PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RUMBLE-BEE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Bee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cullen
vs
Bee

198 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Granite 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bee!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cullen misses with a hook. Bee ducked under it nicely.
Bee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Bee misses.
Bee wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Cullen swinging wilding here.
Cullen ducks under a wild hook from Bee.
Bee tries to clinch up.
Cullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bee.
Bee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cullen.
Bee swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bee.
Cullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bee with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee fails to land with a series of punches.
Bee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a series of wild punches.

Cullen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bee pulls Cullen in close to his closed guard and prevents Cullen from doing any damage or advancing 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.
Cullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen advances to half guard.
Cullen is tying to control. Bee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cullen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bee is pressing down on Cullen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bee can't keep his opponent in guard - Cullen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bee keeping hold of Cullen's head, controlling as best he can.
Bee trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to take a breather but Bee is having none of it.
Bee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bee is pulling down on Cullen's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Cullen from controlling successfully.
Cullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cullen won't allow Bee to sweep him here.
Cullen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bee trying to control the position here.
Cullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bee has control of Cullen's left arm, preventing Cullen from doing any damage.
Bee keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Bee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cullen throws a right and a left that Bee avoids nicely.
Cullen closes the distance and clinches up with Bee, looking for a takedown. Cullen pushes Bee against the cage but Bee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bee misses with a few strikes there.
Bee throws a shot from downtown. Cullen moves away and avoids it.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cullen lands a body shot.
James Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cullen swings for the body but Bee moves out of range.
Cullen slips a jab from Bee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Bee misses.
Bee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bee fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee throws an overhand right that lands on Cullen's shoulder, as Cullen tries to avoid the shot.
Cullen missing with a left hand there. Bee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bee tries to clinch up.
Cullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bee throws out the jab.
Bee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bee is breathing heavily.
Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bee.
Donk. Cullen catches Bee right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Bee misses.
Bee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cullen.
Bee misses with a hook.
Bee scores with a nice strike.
Cullen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cullen moves forwards but Bee connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cullen counter with a right hand.
Cullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Bee.
Bee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cullen drops his hands momentarily and Bee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bee tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
Bee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Bee moves away from the strike by Cullen.
Jab, jab by Bee - just one landing.
Bee misses with a wild combination.
Bee throws a right and a left that Cullen avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen connects with a looping right hand.
Bee misses with a series of wild punches.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cullen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bee misses with an uppercut. Cullen saw that one coming.
James Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bee missing with a left hand there. Cullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Bee takes one to the chin there.
Bee doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Bee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bee looks to land a left hand but Cullen moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Bee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bee.
Bee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Cullen.
Bee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bee.
Bee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bee wants to clinch.
Bee throws a nice looking combination but Cullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cullen misses with the combination.
Bee misses with an uppercut. Cullen saw that one coming.
Bee cracks Cullen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bee connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bee clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bee with a knee to the head.
Bee tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Bee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cullen taking a breather.
Cullen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bee with a knee to the head.
Bee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bee trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cullen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bee lands with a left to the head.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Bee tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.

That's two 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.
Cullen avoiding damage as Bee throws knees to the body.
Cullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bee has double underhooks.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Bee.
Bee misses with a knee to the head.
Bee is pushing Cullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cullen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee crunches a lovely knee into Cullen's ribcage.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bee tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Bee lands a knee to the head.
Cullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bee has double underhooks.
Bee trying to land knees to the body.
Bee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cullen looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Bee.
Bee with a knee to the head.
Bee tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen jumps guard but Bee stands there with Cullen around his waist. Cullen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bee gets underhooks to prevent Cullen's takedown attempt.
Bee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen avoiding damage as Bee throws knees to the body.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cullen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bee scores a nice knee to the body.
Bee lands a knee to the head.
Bee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Bee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bee looking to throw knees to the head but Cullen is blocking nicely.
Lucas Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bee trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bee keeps control of Cullen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Bee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
James Bee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cullen is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bee 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bee!