PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubnyk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Obnoxious. O Sullivan has chosen DropKick Murphys - Loyal to no one as his entrance music. Devan Dubnyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dubnyk
vs
O Sullivan

193 cm
30
180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

178 cm
33
171 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmy O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Sullivan punishes Dubnyk's body with a nice straight punch.
Dubnyk misses with a hook. O Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Dubnyk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Sullivan on the side of the head.
Dubnyk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dubnyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dubnyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Sullivan works the jab nicely.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Dubnyk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan throws a jab when Dubnyk was well out of range.
Dubnyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dubnyk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubnyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Dubnyk looks to land a left hand but O Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Dubnyk throws a hook but O Sullivan blocks it.
Dubnyk takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan scores with the left hand. Dubnyk knows he should have avoided that one.
O Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubnyk lands a body shot.
Dubnyk looks to throw the jab but O Sullivan is out of range.
Dubnyk's corner calls for a 1-2. Dubnyk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Sullivan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dubnyk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Sullivan cracks the inside of Dubnyk's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubnyk takes one to the side of the head.
O Sullivan scores with a leg kick.
Dubnyk lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Timmy O Sullivan has been cut.
O Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubnyk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Dubnyk.
O Sullivan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Sullivan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dubnyk just misses with a punch to the body.
O Sullivan throws a leg kick that misses.
O Sullivan throws a leg kick but Dubnyk moved away.
O Sullivan connects with a leg kick. Dubnyk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dubnyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubnyk.
O Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dubnyk tries a head kick but it misses.

Dubnyk moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from O Sullivan.
A right hand to the body from O Sullivan.
Dubnyk is breathing heavily.
O Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dubnyk tries to circle away but O Sullivan has him pinned against the cage.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but O Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
O Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Dubnyk blocks it.
Dubnyk working hard to break the clinch.
Dubnyk can't break the clinch.
O Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Sullivan has Dubnyk pressed against the cage, preventing Dubnyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dubnyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dubnyk drops his hands momentarily and O Sullivan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dubnyk lands with an uppercut that bounces O Sullivan off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Sullivan.
O Sullivan is looking to slow Dubnyk down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dubnyk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Sullivan scrambles back to his feet.
O Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Dubnyk's shoulder, as Dubnyk tries to avoid the shot.
O Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dubnyk.
O Sullivan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dubnyk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Sullivan scores with a decent looking hook.
O Sullivan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk is looking to score with low kicks.
Dubnyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dubnyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dubnyk moves out of range as O Sullivan strikes.
Dubnyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Sullivan.
Dubnyk looks to land a left hand but O Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Dubnyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by O Sullivan.
Dubnyk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Sullivan to score with a decent uppercut.

Dubnyk is rocked!
Dubnyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Dubnyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Sullivan jabs Dubnyk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Dubnyk seems to have got his legs back now.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy O Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Sullivan'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.

Dubnyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
O Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Dubnyk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dubnyk looks to score with a jab to the body but O Sullivan is just out of range.
O Sullivan lands with a cross.
Dubnyk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dubnyk lands a body shot.
O Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
O Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Dubnyk is out of range.
O Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubnyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dubnyk moves away.
A swing and a miss from O Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk looks to throw the jab but O Sullivan is out of range.
O Sullivan avoids the body shot from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk throws a looping overhand right but O Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Dubnyk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Dubnyk drives through and clinches with O Sullivan against the cage.
O Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Dubnyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dubnyk tries to circle away but O Sullivan has him pinned against the cage.
Dubnyk is trying to break the clinch but O Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.

Dubnyk breaks from the clinch.
Dubnyk throws a hook but O Sullivan blocks it.
O Sullivan moves away from the strike by Dubnyk.
Dubnyk misses with a jab to the body
and O Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Sullivan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Sullivan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dubnyks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Sullivan tests Dubnyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a hook. O Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubnyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubnyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dubnyk misses with a hook. O Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
A jab from O Sullivan misses.
O Sullivan lands a right hook to the body.
O Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubnyk.
O Sullivan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dubnyk misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubnyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dubnyk.
O Sullivan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Sullivan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dubnyk thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dubnyk has closed the distance and engaged O Sullivan in a clinch.
Dubnyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from O Sullivan.
Dubnyk working aggressively here.
Dubnyk is trying to force a seperation but O Sullivan has the dominant position.
O Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
O Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Dubnyk is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from O Sullivan.

Dubnyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubnyk. O Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Sullivan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dubnyk. Dubnyk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dubnyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubnyk misses with a wild body shot.
O Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dubnyk throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Sullivan counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Sullivan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Sullivan cracks Dubnyk with a good jab.
Dubnyk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Sullivan scores with a hook to the body. Dubnyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Sullivan scores with a punch to the head.
O Sullivan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Sullivan scores with the left hand. Dubnyk knows he should have avoided that one.
O Sullivan circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dubnyk to the canvas! Dubnyk doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - O Sullivan keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy O Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Timmy O Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.