PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tai Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rad Anthem. Tai Pei could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sully Sullivan's chin.

Pei
vs
Sullivan

188 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

We Go Hard

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tai Pei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sully Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pei misses with a straight right.
Pei lands an overhand right.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pei stuffs the takedown.
Pei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pei misses with a wild combination.

Sullivan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sullivan is looking for a kimura here.
Pei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sullivan on the ground.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pei defending well though.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan throwing shots but Pei is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan slips a straight right by Pei.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pei lands a glancing blow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Pei lands with a nice body punch.
Pei throws the left hand but Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pei scores with a jab. Sullivan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pei lands with an overhand left.
Pei lands with a nice body punch.
Pei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Pei dips to his left and cracks Sullivan with an uppercut!
Pei scores with a hook.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Pei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tai Pei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sully Sullivan.
Pei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sullivan on the side of the head.
Pei lands a nice shot that snaps Sullivan's head back.
A jab from Pei misses.
Pei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pei cracks a nice hook into Sullivan's ribs.
A jab from Pei misses.
Pei scores with a body shot.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Sullivan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pei jabs at Sullivan's body.
Tai Pei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Pei.
Pei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pei works over Sullivan's head and body with a nice combination.
Sullivan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

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 crowd cheers as Pei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Pei misses.
Tai Pei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pei with a hook.
Pei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pei misses with a straight right.
Pei lunges at Sullivan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sullivan's hand.
Pei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pei throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Pei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Pei had a free shot at his head there.
Pei looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pei lands with a hook. Sullivan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sullivan walks into a left hand.
No luck for Sullivan with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Pei dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sullivan defending well as Pei loads up on a big left hand.
Pei throws the left hand but Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Pei.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pei scores with a shot to the body.
Pei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan walks into a jab.
Pei misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pei punishes Sullivan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Pei lands a two punch combo.
Pei scores with a shot to the body.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pei.
A nice combination there by Pei.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pei.
Sullivan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pei misses with a few strikes there.
Pei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pei.
Pei slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sully Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
The crowd cheers as Pei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.
Pei slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pei with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pei, as that shot connected.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Pei.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Pei missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pei.
Pei lands a really nice looking cross but Sullivan seems unphased.
Pei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Pei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pei thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pei misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Pei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Pei misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pei defends it nicely.
Tai Pei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sully Sullivan.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches up with Pei, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes Pei against the cage but Pei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pei just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sullivan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan defending well as Pei loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Pei.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Pei misses its intended target.
Pei lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan takes one to the side of the head.
Pei scores with a body shot.
Sullivan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab lands there for Pei.
Pei jabs at Sullivan's body.
Sullivan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Pei dominated that second round.
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!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sullivan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pei finds it's way round the side to connect with Sullivan's head.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pei as he avoids it easily.
Pei thows a body shot but no joy.

Sullivan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pei has wrist control.
Sullivan is fighting to break Pei's control of his arms but Pei is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pei has wrist control.
Pei wants to stand and escape but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Pei misses the target.
Pei throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Pei looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Pei misses the jab.
Pei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pei looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Pei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sully Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pei.
Pei misses with a series of wild punches.
Pei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sullivan takes one to the side of the head.
Pei lands a glancing blow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Pei looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Pei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Pei misses its intended target.
Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pei misses with a looping right.
Pei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pei.
Pei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pei pinned against the cage. Pei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tai Pei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sully Sullivan.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pei.
Pei lands a lovely overhand right.
Pei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pei cracks a nice hook into Sullivan's ribs.
Jab by Pei.
Pei looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lazy left from Pei finds it's target.
Pei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pei lands a slapping body shot.
Pei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pei throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Pei.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Pei.
Pei lands a jab to Sullivan's midsection.
Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tai Pei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pei, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Pei!