PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dillian Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bone
vs
Sullivan

176 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillian Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
James Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan swings widly with a right hand
and Bone counters with a big head kick but Sullivan shrugs it off.

Sullivan darts in and clinches Bone up against the cage.
Sullivan scores with a hook to the body.
Bone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bone's efforts to push away.
Sullivan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Bone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a head kick. That will keep Sullivan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan clobbers Bone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.

Bone has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bone breaks the clinch.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone tries to bum rush Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
James Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.

Bone feints and as Sullivan raises his hands in defense, Bone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bone is controlling him.
Bone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Bone controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dillian Bone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bone counters with a single leg into guard. Sullivan didn't expect that.
Bone won't allow Sullivan to get back to his feet.
Sullivan keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dillian Bone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sullivan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bone decides to stand back up.
Sullivan swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.

Bone gets the takedown into side control.
Bone prevents Sullivan from escaping the position.
Bone controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
Bone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan really wants to buck Bone off and get back to his feet.
Bone controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Bone moves out of range easily.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Bone.
Sullivan lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sullivan thinking.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Sullivan cracks Bone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bone checks a leg kick.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Dillian Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bone.

Bone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sullivan, up you get!
Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a two punch combo.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Sullivan misses
and Bone counters with a head kick.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Bone throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bone.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sullivan lands with a right hand.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Sullivan scores with a one two! Bone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan wants to clinch

and Bone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sullivan!
Bone moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bone has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
Bone controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sullivan for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dillian Bone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sullivan tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.

Bone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've been hearing that Bone has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Bone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sullivan throws a lazy head kick
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bone dips to his left and cracks Sullivan with an uppercut!
Sullivan tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Sullivan jabs Bone right on the nose. Bone blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sullivan.
Bone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sullivan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses
and Bone counters with a low kick, right behind Sullivan 's knee.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
Bone misses with a head kick.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bone fails to land the takedown.
Sullivan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sullivan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillian Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.

Sullivan pushes Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bone's efforts to push away.
Sullivan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Bone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Bone's head but Bone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Bone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bone has time to react.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Bone throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.

Bone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sullivan quickly recovers to half guard.
Bone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bone stops Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Bone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sullivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillian Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan missing with punches from the bottom.
Bone is taking a breather. Sullivan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dillian Bone.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Bone looks for a takedown but Sullivan sprawls well.
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 Bone is avoiding it.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Sullivan misses with the body kick
and Bone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sullivan is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Sullivan.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillian Bone!