PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen has chosen My way - Sid Vicious as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dream
vs
Cullen

176 cm
31
180 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

177 cm
29
184 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Keat Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dream misses with the combination.
Cullen lands a slapping body shot.
Dream blocks the body kick.
Donk. Dream catches Cullen right on the button with a cross.
Dream throws a low kick but Cullen avoids it.
Dream with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Dream gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but Dream blocks it.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dream backwards.
Dream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dream misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Dream tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Dream back against the cage.
Dream tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Dream missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Dream.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Dream.
Cullen avoids the elbow strike from Dream, against the cage.
Cullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dream throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dream with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dream tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen with a knee to the head.
Cullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dream's elbow.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dream avoids it.
Dream blocks a body shot from Cullen.
Still in the clinch, Cullen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dream crunches a lovely knee into Cullen's ribcage.
Cullen misses with a punch to the body.
Dream with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cullen as the two fighters clinch.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dream misses with an elbow strike.

Cullen breaks the clinch.
Dream checks a leg kick.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dream thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cullen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dream.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Dream does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Dream.
A clash of legs there as Dream blocks the low kick.
Cullen tried to score with a low kick but Dream checks it.
Dream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Cullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dream throws a nice looking combination but Cullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dream connects with a body shot.
Dream tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cullen avoids the head kick by Dream.
Dream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dream takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dream.

Dream rushes Cullen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dream blocks it with crossed arms.
Dream blocks a body shot from Cullen.
Dream missing with knees to the body.

Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Dream moves out of range easily.
Dream takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dream lands a head kick. Cullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Dream takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen.
A jab from Dream misses.
Dream lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Cullen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Cullen.

Dream clinches.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen avoiding damage as Dream throws knees to the body.
Dream lands an elbow that stopped Cullen in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Cullen gets through Dream's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dream scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dream tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Dream fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dream tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Cullen misses with a body punch.
Dream misses with some punches.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen working Dream over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dream in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Dream's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dutch Dream will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Dream.
Dream throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Cullen lands with a straight right. Dream didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
A head kick by Dream misses
and Cullen counters with a left to the body.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dream. That's going to slow Cullen down.
A bone on bone clash there as Dream blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dream looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dream tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cullen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cullen avoiding damage as Dream throws knees to the body.
Dream misses with a body punch.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dream lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Dream lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dream lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen landing knees to the head.

Cullen breaks the clinch.

Dream tries to keep at a distance but Cullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dream takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cullen.
Keat Cullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Dream.
Dream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cullen obliges.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
Cullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dream blocks it with crossed arms.
Dream throws an elbow but it misses.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dream avoids it.
Cullen misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cullen.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cullen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dream blocks a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dream controls his hands.
Dream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dream lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Dream pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cullen tries to work over Dream's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Dream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dream.
Dream pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dream lands an elbow inside that Cullen shrugs off.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Dream.
Cullen blocks an elbow strike.
Cullen tries to work over Dream's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cullen misses with a body punch.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dream.
Dream misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream digs a right hand into Cullen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cullen's gas tank.
Cullen avoiding damage as Dream throws knees to the body.
Dream keeps control of Cullen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dream.
Cullen blocks an elbow strike.
Cullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dream landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dream just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cullen's brow.
Dream lands an elbow just above Cullen 's eye.
Dream with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dream throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cullen avoiding damage as Dream throws knees to the body.
Dream misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Dream throws an elbow but misses.
Cullen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dream lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keat Cullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dream pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cullen is out of range and Dream settles back down.
Cullen misses the jab.
Dream tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Dream tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dream connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cullen's hands.
Dream throws a lazy head kick
and Cullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dream. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dream connects with the punch.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Dream counters with a good low kick that Cullen was not able to check.
Dutch Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Dream there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dream misses with a few strikes there.
Dream has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dream there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dream checks a leg kick.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Nice uppercut lands for Dream. That snapped Cullen's head back.
Dream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dream scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dream finish him?
Cullen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dream's head.
Dream misses with a looping right.
Cullen seems to have recovered his senses.
Dream looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cullen throws out a leg kick but Dream moves out of range and Cullen only half commits.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dream.
Dream throws a leg kick that misses.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Dream closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Dream.
Cullen swings for the body but Dream moves out of range.
Cullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dream.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dream is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dutch Dream is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Dream to counter with a crisp jab.
Dream tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dream pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Cullen.
Cullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen takes one to the chin there.
Cullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dream digs a good hook to Cullen's body.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dream is out of range.
Dream connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dream wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Dream counters with a stiff right hand.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Dream.
Dream missing with a left hand there. Cullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dream throws an overhand right that lands on Cullen's shoulder, as Cullen tries to avoid the shot.
Dream checks a low kick from Cullen.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dream lands with a hook. Cullen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dream throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen throws a head kick that Dream semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream tries to work over Cullen's front leg with a kick but Cullen checks it.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dream paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Dream misses with a looping right.
Dream on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen moves out of range of the body kick from Dream.
Cullen wants to slow Dream down by chopping away at his legs.
Dream closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dream has time to react.
Dream has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a straight right. Dream didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Dream showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dream has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Dream!
After winning the bout, Dutch Dream thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.