PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Sullinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imum is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Candy Paint - Ken Tuck. Chaz Sullinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Imum's chin.

Sullinger
vs
Imum

188 cm
23
183 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crashforce Voodoo Labs
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chaz Sullinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Imum!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Sullinger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sullinger fails with a takedown attempt.

Sullinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sullinger stops Imum from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullinger.
Sullinger is trying to control. Imum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Imum gets full guard.
Sullinger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Imum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sullinger taking some punishment here, with Imum in his half guard.
Imum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullinger keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullinger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullinger tries to get out of the position.
Imum is controlling the pace.
Sullinger tries to roll over but Imum keeps him under control.
Sullinger is in trouble now - Imum has advanced to mount!
Imum looking to control but Sullinger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Sullinger blocking the ground and pound.
Sullinger blocking the ground and pound.
Imum thowing shots but they're missing.
Imum throws some wild stikes that Sullinger manages to avoid easily.
Imum throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sullinger is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Imum there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sullinger tries to hold on but Imum postures up.
Imum throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sullinger because Imum loaded up on that one.
Sullinger is looking to improve his position but Imum isn't that keen on the idea.
Imum throws some wild stikes that Sullinger manages to avoid easily.
Imum unloads with some shots from mount but Sullinger bucks and avoids them well.
Sullinger holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Imum tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Imum there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sullinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Imum on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Imum throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Imum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Imum throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Imum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sullinger's face.
Sullinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Imum avoids the attempt from Sullinger to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imum looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Imum 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.

Imum throws a head kick that misses.
Imum misses with a two punch combination.
Sullinger shoots in for a takedown but Imum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sullinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Imum is fending him off so far but Sullinger persists. Nope, Imum circles away and we're back to standing.
Imum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Imum misses.
Sullinger avoids the head kick by Imum.
Imum wants to clinch.
Imum throws a right and a left that Sullinger avoids nicely.
Chaz Sullinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullinger blocks a head kick by Imum.
Sullinger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chaz Sullinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imum misses with a takedown attempt

and Sullinger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Imum is looking to stand up but Sullinger isn't so interested in that idea.
Sullinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Imum tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sullinger wants to get back to his feet.
Sullinger trying to control here.
Imum trying to pass the guard but Sullinger defending well.
Sullinger is looking to escape.
Imum misses with a head shot. Sullinger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Imum trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Imum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Imum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Sullinger moves out of range easily.
Sullinger misses with a body kick.

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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum keeping moving, preventing Sullinger from controlling successfully.
Imum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sullinger manages to get himself to full guard.
Imum trying to control but Sullinger is working from the bottom.
Sullinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Imum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Imum passes Sullinger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Imum wants to pass the guard but Sullinger is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Sullinger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sullinger has his takedown stuffed
and Imum counters with a head kick. That will keep Sullinger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Imum fails with the takedown.
Sullinger misses with a takedown attempt
and Imum counters with a nice body kick.
Imum fails to land with a series of punches.
Imum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sullinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sullinger shoots and misses
and Imum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chaz Sullinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imum throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sullinger backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum throws a series of punches but Sullinger moves out of range.
Sullinger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sullinger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Imum manages to get to full guard.

Imum pushes Sullinger off and gets back to his feet.
Sullinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Imum counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum throws a series of punches but Sullinger avoids them all with ease.
Imum closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Imum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sullinger is avoiding damage well.
Imum creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Imum wants to control but Sullinger is keeping him busy.
Sullinger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Imum connects with a decent elbow.

Imum looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger is looking to reverse the position.
Imum cracks Sullinger with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Imum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Imum sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sullinger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Imum working away.
Imum is chipping away with strikes.

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.
Imum wants to control but Sullinger is keeping him busy.
Imum is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sullinger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Imum throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imum content just to control the position here.

Imum swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sullinger is now in Imum's guard. A big mistake from Imum there, giving up the dominant position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Imum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Imum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

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