PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyzarine Royalty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royalty comes to the cage accompanied by For Those About To Rock. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Royalty
vs
Pullo

198 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
282 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyzarine Royalty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Pullo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullo tries to clinch up but Royalty circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Royalty.
Royalty cracks Pullo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pullo shoots in and drives through. Royalty sprawls well.
Pullo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Royalty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royalty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Pullo pushes Royalty up against the cage in a clinch.
Royalty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royalty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Royalty is looking to break free of the clinch but Pullo has double underhooks.
Pullo gets through Royalty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Royalty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pullo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Pullo lands a hook that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Royalty wants to break free but Pullo has control.
Royalty is trying to break the clinch but Pullo has him pressed against the cage.
Royalty misses with a body punch.
Pullo lands a shoulder strike.
Pullo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pullo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pullo.
Pullo lands a left hand.
Royalty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pullo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pullo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pullo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Royalty is trying to stall.
Pullo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Royalty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pullo wants to get back to striking at distance but Royalty won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pullo.
Pullo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Pullo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royaltys head.

Royalty manages to break the clinch.
Royalty is looking to clinch but Pullo is avoiding it.

Pullo clinches with his opponent.
Royalty is trying to break the clinch but Pullo has him pressed against the cage.
Royalty wants to get back to striking at distance but Pullo won't allow it.
Pullo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royaltys head.
Royalty wants to stall.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Pullo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pullo.
Royalty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pullo lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pullo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pullo wants to break free but Royalty has control.
Pullo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pullo on the inside.
Pullo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Pullo breaks the clinch.
Royalty throws a right hand that Pullo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pullo also avoids with ease.
Pullo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pullo looks gassed!

Pullo forces Royalty back against the cage and clinches.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Royalty is trying to break free.
Royalty is trying to break free.
Royalty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royalty trying to stall but Pullo improves his position.
Royalty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Royalty is controlling the position.
Pullo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is looking to break free of the clinch but Royalty has double underhooks.
Pullo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Royalty throws a punch but it's blocked by Pullo.
Pullo stalling in the clinch but Royalty improves position.
Royalty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Royalty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pullo has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo tries to stall but Royalty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pullo avoiding damage as Royalty throws knees to the body.
Pullo keeps control of Royalty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pullo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Royalty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pullo stalling in the clinch.
Pullo managing to block the knees to the body from Royalty.
Pullo lands a left hand.
Royalty wants to get back to striking at distance but Pullo won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pullo.
Pullo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Royalty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pullo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Royalty trying to land knees to the body.
Royalty tries to break the clinch but Pullo is controlling the position.
Royalty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Royalty is trying to break free.
Royalty prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Pullo has had enough of the clinch but Royalty keeps him there for the moment.
Pullo lands a hook that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Pullo is trying to stall.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Royalty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royalty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Royalty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Pullo clinches up against the cage.
Pullo lands a left hand.
Royalty tries to break the clinch but Pullo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Pullo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Royalty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Royalty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pullo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Royalty in his tracks.
Royalty looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Pullo pushes Royalty up against the cage in a clinch.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titus Pullo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pullo clinches with his opponent.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pullo drives through and clinches with Royalty against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pullo.
Pullo wants to break free but Royalty has control.
Still in the clinch, Pullo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royalty trying to land knees to the body.
Royalty missing with knees to the body.
Pullo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Royalty is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pullo wants to break free but Royalty has control.
Royalty tries to break the clinch but Pullo is controlling the position.

Royalty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pullo is looking to clinch but Royalty is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Royalty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Royalty punishes Pullo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pullo tries to clinch there but Royalty circles away.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pullo throws a combination that misses
letting Royalty counter with a right hand.
Cyzarine Royalty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Royalty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pullo is looking to break free of the clinch but Royalty has double underhooks.
Royalty is looking to break free of the clinch but Pullo has double underhooks.
Pullo is trying to break free.

Royalty breaks the clinch.
Royalty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royalty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royalty wants to clinch.
Pullo tries to clinch
and Royalty counters with a low kick, right behind Pullo 's knee.
Cyzarine Royalty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pullo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royalty moves in looking to clinch but Pullo pushes him off.
Pullo is looking to clinch.
Royalty is looking to clinch.
Royalty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royalty doesn't manage to clinch there - Pullo circles away.
Pullo fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Royalty.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Royalty!
Royalty tries to clinch up but Pullo circles away and keeps his distance.
Royalty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royalty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pullo shoots in but no luck this time.
Pullo avoids the head kick by Royalty.
Royalty lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royalty looks to clinch
and Pullo counters with a two punch combo.
Royalty misses with a two punch combination.
Pullo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pullo closes the distance and clinches.
Pullo managing to block the knees to the body from Royalty.
Pullo lands with a right to the head.
Royalty tries to stall but Pullo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Pullo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullo tries to clinch but Royalty is having none of it.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pullo is looking to clinch but Royalty is avoiding it.
Royalty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royalty wants to clinch
and Pullo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pullo avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Royalty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Royalty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Royalty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Royalty slips a jab and a cross from Pullo.
Royalty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pullo pushes Royalty up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pullo.
Pullo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Royalty breaks the clinch.

Pullo pushes Royalty up against the cage in a clinch.
Pullo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Pullo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royalty lands with a nice body kick.
Pullo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Titus Pullo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Royalty tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pullo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pullo.
Pullo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pullo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Royalty is keeping busy.
Royalty has had enough of the clinch but Pullo keeps him there for the moment.
Royalty wants to get back to striking at distance but Pullo won't allow it.
Royalty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pullo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Royalty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pullo.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Pullo scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo lands a hook that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Pullo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Royalty fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royalty prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Royalty can't break the clinch.
Royalty tries to work over Pullo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pullo manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royalty.
Pullo is looking to clinch.
Royalty scores with a head kick.
Pullo tries to clinch up but Royalty circles away and keeps his distance.
Royalty swats away the attempt to clinch by Pullo.
Royalty keeps the fight on the outside.
Pullo throws a series of punches but Royalty avoids them all with ease.
Pullo wants to clinch.
Royalty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royalty tries to clinch but Pullo is having none of it.
Royalty tries to clinch up but Pullo circles away and keeps his distance.
Royalty works over Pullo's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Royalty.
Pullo tries to clinch
and Royalty counters with a series of strikes. Pullo will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royalty as he avoids it easily.
Royalty clinches but Pullo breaks the clinch

and Pullo moves into the clinch.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Royalty is controlling the position.
Royalty tries to break the clinch but Pullo is controlling the position.
Royalty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pullo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pullo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royalty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Royalty breaks from the clinch.

Pullo clinches up with Royalty and pushes him back against the cage.
Pullo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Royalty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Royalty has him pressed against the cage.
Royalty is trying to maintain a safe position but Pullo gets an underhook and turns Royalty into the cage.
Royalty is looking to break free of the clinch but Pullo has double underhooks.
Royalty has had enough of the clinch but Pullo keeps him there for the moment.
Pullo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pullo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royalty looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pullo wants to get back to striking at distance but Royalty won't allow it.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pullo is trying to stall.
Titus Pullo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pullo lands a hook that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.
Pullo scores with a shot to the side of Royalty's head.
Pullo blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pullo.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Royalty tries to land knees in the clinch but Pullo avoids the damage to the body.
Pullo is looking to control Royalty's arms but Royalty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pullo has his back to the cage.
Royalty wants to break free but Pullo has control.
Pullo lands an uppercut.
Royalty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pullo has him pressed against the cage.
Royalty wants to break free but Pullo has control.
Pullo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royalty backwards.

Pullo breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Royalty.
A head kick from Royalty lands but Pullo takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pullo.
Royalty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pullo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royalty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royalty tries to clinch up.
Royalty tries to clinch up.
Royalty misses with a few strikes there.
Pullo is looking to clinch.
Pullo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Royalty but Royalty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pullo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royalty tests Pullo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch but Royalty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyzarine Royalty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royalty throws a nice looking combination but Pullo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Titus Pullo.
I've got Pullo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Pullo!