PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Eholm (ranked 3237 p4p, 394 weight class) and John L Sullivan V (ranked 3536 p4p, 420 weight class). Mikael Eholm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Eholm
vs
L Sullivan V

196 cm
29
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
208 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Big Tree's Vintage Wear (Laundry OUT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Eholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John L Sullivan V!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan V blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Sullivan V on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eholm misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan V tries a head kick but it misses.
Eholm tried to counter with a leg kick but Sullivan V avoided it.
Eholm tries a low kick but Sullivan V avoids it.
Sullivan V wants to land a leg kick but Eholm is out of range.
Eholm staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Eholm.
Eholm avoids a kick to the body.
Eholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eholm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Sullivan V throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eholm counters with a nice leg kick.
Eholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan V throws out the jab.
Eholm looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eholm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eholm tries to bum rush Sullivan V with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan V uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan V lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eholm takes a step back to recover.
Sullivan V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eholm.
Eholm lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan V throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eholm on the side of the head.
Sullivan V throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Eholm.
Sullivan V lands with a hook. Eholm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sullivan V moves out of range as Eholm throws a body kick.
Sullivan V tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Sullivan V lands.
Eholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan V lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eholm takes a swing at Sullivan V's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sullivan V! But no joy.
Eholm scores with a nice right hand.
Eholm lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan V throws a big shot that misses.
Mikael Eholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eholm throws a right hand that Sullivan V ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan V also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Eholm misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan V thuds a left hand into Eholm's body.
Sullivan V pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eholm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sullivan V misses with a head kick.
Eholm scores with a head kick. Sullivan V tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eholm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eholm looks to throw the jab but Sullivan V is out of range.
Eholm connects with a nice looking jab.
Sullivan V lands with an uppercut that bounces Eholm off the ropes and back into range.
Nice uppercut lands for Eholm. That snapped Sullivan V's head back.
Eholm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan V counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eholm connects with a body shot that sends Sullivan V's belly button to the back.
Eholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V throws a leg kick but Eholm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eholm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eholm throws a body punch but Sullivan V moves out of range.
Eholm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eholm tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sullivan V manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eholm tries to clinch there but Sullivan V circles away.
It seemed like Sullivan V was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sullivan V misses the shot to the body.
Eholm is looking to counter with head kicks.
Eholm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eholm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sullivan V counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan V.
Eholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan V misses with a jab to the body
and Eholm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan V slips a straight right by Eholm.
Eholm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eholm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sullivan V fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sullivan V throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eholm counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eholm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eholm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eholm misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eholm is looking to clinch but Sullivan V is avoiding it.
Sullivan V tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan V.
Eholm misses with a leg kick
and Sullivan V counters with a series of strikes. Eholm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan V has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eholm jabs at Sullivan V's body.
Sullivan V blocks a jab.
Eholm is looking to clinch but Sullivan V is avoiding it.
Eholm looks to land a combination but Sullivan V avoids it well.
Eholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eholm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan V checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eholm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V avoids the body shot from Eholm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mikael Eholm will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eholm lands with a nice combination. Sullivan V backs away looking to recover.
Eholm stalks Sullivan V and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sullivan V's face. Sullivan V staggers backwards, shaken.
Mikael Eholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Eholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan V moves away.
A nice side step and Sullivan V releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eholm misses with a straight left.
Sullivan V looks to land a left hand but Eholm moved out of range nicely.
Eholm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sullivan V throws a hook to the side of Eholm's head but Eholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan V swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eholm misses with the combination.
Sullivan V doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sullivan V connects with a nice looking jab.
Sullivan V lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan V fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eholm throws a right and a left that Sullivan V avoids nicely.
Sullivan V throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan V throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eholm dips to his left and cracks Sullivan V with an uppercut!
Eholm misses with a body kick.
Sullivan V works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eholm lands with an uppercut that bounces Sullivan V off the ropes and back into range.
Eholm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sullivan V lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan V.
Sullivan V loads up on a big right hand but Eholm slips the punch.
Eholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan V circles away quickly and effectively.
Eholm dodges the punch combination from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V moves out of range as Eholm strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eholm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan V misses the target.
Sullivan V bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eholm's head.
Eholm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sullivan V connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eholm scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Eholm misses.
A little jabbing left from Sullivan V on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sullivan V fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Eholm to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Eholm looks to clinch but Sullivan V throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Eholm taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John L Sullivan V!