PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Teo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sullivan
vs
Teo

200 cm
18
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Teo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo moves out of range.
Teo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Teo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Teo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Teo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.

Teo decides to stand back up.
Teo shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Teo fails with the takedown.
Teo looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teo tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teo shoots for a double leg takedown but Sullivan sprawls well. He's pushed Teo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cooper Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Teo.
Sullivan lands a high kick!

It looks like Ben Teo has been cut.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Teo circles away.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Sullivan fails to land the takedown.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Teo sprawls well.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teo is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Teo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Teo circles away and keeps his distance.

Sullivan rushes Teo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teo fails to pull guard.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teo walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Teo rushes Sullivan and presses him up against the cage.
Teo prevents Sullivan from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sullivan uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Teo is retaining full guard.

Sullivan stands and steps away. Teo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teo misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sullivan wants to clinch.

Sullivan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Teo's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan landing some decent shots from guard.
Teo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teo on the ground.

Sullivan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Teo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sullivan has Teo in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sullivan working for a triangle but Teo defends it easily.
Sullivan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teo's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Teo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sullivan fakes the leg kick and cracks Teo in the body.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Teo sprawls well.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Teo keeps it at a distance.
Teo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo is having none of it.
Sullivan throws a front kick aimed at Teo's knee but Teo avoids it well.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Teo back into the cage.
Sullivan has Teo pressed against the cage, preventing Teo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teo can't get the takedown.
Teo is breathing heavily.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teo walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to maintain a safe position but Teo gets an underhook and turns Sullivan into the cage.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cooper Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Teo prevents Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Sullivan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Teo as Sullivan tries to tie him up.

Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Teo shows good takedown defense.
Sullivan looks to land a body kick but Teo moved away.

Sullivan instigates a clinch.
Teo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sullivan to keep the fight standing.
Teo is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan trying to control the position but instead, Teo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan into the cage.
Sullivan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Teo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns Teo into the cage.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Teo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Teo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sullivan drops back down to his feet.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Teo keeps it at a distance.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Teo counters with a nice uppercut.
Teo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan darts in trying to clinch
and Teo counters with a right hand to the body.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teo throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teo shoots for a takedown but Sullivan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teo fails with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo moves out of range.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Teo'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. And we move into the final round!

Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Teo circles away.
Teo throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch

and Teo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sullivan won't be happy with that.
Sullivan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sullivan struggling a bit here.

Teo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice shot lands for Teo.
Teo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Teo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sullivan clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teo can't get the takedown.

Sullivan tightens his grip and picks Teo up, before dumping him to the ground. Teo manages to land in guard.
Teo can't keep his opponent in guard - Sullivan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Teo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sullivan is trying to work for a kimura but Teo is defending well.
Sullivan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Teo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sullivan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teo regains full guard. Nicely done.

Teo looking for subs off his back but Sullivan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Teo is refusing to be controlled, as Sullivan sits in half guard.
Sullivan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to control but Teo is keeping him busy.

Teo pushes Sullivan off and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teo fails with the takedown.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo moves away
and Teo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Teo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Teo slips the punch.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sullivan swivels and escapes.
Cooper Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Teo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Teo circles away.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sullivan drives through and clinches with Teo against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Teo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teo is looking for a takedown.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teo smiles and moves away.
Teo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Teo is avoiding it.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ben Teo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Sullivan!
Cooper Sullivan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.