PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davaryl Wiliamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wiliamson
vs
Sullivan

199 cm
22
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davaryl Wiliamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smokey Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiliamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wiliamson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wiliamson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wiliamson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sullivan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sullivan is positioning himself well to prevent Wiliamson advancing to mount.
Wiliamson wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is defending well.
Sullivan trying to control but Wiliamson postures up.
Wiliamson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sullivan's thigh. Sullivan counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wiliamson looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan has control of Wiliamson's left arm, preventing Wiliamson from doing any damage.
Wiliamson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wiliamson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sullivan defends it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wiliamson gets control of Sullivan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wiliamson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sullivan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiliamson is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiliamson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wiliamson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sullivan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiliamson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sullivan works over Wiliamson with some ground and pound from guard.
Wiliamson has his hands on Sullivan's head, controlling the position.
Sullivan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four 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.
Wiliamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sullivan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sullivan stopping the sweep attempt from Wiliamson.
Sullivan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiliamson keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
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 Davaryl Wiliamson will probably get the nod.
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.

Wiliamson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wiliamson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sullivan rushes Wiliamson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiliamson is working for takedown but Sullivan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wiliamson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiliamson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sullivan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sullivan is trying to break free.

Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Wiliamson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wiliamson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davaryl Wiliamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiliamson tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiliamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiliamson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wiliamson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sullivan throws a combination that misses
and Wiliamson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Sullivan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wiliamson was covering up waiting for the punch and Sullivan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sullivan is pushing down on Wiliamson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wiliamson is fighting to maintain full guard but Sullivan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sullivan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan slips a nice elbow through Wiliamson's hands, connecting with Wiliamson's forehead.
Wiliamson is refusing to be controlled, as Sullivan sits in half guard.
Sullivan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wiliamson trying to get back to full guard but Sullivan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiliamson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sullivan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wiliamson's face.
Sullivan controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Smokey Sullivan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wiliamson counters by moving into the clinch.

Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Davaryl Wiliamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sullivan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wiliamson taking some punishment here, with Sullivan in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Sullivan.
Sullivan slips a nice elbow through Wiliamson's hands, connecting with Wiliamson's forehead.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but Wiliamson defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wiliamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smokey Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wiliamson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiliamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Wiliamson.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Wiliamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiliamson also avoids with ease.
Wiliamson with a poor takedown

and Sullivan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sullivan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wiliamson stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiliamson tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiliamson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sullivan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wiliamson is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.

Sullivan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sullivan cracks Wiliamson with a big elbow.
Sullivan working away.
Wiliamson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan decides to stand back up.
Wiliamson with a poor takedown
and Sullivan counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davaryl Wiliamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiliamson slips a straight right by Sullivan.
Wiliamson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sullivan counters by clinching up.
Wiliamson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sullivan gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Sullivan pulls Wiliamson into guard.
Wiliamson wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiliamson tries to stand but Sullivan is controlling from the bottom.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wiliamson working to try and regain half guard.
Wiliamson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sullivan with good strikes from the mount here!
Sullivan working Wiliamson over with strikes here.
Wiliamson tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
Wiliamson tries to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Wiliamson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wiliamson is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Sullivan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sullivan breaks from Wiliamson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wiliamson tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wiliamson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Wiliamson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smokey Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sullivan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30

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