but Beardwood has passed into side control.
Cutler struggling a bit here.
Cutler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beardwood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beardwood advances nicely into full mount.
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cutler is working to get back to half guard.
Beardwood landing shots from mount.
Beardwood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cutler is looking to improve his position but Beardwood isn't that keen on the idea.
Cutler is bucking up trying to escape but Beardwood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardwood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beardwood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardwood lands with some strikes.
Cutler wants to control but Beardwood is having none of it.
Beardwood landing shots from mount.
Beardwood controlling from the full mount.
Cutler is working to get back to half guard.
Cutler is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beardwood with a couple of short strikes.

Beardwood is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cutler is surviving well by controlling Beardwood's body position as best he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Beardwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beardwood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Beardwood!