PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by DropKick Murphys - Loyal to no one . Bull has chosen Black Label Society - Fire It Up as his entrance music. Timmy O Sullivan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

O Sullivan
vs
Bull

178 cm
32
171 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

175 cm
36
157 lbs
32 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy O Sullivan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Sullivan counters with a series of strikes. Bull will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Sullivan takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
O Sullivan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
O Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
Bull 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Bull with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull scores with a punch to the head.
Bull looks to throw the jab but O Sullivan is out of range.
Bull tries to bum rush O Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but O Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.

Bull closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Sullivan's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Sullivan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Sullivan is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Sullivan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Sullivan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Sullivan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan controlling from the top position.

Bull has his foot on O Sullivan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Sullivan works his way back into a safe position though.

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom but instead O Sullivan passes into side control.
O Sullivan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
O Sullivan wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.
O Sullivan advances nicely into full mount.
Bull is desperately trying to improve his position but O Sullivan has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Sullivan unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Sullivan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Sullivan controlling the position easily from mount.
Bull is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Sullivan tries to control but Bull wriggling away.
Bull is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Sullivan controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Sullivan trying to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Sullivan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Sullivan trying to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Bull misses with a combination
and O Sullivan counters with a nice body shot.
O Sullivan cracks Bull with a good jab.
Bull shoots in looking for a takedown but O Sullivan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Bull scores with a nice strike.
Bull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
Bull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
O Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
O Sullivan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
O Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Bull lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Sullivan!
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Sullivan throws out the jab.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but O Sullivan slips the punch.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
O Sullivan moves forwards but Bull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
O Sullivan is looking to wear down Bull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
O Sullivan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Sullivan misses with the combination.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull moves out of range as O Sullivan strikes.
O Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Timmy O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Sullivan lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
Bull tries to clinch but O Sullivan moves out of range.
A big left from O Sullivan misses.
O Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.

Bull shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. O Sullivan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull tries to free his leg and advance position but O Sullivan is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bull throwing strikes from guard but O Sullivan blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
O Sullivan trying to keep a closed guard but Bull is proving a slippery customer.
Bull preventing the sweep.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bull postures up in O Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but O Sullivan blocks it.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bull connects with a couple of short punches.
Roy Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Sullivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Sullivan pulls Bull in to control the position.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bull creates some space and throws a big elbow, but O Sullivan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
O Sullivan defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bull thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bull tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big left from O Sullivan misses.
Bull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bull tries for a takedown but O Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
O Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
O Sullivan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
O Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull slips a jab and a cross from O Sullivan.
Bull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bull misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Bull moved out of range.
O Sullivan leaves Bull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bull throws a head kick but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Roy Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Bull misses.
O Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bull looks for the body kick but O Sullivan saw that one coming.
Bull is looking to clinch.
O Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull digs a good hook to O Sullivan's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull lands with a good body shot.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Sullivan throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a swing at O Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Bull lands a glancing blow to the side of O Sullivan's head.
Bull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
O Sullivan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bull moves into the clinch.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Sullivan or not.
O Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.
O Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Bull avoids it by throwing O Sullivan back against the cage.
O Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a body punch.
Bull is working O Sullivan over against the cage.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
O Sullivan prevents a body shot from Bull.
O Sullivan takes a shot to the head.

Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull lands with an uppercut that bounces O Sullivan off the cage and back into range.
O Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull missing with a left hand there. O Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Sullivan swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
Bull checks a leg kick.
O Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but O Sullivan is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. O Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

O Sullivan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull connects with a crisp jab.
Oh O Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Sullivan seems to have got his legs back now.
O Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bull has time to react.
Bull lands a head kick. O Sullivan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Sullivan, right into the meat.
O Sullivan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bull has time to react.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but O 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!
O Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Bull counters with a good, hard body kick but O Sullivan shrugs it off.
Bull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Sullivan is fending him off so far but Bull persists. Nope, O Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.
Timmy O Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
Bull 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.
Bull clobbers O Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull really dominated that 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.

Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with an uppercut

and Bull counters with a shoot takedown. O Sullivan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bull chips away with some ground and pound.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull cracks O Sullivan with a solid left hand.
Bull throws a strike but O Sullivan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Sullivan's guard.
Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bull gets to his feet - O Sullivan follows without any prompting.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Sullivan defends it nicely.
O Sullivan throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Bull.
O Sullivan tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.

Bull gets tackled into the cage by O Sullivan. O Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan pushes Bull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Sullivan misses with some punches.
Bull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Sullivan misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from O Sullivan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
O Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull is stalling here.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bull digs a right hand into O Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Sullivan's gas tank.
O Sullivan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull lands a knee to the body.
Bull lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan lands with a short shot to the head.

O Sullivan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bull is just too persistent for him and manages to trip O Sullivan to the mat. O Sullivan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bull throws a big right hand that misses.
Bull working some strikes from top position.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Sullivan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Sullivan working a defensive guard here.
O Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
O Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bull manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bull is retaining full guard.
O Sullivan is working hard here to advance position.
O Sullivan wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.

Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull connects with a leg kick. O Sullivan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Sullivan to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Bull with that takedown attempt.
Bull looks to land a right hand but O Sullivan moved out of range.
O Sullivan slips a jab from Bull.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull lands a head shot.
Bull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Sullivan.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
O Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan thuds his right hand into Bull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull works O Sullivan's body with a nice hook.
O Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bull.
Bull misses with a hook.
Bull scores with a nice head shot.
O Sullivan tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Sullivan throws a low kick but Bull avoids it.
Bull slips a straight right by O Sullivan.
Bull with a nice cross.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Sullivan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bull jabs at O Sullivan's body.
O Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but O Sullivan slips the punch.
O Sullivan misses with a hook.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull scores with a push kick.
Bull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Bull lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
O 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.
O Sullivan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
O Sullivan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. O Sullivan moves away and avoids it.

Bull looking to score a takedown here. O Sullivan is defending well but Bull drives through and ends up in O Sullivan's guard.
Bull wants to pass the guard but O Sullivan is keeping the position.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. O Sullivan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by O Sullivan!
Timmy O Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Sullivan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bull controls O Sullivan momentarily but O Sullivan frees himself.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bull keeping full guard, as O Sullivan tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Sullivan stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Bull blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!
Roy Bull is the new lightweight champion!
Roy Bull decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.