PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Peter Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Predator Apocalypse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cullen
vs
Peter Hall

180 cm
28
169 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

186 cm
30
165 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Peter Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peter Hall.
Cullen takes one to the chin there.
Cullen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peter Hall.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Peter Hall.
Cullen blocks a leg kick.
Cullen lands a lovely overhand right.
Cullen shoots for a takedown but Peter Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peter Hall scores with a leg kick.
Peter Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cullen.
Cullen takes one on the button.
Kevin Peter Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Kassidy Cullen has been cut.
Cullen punishes Peter Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Peter Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Cullen's shoulder, as Cullen tries to avoid the shot.
Peter Hall misses with a low kick as Cullen jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peter Hall.
Good exchange - Peter Hall coming out on top.
Cullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peter Hall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cullen is able to avoid easily.
Cullen takes a swing at Peter Hall's ribcage but misses.
Peter Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peter Hall throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.
Kevin Peter Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cullen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Peter Hall. No joy for Cullen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peter Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peter Hall avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Peter Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Peter Hall misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peter Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cullen's calf.
Peter Hall throws a leg kick but Cullen checks it.
Cullen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cullen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peter Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cullen checks a leg kick.
Cullen is looking to chop away at Peter Hall's legs.
Cullen lands with a slapping head kick.
Cullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peter Hall's sensitive parts.
Cullen lands a head kick!
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peter Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cullen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peter Hall's head.
Cullen lands a head kick!
Peter Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peter Hall throws a wild body kick that Cullen sees coming a mile off.
Peter Hall catches Cullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peter Hall misses with a low kick.
Peter Hall avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Peter Hall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cullen will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Peter Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Peter Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cullen blocks a low kick nicely.
Peter Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cullen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peter Hall is looking to chop away at Cullen's legs.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Peter Hall moves out of range easily.
Cullen connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peter Hall connects with a right hand. Cullen shakes it off.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peter Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to land a leg kick but Peter Hall is out of range.
Peter Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peter Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall lands a head kick. Cullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Peter Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peter Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peter Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cullen shoots in but Peter Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peter Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cullen counters with a low kick, right behind Peter Hall 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peter Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Peter Hall avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Peter Hall.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Peter Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kassidy Cullen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peter Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Cullen checks a leg kick.
Cullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cullen connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peter Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cullen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Peter Hall misses with a low kick as Cullen jumps back.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Peter Hall lands a head kick. Cullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peter Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cullen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peter Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cullen.
Peter Hall misses with a hook.
Cullen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Peter Hall moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen checks a leg kick.
A big left from Peter Hall misses.
Peter Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Cullen gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peter Hall defending against the ground and pound.
Cullen landing strikes.
Cullen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peter Hall regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Cullen.
Cullen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peter Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Cullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peter Hall wants to improve his position but Cullen is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is thwarting Peter Hall's attempts to control the position.
Cullen lands with a punch from half guard.
Peter Hall tries to roll over but Cullen keeps him under control.
Peter Hall wants to control but Cullen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peter Hall is looking for a sweep. Cullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peter Hall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cullen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peter Hall desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Peter Hall is trying to maintain the position but Cullen is very close to passing his half guard.
Peter Hall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peter Hall keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
Peter Hall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cullen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Cullen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cullen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cullen wants to pass to mount but Peter Hall is defending the position.
Peter Hall trying to control from the bottom.
Cullen thows a huge punch but Peter Hall dodges it nicely.
Cullen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cullen wants to pass to mount but Peter Hall is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kassidy Cullen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peter Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peter Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peter Hall.
Cullen throws a low kick but Peter Hall moves out of range easily.
Cullen misses with the combination.
Peter Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cullen doesn't seem bothered though.
Cullen is looking to wear down Peter Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cullen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Peter Hall misses its intended target.
Peter Hall throws a low kick but Cullen moves out of range easily.
Peter Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kevin Peter Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peter Hall throws a nice head kick!
Peter Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peter Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peter Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cullen's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter Hall lands a head kick. Cullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peter Hall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peter Hall misses with a looping right.
Peter Hall throws a front kick aimed at Cullen's knee but Cullen avoids it well.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen checks a low kick from Peter Hall.
Cullen lands with a nice body kick.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peter Hall as he jumps to the side.
Peter Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peter Hall takes a swing at Cullen's ribcage but misses.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peter Hall circles away.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peter Hall manages to avoid it.
Peter Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Peter Hall is looking to slow Cullen down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cullens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cullen is looking to chop away at Peter Hall's legs.
Cullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Peter Hall.
Peter Hall scores with a push kick.
Peter Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peter Hall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Peter Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crunch! Peter Hall slams his shin into Cullen's torso.
Peter Hall cracks a nice hook into Cullen's ribs.
Peter Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peter Hall lands with a cross.
Cullen misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Peter Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Peter Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cullen tries to land a leg kick but Peter Hall saw it coming and moves away.

Cullen feints and as Peter Hall raises his hands in defense, Cullen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peter Hall wants to sweep here but Cullen controlling him for the moment.
Peter Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peter Hall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peter Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Cullen connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cullen looking to pass the guard.
Cullen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peter Hall's head.
Cullen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cullen is controlling him.
Peter Hall has Cullen pulled in close to control his posture.
Cullen postures up in Peter Hall's guard and throws a big left but Peter Hall blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peter Hall controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
Cullen pushes down on Peter Hall's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Peter Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peter Hall 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Peter Hall!
Kevin Peter Hall made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.