PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiken Cullens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aiken Cullens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cullens
vs
Faraday

185 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

174 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiken Cullens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Faraday!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faraday slaps away a takedown attempt from Cullens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faraday darts in trying to clinch

and Cullens counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cullens is stalling in the full guard.
Faraday keeping full guard, as Cullens tries to pass.
Cullens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aiken Cullens just wasn't active enough.
Cullens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faraday looks to clinch
letting Cullens counter with a right hand.
Faraday darts in trying to clinch

and Cullens counters by clinching up.
Faraday throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullens.
Cullens is trying to break free.
Faraday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cullens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faraday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faraday has a couple of punches blocked by Cullens.
Faraday misses with a punch on the inside.

Cullens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faraday darts in trying to clinch

and Cullens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Faraday's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullens trying to control but Faraday is working from the bottom.

Faraday pushes Cullens off and scrambles back to his feet.
Faraday wants to clinch but Cullens slips to the side

and Cullens moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Faraday fails to land.
Faraday misses with the head strike.
Faraday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faraday throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullens.

Cullens breaks the clinch.
Faraday tries to clinch

and Cullens counters by moving into the clinch.
Faraday avoids a wild elbow strike from Cullens.
Faraday throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faraday misses with some punches.

Cullens drags the fight down to the ground.

Cullens working for a triangle but Faraday defends it easily.

Cullens is looking for a triangle but Faraday pushes his legs off easily.
Cullens is controlling Faraday's posture.
Cullens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faraday is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cullens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cullens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cullens controls Faraday momentarily but Faraday frees himself.
Cullens controlling Faraday's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cullens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiken Cullens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Faraday darts in trying to clinch

and Cullens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faraday.
Faraday misses with a punch on the inside.
Faraday misses with some punches.
Faraday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faraday throws a head punch that misses.
Faraday gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cullens.

Cullens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faraday closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cullens counters with a three punch combo that has Faraday backing up. Faraday nods at Cullens to acknowledge the strikes.
Cullens misses with a kick to the body.
Faraday tries to clinch up
and Cullens counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday wants to clinch but Cullens slips to the side

and Cullens counters with a takedown into side control.
Cullens controls the position.
Faraday really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cullens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cullens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Faraday is letting Cullens control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aiken Cullens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Faraday tries to clinch but Cullens moves away

and Cullens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faraday's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cullens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cullens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cullens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cullens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cullens wants to pass to mount but Faraday is defending the position.
Cullens passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Faraday!
Cullens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Faraday because Cullens loaded up on that one.
Aiken Cullens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullens content just to control the position here.
Cullens misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Faraday wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cullens.
Faraday is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullens misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cullens content just to control the position here.
Faraday is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullens looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiken Cullens dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Faraday moves to clinch but Cullens breaks away

and Cullens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cullens.

Cullens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faraday moves to clinch but Cullens breaks away

and Cullens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cullens.
Cullens can't get the takedown.
Faraday takes a shot to the head.
Faraday struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullens controls his hands.

Cullens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faraday tries to clinch
and Cullens counters with a one-two to the body.
Faraday tries to clinch but Cullens moves away

and Cullens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullens wants to pass to mount but Faraday is defending the position.
Faraday looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullens tries to pass to full mount but Faraday defends it.
Faraday is in trouble now - Cullens has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faraday holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cullens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cullens controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullens looking to ground and pound but Faraday is blocking nicely.
Cullens controlling from the full mount.
Faraday avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cullens.
Cullens throwing strikes here but Faraday is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Faraday is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullens tries to control but Faraday wriggling away.
Cullens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faraday can do to turn this around?
Cullens throws some wild stikes that Faraday manages to avoid easily.

Cullens is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Faraday to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Faraday shrugs it off.
Faraday holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cullens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cullens controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Faraday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Faraday because Cullens loaded up on that one.
Cullens tries to control but Faraday wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cullens content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiken Cullens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cullens, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiken Cullens!
Aiken Cullens tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.