PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Feanor Awle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassidy Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Awle
vs
Cullen

190 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feanor Awle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kassidy Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awle looks for a takedown but Cullen sprawls well.
Cullen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Awle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cullen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Awle somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feanor Awle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Awle.
Awle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Awle is defended easily by Cullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen is looking to clinch but Awle is avoiding it.
Awle shoots in looking for a takedown. Cullen tries to sprawl out of it but Awle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cullen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awle shoots for a double leg takedown but Cullen sprawls well. He's pushed Awle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cullen tries to clinch but Awle is having none of it.
Awle tries for a takedown but Cullen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Awle fails with a takedown attempt.
Cullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Awle circles away.
Awle keeps the fight on the outside.
Cullen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cullen wants it to stay on the feet.
Awle shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense.
Awle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cullen as he avoids it easily.
Awle is breathing heavily.
Awle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cullen but Cullen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Cullen. No joy for Awle on that attempt.

Cullen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Feanor Awle has been cut.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Awle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.

Feanor Awle's cut is getting worse.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Awle won't want to take too many of those.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Awle won't want to take too many of those.
Awle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.

Awle is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
Oh Awle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Awle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Awle seems to have got his legs back now.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Awle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Awle's ribcage.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Awle in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
Awle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cullen gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Awle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Awle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Awle takes an elbow to the temple.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen is pressed up against the cage. Awle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cullen down to the mat. Cullen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Cullen has managed to clinch.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Awle's defenses.
Awle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
Knees to the body from Cullen.

Awle jumps guard and drags Cullen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Awle is striking from the bottom but Cullen uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Cullen wants to stand up but Awle is controlling the position.
Awle is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cullen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cullen tries to clinch up but Awle circles away and keeps his distance.
Feanor Awle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cullen drives through and clinches with Awle against the cage.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Awle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cullen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent Awle's takedown attempt.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Awle shrugs off.
Cullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassidy Cullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feanor Awle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cullen slaps away a takedown attempt from Awle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Awle fails with a takedown attempt.
Awle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cullen pinned against the cage. Cullen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feanor Awle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awle fails with the takedown.
Cullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cullen closes the distance and clinches.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Awle in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Awle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Awle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Awle in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen connects with a knee to the head.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Awle's face.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Awle won't want to take too many of those.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Awle's ribcage.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Awle's face.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Awle takes an elbow to the temple.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cullen prevents a takedown attempt there.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awle shoots for a double leg takedown but Cullen sprawls well. He's pushed Awle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cullen wants to clinch up but Awle keeps it at a distance.
Kassidy Cullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Awle shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense.
Awle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Awle persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to clinch but Awle is having none of it.
Awle shoots in and drives through. Cullen sprawls well.

Cullen darts in and clinches Awle up against the cage.
Awle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Awle's face.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Awle's ribcage.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cullen obliges.
Cullen scores with a knee to the head.
Cullen landing knees to the head.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Awle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cullen rushes Awle and presses him up against the cage.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Awle's ribcage.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Awle is trying to drag Cullen to the mat but Cullen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Cullen landing knees to the head.
Cullen lands a nice elbow.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Awle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Awle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen connects with a knee to the head.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen working Awle over with knees to the body.
Awle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Awle won't want to take too many of those.
Awle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Awle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
Awle goes for a takedown attempt but Cullen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Awle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Awle swats away the attempt to clinch by Cullen.
Awle fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassidy Cullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feanor Awle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cullen is looking to clinch but Awle is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Awle is defended easily by Cullen.
Feanor Awle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cullen has Awle up against the cage in a clinch.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Awle shrugs off.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Awle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cullen working Awle over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen lands an elbow just above Awle 's eye.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cullen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Awle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cullen pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feanor Awle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Awle.
Cullen stuffs the takedown attempt from Awle. Awle gets slowly back to his feet.

Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Awle in his tracks for a moment.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Awle won't want to take too many of those.
Awle has Cullen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cullen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Awle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Awle's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Awle's face.
Cullen scores with a knee to the head.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Feanor Awle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Awle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cullen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Awle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Awle persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Cullen leaves Awle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Awle circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Awle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen leaves Awle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Cullen. No joy for Awle on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen tries to clinch up.
Kassidy Cullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Awle shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense.

Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kassidy Cullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cullen scores with a knee to the head.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Awle won't want to take too many of those.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Awle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cullen lands a knee to the head.
Cullen scores with a knee to the head.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Awle's ribcage.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cullen obliges.
Cullen connects with a knee to the head.
Awle looking for a takedown.
Cullen with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kassidy Cullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cullen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassidy Cullen!