PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James P Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Swank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

P Sullivan
vs
Swank

185 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James P 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, Cassius Swank!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Swank fails with a takedown attempt.

Sullivan moves into range and clinches up with Swank.
Swank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan.

Sullivan has picked Swank up - he's going for a ride! Sullivan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swank on the ground.
Swank looks like he's trying to stand up.

Swank looking for submissions off his back.
Sullivan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swank with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sullivan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Swank dodges it nicely.
Sullivan working over Swank with some ground and pound. Swank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swank trying to hold on to Sullivan's head to control him but Sullivan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sullivan throwing shots but Swank is blocking nicely.
Sullivan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sullivan is pressing down on Swank's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swank is holding on for now.
Sullivan looks to land a strike but Swank avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Swank blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sullivan moves into the clinch.

Sullivan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sullivan pulls Swank in close to prevent any damage.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Swank controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
Swank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sullivan wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sullivan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sullivan is striking from the bottom but Swank uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Swank looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sullivan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swank throws a push kick but Sullivan slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swank shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sullivan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Swank trying to control the position.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sullivan forces his way into half guard.
Sullivan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swank defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a strike but Swank avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Swank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sullivan connects with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sullivan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swank's head.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Swank keeps moving.
Swank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swank looks gassed!
Sullivan passes Swank's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Sullivan there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James P Sullivan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Swank gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan chips away with some ground and pound.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swank looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sullivan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sullivan there.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swank trying to control but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan looks to land a strike but Swank avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Swank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swank is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan won't allow Swank to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sullivan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swank is refusing to be controlled, as Sullivan sits in half guard.
Sullivan wants to advance to full mount but Swank doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sullivan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Swank keeps moving.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Swank blocks nicely.
Sullivan throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sullivan forces Swank back against the cage and clinches.

Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Sullivan misses.
Nice sprawl there from Sullivan as Swank shoots in.
Swank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.

Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swank, pushing him back against the cage.
Swank is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sullivan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swank up against the cage.

Sullivan wants the takedown. Swank is fighting it off but Sullivan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Swank's guard against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Swank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan stands up over Swank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sullivan is in close to Swank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swank wants to sweep but no luck.
Sullivan scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sullivan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sullivan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sullivan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan trying to control but Swank is working from the bottom.
Swank is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Swank is retaining full guard.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Swank keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swank throws a body kick that misses.
Swank tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swank has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sullivan.
Swank misses with a takedown

and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Swank won't be happy with that.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Swank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Swank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sullivan scores with punches from side control.
Sullivan lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lands some shots froms side control.
Swank takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sullivan trying to control the position but Swank is working away.
Sullivan cracks Swank with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Swank is looking for a sweep.
Sullivan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Swank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sullivan cracks Swank with a big right hand but Swank just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is putting a hurting on Swank here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Swank down.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Swank down.
Sullivan is working Swank over with some ground and pound from side control.
Swank sneaks back into half guard.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swank won't allow Sullivan to pass to mount.
Sullivan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sullivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swank's head.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Swank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sullivan lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan trying to control from half guard but Swank is working away.
Swank pushes Sullivan off looking to stand but Sullivan dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Swank gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sullivan postures up and lands a big shot to Swank's brow.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Swank is retaining full guard.
Sullivan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swank's head.
Swank trying to control the position.

Swank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James P Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan landing with the ground and pound.
Sullivan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Swank looking to control.
Sullivan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
Sullivan is working Swank over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sullivan working some strikes from top position.
Cassius Swank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
James P 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James P Sullivan!