PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Sullinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Candy Paint - Ken Tuck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Imum
vs
Sullinger

185 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Natural Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Imum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chaz Sullinger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Imum. No joy for Sullinger on that attempt.
Sullinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Imum circles away.
Sullinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Imum as Sullinger shoots in.
Max Imum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Sullinger.
A swing and a miss from Imum.
Sullinger is looking to clinch.
Sullinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Imum circles away.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Imum but Imum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sullinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imum.
Imum digs a good body shot into Sullinger's ribs.
Sullinger looks gassed!
Sullinger moves out of range of the body kick from Imum.
No joy there for Imum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Imum lands a jab to the head.
Imum thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullinger moves away from the strike by Imum.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sullinger is defended easily by Imum.
Imum misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Imum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imum misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Imum.

It looks like Chaz Sullinger has been cut.
Imum misses with a body shot.
Imum looks to throw the jab but Sullinger is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Imum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Imum throws a series of punches but Sullinger moves out of range.
Imum looks to throw the jab but Sullinger is out of range.
Imum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Imum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Imum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Imum throws a head kick but Sullinger moves out of range.
Imum misses with a looping left.
Imum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sullinger's sensitive parts.
Imum throws a jab when Sullinger was well out of range.
Sullinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imum misses with an uppercut. Sullinger saw that one coming.
Sullinger slips a straight right by Imum.
A big left from Imum misses.
Nice uppercut there from Imum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Imum.
Sullinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown but Imum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Imum throws a hook to the side of Sullinger's head but Sullinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Imum misses with a body kick.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Imum as he avoids it easily.
Imum throws a shot to the body.
Imum jabs Sullinger right on the nose. Sullinger blinks but takes it well.
Max Imum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imum works the jab nicely.
Imum works Sullinger's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Imum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sullinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imum.
Imum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sullinger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sullinger is trying desperately to land a takedown but Imum is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sullinger.
Imum cracks Sullinger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Imum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger ducks under a wild hook from Imum.
The fighters circling - Imum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Imum - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Imum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sullinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imum misses with an uppercut.
Sullinger tries to clinch but Imum moves out of range.
Sullinger moves out of range as Imum strikes.
Imum keeps the fight on the outside.

Sullinger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Imum has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sullinger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sullinger wants to clinch.
A big left from Imum misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum throws a hook but Sullinger blocks it.
Sullinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max Imum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imum lands a really nice looking cross but Sullinger seems unphased.
Sullinger is looking to clinch but Imum is avoiding it.
Imum looks to throw the jab but Sullinger is out of range.
Imum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imum waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sullinger.

Sullinger feints and as Imum raises his hands in defense, Sullinger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imum has a closed guard, preventing Sullinger from standing up.
Sullinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Imum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Imum has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sullinger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Imum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chaz Sullinger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sullinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imum.

Sullinger closes the distance and clinches.
Imum trying to control the position but instead, Sullinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Imum into the cage.
Imum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Imum effectively controlling the action here.
Imum lands an elbow just above Sullinger 's eye.

That has opened up Chaz Sullinger's cut even more.
Imum connects with a knee to the head.
Imum avoiding damage as Sullinger throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Imum.
Imum prevents a body shot from Sullinger.
Imum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullinger's defenses.
Imum looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Imum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sullinger is breathing heavily.
Imum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sullinger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sullinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Imum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullinger gets an underhook and turns Imum into the cage.
Imum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullinger backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Imum.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Max Imum.
Imum throws a head kick that Sullinger semi-blocks.
Sullinger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Imum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Imum misses with a straight right.
Imum's corner calls for a 1-2. Imum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sullinger ducks under a wild hook from Imum.
Sullinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Sullinger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Imum's guard.

Imum scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Imum keeps the fight on the outside.
Imum looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullinger is just out of range.
Imum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Imum thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The cut above Chaz Sullinger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
No joy there for Imum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Imum throws out a loose jab but Sullinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullinger moves in looking to clinch but Imum pushes him off.
Imum keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullinger tries to clinch up.
Max Imum is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullinger tries to clinch up.
Imum waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sullinger.
Sullinger is looking to clinch.
Sullinger tries to clinch but Imum is having none of it.
Imum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullinger moves away.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Sullinger moves out of range easily.
Sullinger shoots for a double leg takedown but Imum sprawls well. He's pushed Sullinger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Imum scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imum tries a head kick but it misses.
Imum lands a head kick. Sullinger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sullinger moves in looking to clinch but Imum pushes him off.
Imum waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sullinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger looks for a takedown but Imum sprawls well.
Imum scores with a nice right hand.
Sullinger blocks a head kick by Imum.
Sullinger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Max Imum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Sullinger.
Imum scores with a decent looking hook.
Imum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sullinger's head.
Imum throws a hook but Sullinger avoids it easily.
Imum misses with a body shot.
Imum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown but Imum shows good takedown defense.
Sullinger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Imum thows a body shot but no joy.

Sullinger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sullinger lands in his opponent's guard.
Sullinger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Imum has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sullinger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Sullinger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullinger looking to sit in guard and control but Imum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Imum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Imum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chaz Sullinger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Sullinger moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Imum.
The fighters circling - Imum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sullinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Imum circles away.
A cross from Imum lands.
Imum misses with a straight right.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Imum as he jumps to the side.
Sullinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullinger tries to clinch there but Imum circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imum.
Imum looks to land a combination but Sullinger avoids it well.
Imum just misses with a punch to the body.
Imum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imum keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullinger slips under a jab from Imum.
Sullinger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Imum avoids it really well and circles away.
Sullinger has a takedown stuffed.
Max Imum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Sullinger.
Imum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown but Imum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullinger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Imum feints and then cracks Sullinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullinger down.
Imum scores with a kick to the body.
Imum throws a big shot that misses.
Imum misses with an uppercut. Sullinger saw that one coming.
Imum throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullinger.
Sullinger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Imum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger tries to clinch but Imum is having none of it.
Imum connects with a solid leg kick.
Imum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Imum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Imum looks to throw the jab but Sullinger is out of range.
Imum keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullinger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Imum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullinger can do to turn this around?
Sullinger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Imum to score with a decent uppercut.
Sullinger is looking to clinch but Imum is avoiding it.
Imum is looking to slow Sullinger down with leg kicks.
Imum throws a head kick but Sullinger moves out of range.
Sullinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imum.
Sullinger misses with a takedown attempt - Imum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Imum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sullinger's sensitive parts.
Imum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullinger.
Imum misses with a looping right.
Sullinger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum misses with a head kick.

Sullinger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Imum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sullinger is controlling him.
Imum trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Imum has his feet on Sullinger's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Imum thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Imum.
Imum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max Imum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Imum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sullinger.
Imum cracks Sullinger with an open hand slap.
Imum misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imum.
Nice takedown defense from Imum. No joy for Sullinger on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Imum.
Sullinger slips a straight right by Imum.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imum. That's going to slow Sullinger down.
Chaz Sullinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullinger ducks under a wild hook from Imum.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Imum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Imum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Imum!