PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sullivan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast- Tech N9ne. Mike Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sullivan
vs
Diaz

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan lands a jab to the nose.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan misses with a double jab

and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diaz looks gassed!
Sullivan wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Sullivan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Sullivan blocks nicely.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sullivan is controlling Diaz's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan is adopting a defensive guard.
Sullivan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Sullivan content to stall in guard here.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sullivan tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Sullivan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sullivan is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Sullivan is working hard here to advance position.

Sullivan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sullivan trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.

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.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sullivan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sullivan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Sullivan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Sullivan breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Sullivan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sullivan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Sullivan as he connects with a hook.
Sullivan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sullivan throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Sullivan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sullivan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sullivan duly obliges.
Sullivan throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Cole Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Sullivan against the cage but Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Sullivan.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Sullivan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sullivan lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sullivan jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Sullivan.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sullivan scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz dives in and grabs Sullivan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sullivan thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Sullivan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sullivan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Sullivan tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sullivan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Sullivan.
A right-left combo lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Sullivan swinging wilding here.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sullivan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sullivan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sullivan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Diaz is rocked!
Sullivan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Nice cross by Sullivan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Sullivan had a free shot at his head there.
Sullivan lands with a big left! Diaz is wobbled badly! Sullivan comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Diaz to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cole Sullivan!