PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Swallow (ranked 3940 p4p, 4228 weight class) and Patrick Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Swallow
vs
Sullivan

175 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 Las Vegas, Steven Swallow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sullivan forces Swallow back against the cage and clinches.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Swallow holds him up against the cage and eventually Sullivan drops back down to his feet.

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

Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swallow, pushing him back against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Swallow has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Swallow is trying to stall.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Swallow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Steven Swallow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Sullivan.

Sullivan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swallow uses from the top position.
Sullivan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swallow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan pulls Swallow in to control the position.
Sullivan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swallow's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Swallow can't keep his opponent in guard - Sullivan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sullivan trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Swallow scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sullivan manages to mount him!
Swallow is trying to escape the mount.
Sullivan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Sullivan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swallow goes for a double leg but Sullivan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sullivan continues to drive forward.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sullivan jumps into guard, dragging Swallow to the mat.
Sullivan is pulling down on Swallow's head. It's preventing any offense from Swallow, at least for the moment.
Sullivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Well, if Sullivan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swallow is looking for a sweep. Sullivan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sullivan controlling the pace.
Sullivan with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Sullivan passes into side control, despite Swallow's attempt to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sullivan controlling the position.
Swallow is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan takes a little break here. Swallow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sullivan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Swallow is trying to control Sullivan's posture but Sullivan avoids it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Sullivan clinches with his opponent.

Sullivan jumps into guard, dragging Swallow to the mat.
Sullivan is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sullivan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sullivan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Swallow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swallow is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Swallow fails with a takedown attempt.

Sullivan has Swallow up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Swallow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.

Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan has Swallow pulled in close to control his posture.
Sullivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sullivan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sullivan controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Swallow tries to lock up and control but Sullivan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan controlling from the full mount.
Swallow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swallow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sullivan controlling the position easily from mount.
Sullivan is continuing to stall.
Patrick Sullivan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The adventures of Sullivan the control monster continue. Boring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steven Swallow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sullivan 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sullivan!
A very excited looking Patrick Sullivan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.