PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nathan Kyle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cullen
vs
Kyle

175 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keat Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Cullen. Beautiful body shot.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kyle is out of range.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Kyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Cullen misses its intended target.
Cullen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kyle avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Kyle scores with a head kick.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cullen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.
Kyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Kyle throws out a loose jab but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a spinning back kick!
Kyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cullen's calf.
Cullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cullen avoids a kick to the body.
Cullen is looking to wear down Kyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cullen takes a swing at Kyle's ribcage but misses.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. Cullen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen slips a jab and a cross from Kyle.
Cullen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle thumps Cullen with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Kyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kyle misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Kyle misses.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Cullen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cullen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kyle is out of range and Cullen settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Cullen.
Cullen misses with a body kick.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Kyle staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyle.
Cullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyle dips to his left and cracks Cullen with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cullen misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Kyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cullen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyle defends it nicely.
Kyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Cullen.
Donk. Kyle catches Cullen right on the button with a cross.
Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nathan Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle scores with a spinning back kick!
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Kyle scores with a spinning back kick!
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen moves out of range as Kyle throws a body kick.
Cullen throws a hook but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.
Kyle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cullen counters with a nice body shot.
Kyle misses with a head kick.
Kyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kyle throws a push kick but Cullen slaps the foot to one side.
Kyle swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kyle throws a push kick but Cullen slaps the foot to one side.
Cullen cracks the inside of Kyle's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Cullen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cullen throws a big shot that misses.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Cullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Cullen tries to avoid it.
Nathan Kyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Kyle.
Cullen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cullen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cullen - the referee stops the clock and Kyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cullen. Kyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kyle takes a swing at Cullen's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Kyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. Cullen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle misses with a low kick.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cullen catches Kyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle tries a low kick but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Kyle.
A clash of legs there as Cullen blocks the low kick.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Good work by Kyle as he checks the leg kick.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle scores with a body shot.
Kyle moves out of range as Cullen strikes.
Cullen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cullen avoids a kick to the body.
Kyle throws a head kick that half lands.
Kyle looks for the body kick but Cullen saw that one coming.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cullen scores with a leg kick.
Kyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cullen.
Kyle looks to throw a body kick

and Cullen counters with a shoot takedown. Kyle fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kyle wants to stand and escape but Cullen is having none of it.
Kyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cullen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kyle has wrist control.
Cullen cracks Kyle with a solid left hand.
Cullen preventing the sweep.
Kyle trying to control the position.
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.
Kyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cullen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cullen postures up in Kyle's guard and throws a big left but Kyle blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kyle can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cullen lands a couple of elbows.
Kyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cullen throwing strikes but missing.
Kyle wants to get back to his feet but Cullen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is working Kyle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kyle trying to keep a closed guard but Cullen is proving a slippery customer.
Cullen postures up in Kyle's guard and throws a big left but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle has momentary wrist control but Cullen slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen is in close to Kyle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cullen chips away with some ground and pound.
Cullen won't allow Kyle to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen landing some decent shots from guard.
Cullen connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keat Cullen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cullen checks a low kick from Kyle.
Cullen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kyle. That one must have hurt.
Kyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle feints and then cracks Cullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cullen down.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kyle checks a leg kick.
Kyle throws a body kick that misses.
Kyle throws a series of punches but Cullen avoids them all with ease.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
Cullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses
and Cullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cullen takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle throws a lazy head kick
and Cullen counters with a head kick.
Kyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen moves out of range as Kyle throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Cullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cullen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kyle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cullen postures up.
Kyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cullen.
Keat Cullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cullen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cullen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kyle keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
Kyle working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyle is on top in guard.
Kyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cullen keeping full guard, as Kyle tries to pass.

Cullen is looking for a triangle but Kyle pushes his legs off easily.
Kyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cullen is keeping the position for now.
Kyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Kyle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyle swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Cullen.
Cullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cullen tries to land a leg kick but Kyle saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyle.
Cullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Kyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but Kyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keat Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Kyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Kyle looks for the body kick but Cullen saw that one coming.
Cullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyle lands a nice looking body kick.
Kyle throws a body punch but Cullen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle lands with a good body shot.
Kyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Cullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Cullen tries to avoid it.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Kyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kyle 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Kyle!