PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sullivan
vs
Rage

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage misses with a two punch combination.
Rage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rage.
An inside leg kick from Rage misses.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rage swinging wilding here.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Sullivan lands a nice forearm strike.
Rage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
Sullivan is keen to just control but Rage is a slippery customer.
Sullivan wants to pass to mount but Rage is defending the position.
Rage wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sullivan is looking to advance position but Rage won't allow it.
Rage trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan prevents Rage from improving his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Chuck Rage has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rage punching from the bottom.
Sullivan controlling the action here.
Rage is looking for a sweep. Sullivan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sullivan wants to free his trapped foot but Rage is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sullivan moves into full mount! Rage won't be happy about that!
Rage wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
BOOM! Sullivan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sullivan landing shots from mount.
Rage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sullivan unloading with bombs!
Sullivan looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Rage to control.
Sullivan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sullivan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Sullivan scoring with strikes but Rage is staying in there.
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Rage to control.
Rage sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sullivan jumps into side control!
Rage sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan wants to stand but Rage has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Rage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rage throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage with a poor takedown

and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rage down.
Kevin Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Rage is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rage wants to control but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan is putting a hurting on Rage here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rage wants to control but Sullivan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
Rage prevents Sullivan from moving into mount.
Rage struggling a bit here.
Sullivan misses with the ground and pound.
Rage tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Rage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Sullivan. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Kevin Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rage letting Sullivan take a breather here.
Sullivan prevents Rage from breaking the clinch.
Rage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sullivan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kevin Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Rage.
Sullivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Rage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sullivan goes for a takedown attempt but Rage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt

and Sullivan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rage is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Rage is retaining full guard.
Sullivan won't allow Rage to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage pulls Sullivan in to control the position.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
Rage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage has his takedown stuffed

and Sullivan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sullivan.
Rage looking to control.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sullivan is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sullivan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sullivan stays in close to Rage's body and controls the position.
Rage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rage controlling Sullivan's posture.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Rage's cut.
That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rage falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sullivan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sullivan.
Rage controlling Sullivan's posture.
Rage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage trying to control the position.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Sullivan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sullivan swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Rage sprawls well.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Rage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sullivan circles away.
Rage throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sullivan stuffs the takedown.
Sullivan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Rage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sullivan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rage trying to control the action but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Rage drags him back down.
Rage working the ground and pound but Sullivan is defending the strikes.
Sullivan struggling a bit here.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rage is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sullivan's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage advances to mount.
Rage looking to control but Sullivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sullivan wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Rage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sullivan gets back to half guard.
Rage is trying to control the action in half guard but Sullivan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Sullivan tries to get to full guard but Rage has control of the leg.
Rage is thwarting Sullivan's attempts to control the position.
Rage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chuck Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rage tries to stand and escape but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Rage controlling the pace.
Rage wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy.
Rage wants to stand up but Sullivan has a hold of him and won't allow it.

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

and Sullivan counters with a takedown into side control.
Sullivan lands a few punches from side control.
Rage prevents Sullivan from improving position.
Sullivan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rage some visible discomfort.
Kevin Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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