PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by Blood on the ground. Worthy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drop the world. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sullivan
vs
Worthy

185 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

182 cm
25
167 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
Worthy blocks a jab.
Worthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Worthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sullivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worthy.
Worthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Worthy moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Worthy!
Sullivan scores with a nice head shot.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Worthy counters with a right hand to the body.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Worthy moves out of range.
Worthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sullivan at a distance.
Worthy avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan works the jab nicely.
Sullivan slips a jab from Worthy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worthy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sullivan to score with a decent uppercut.
Worthy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a jab to the nose.
Worthy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worthy throws out the jab.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Worthy's shoulder, as Worthy tries to avoid the shot.
Worthy is looking to land body kicks.
Sullivan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Worthys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sullivan lands a jab to Worthy's midsection.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Worthy is looking to land body kicks.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worthy thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Worthy tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Worthy.
Worthy misses with a hook.
Sullivan blocks the body kick.
Worthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Worthy avoids the punch easily.
Worthy tries to clinch up.
Sullivan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sullivan duly obliges.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Sullivan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Worthy misses.
Worthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sullivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
Worthy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Worthy misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Worthy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Worthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Worthy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Worthy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sullivan on the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Worthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Worthy moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sullivan cracks Worthy with a good jab.
Sullivan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sullivan throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
Worthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worthy cracks a nice hook into Sullivan's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Worthy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sullivan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
Worthy drops his hands momentarily and Sullivan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Worthy moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Worthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Worthy.
Worthy ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worthy throws out the jab.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sullivan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Worthy moves out of range.
Worthy looks for the body kick but Sullivan saw that one coming.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Worthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Worthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worthy.
Worthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worthy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sullivan stuns Worthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a body punch
and Worthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worthy throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Worthy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Worthy walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan digs a good hook to Worthy's body.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Worthy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy blocks a jab.

Worthy clinches up against the cage.
Worthy misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Worthy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Worthy lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Worthy has double underhooks.
Sullivan being controlled against the cage.
Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Worthy has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Worthy to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthy taking a breather.
Sullivan wants to stall.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worthy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worthy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Worthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Worthy misses its intended target.
Worthy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Sullivan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Worthy finds it's way round the side to connect with Sullivan's head.
Worthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sullivan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sullivan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Worthy lands a really nice looking cross but Sullivan seems unphased.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
A big right from Worthy misses.
Jab by Worthy.
Worthy misses with the combination.
Worthy takes one to the chin there.
Worthy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sullivan momentarily.
Worthy swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Worthy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Worthy has managed to clinch.
Worthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy just leaning against Sullivan, taking a breather.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Worthy has double underhooks.
Worthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worthy has Sullivan pushed against the cage.
Sullivan takes a shot to the head.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan tries to break free but Worthy pushes him back against the cage.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Worthy.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Sullivan blocks a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy is stalling here.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Worthy has double underhooks.
Worthy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.
A short right from Worthy.
A bit of stalling here from Worthy.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan stalling in the clinch.

Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worthy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sullivan in his tracks.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Sullivan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sullivan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sullivan connects with a body shot.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Worthy slips the punch.
Sullivan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Worthy.
Worthy looks to land a combination but Sullivan avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Worthy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sullivan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Worthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Worthy works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Worthy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Worthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Worthy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Worthy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Worthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Worthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Worthy 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marlon Worthy!
Marlon Worthy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.