PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen comes to the cage accompanied by My way - Sid Vicious . The crowd seem to be enjoying Joseph's choice of entrance music: TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. William Joseph has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keat Cullen's chin.

Cullen
vs
Joseph

177 cm
27
184 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

175 cm
27
174 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Keat Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joseph has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cullen misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
Cullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Joseph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cullen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joseph tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Cullen misses with a knee to the head.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joseph blocks it with crossed arms.
Cullen tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph is leaning against Cullen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joseph tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Cullen's ribcage. Cullen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cullens head.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph is working Cullen over against the cage.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph is working Cullen over against the cage.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but Joseph blocks it.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joseph tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Joseph.
Cullen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Joseph.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph is pushing Cullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cullen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joseph digs a good hook to Cullen's body.
Cullen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph throws a body punch but Cullen moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Joseph jabs Cullen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cullen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Joseph darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cullen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cullen is staying active underneath Joseph, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Joseph not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joseph thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cullen's head.
Joseph is keen to just control but Cullen is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Joseph seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joseph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cullen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cullen at a distance.
Cullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cullen throws a front kick aimed at Joseph's knee but Joseph avoids it well.
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Joseph changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cullen tries to avoid it but Joseph manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cullen to the ground. Cullen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cullen.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keat Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Joseph feints and then cracks Cullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cullen down.
Cullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cullen lands with a right hand.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cullen.
A jab from Cullen misses.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joseph checks a leg kick.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cullen defends it nicely.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Cullen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keat Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Joseph.
Joseph swats away the attempt to clinch by Cullen.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Cullen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Joseph gets a double leg takedown into Cullen's guard.
Joseph stands and throws Cullen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cullen struggling a bit here.
Joseph is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is chipping away with strikes.
Cullen sneaks back into half guard.
Joseph missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cullen trying to hold on to Joseph's head to control him but Joseph postures up.
Joseph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to roll over but Joseph keeps him under control.
Cullen wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy.
Joseph is trying to control. Cullen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joseph not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cullen's sensitive parts.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
Cullen lands a head kick. Joseph smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joseph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cullen at a distance.
Joseph fails with the takedown.
Cullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joseph misses with a takedown attempt - Cullen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keat Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Joseph.
Cullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
William Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joseph tries to land a leg kick but Cullen saw it coming and moves away.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Joseph moves in looking to clinch but Cullen pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joseph is defended easily by Cullen.
Cullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Joseph closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cullen's guard.
Keat Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cullen is pulling down on Joseph's head to control his posture.
Joseph is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joseph advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cullen keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is trying to control Joseph's posture but Joseph avoids it.
Cullen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joseph wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joseph works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Joseph seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cullen tries to buck Joseph off but Joseph is having none of it.
William Joseph has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Joseph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen prevents Joseph from moving into mount.
Joseph trying to control the position but Cullen is working away.
Joseph wants to take a breather but Cullen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Joseph.
Joseph working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cullen's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cullen looking for a guillotine here but Joseph defends easily.

Cullen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joseph defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for William Joseph!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for William Joseph!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for William Joseph!

William Joseph wins by unanimous decision!