PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the TerrorDome. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Waldo Emerson
vs
Cullen

190 cm
24
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
184 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!
[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emerson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emerson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emerson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Emerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emerson moves away.
Cullen staying out of range there.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Emerson throws a front kick aimed at Cullen's knee but Cullen avoids it well.
Cullen blocks the body kick.
Cullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerson scoring well with a low kick there.
Emerson scores with a nice strike.
Emerson digs a good body shot into Cullen's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emerson darts in and clinches Cullen up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Cullen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen misses with the head strike.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Emerson in his tracks for a moment.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Emerson misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emerson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Emerson in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ralph Waldo Emerson has been cut.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Emerson in his tracks for a moment.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Cullen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emerson takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Emerson.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emerson or not.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
A nice left hand lands by Emerson.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cullen lands with a right to the head.

Emerson is rocked!
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Emerson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emerson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Emerson is breathing heavily.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of Emerson's head.
Cullen has Emerson pressed against the cage. He pushes Emerson back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Cullen throws a beautiful elbow that sends Emerson crashing to the floor! Cullen piles on the pressure with more strikes! Emerson is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casey Cullen!