PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan IV's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seven Deadly Sins. al Din has chosen MARI-WANA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

L Sullivan IV
vs
al Din

186 cm
28
195 lbs
17 - 2 - 1

187 cm
25
218 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Down Under Supplements (AXES)
Firebird Designs

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV lands a nice shot that snaps al Din's head back.
al Din throws a leg kick but Sullivan IV moved away.
Sullivan IV swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sullivan IV thinking.
al Din ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan IV.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sullivan IV will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan IV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sullivan IV keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan IV moves out of range easily.
Sullivan IV throws a leg kick
and Sullivan IV takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
al Din scores with a hook.
Sullivan IV wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
al Din throws a low kick, looking for Sullivan IV's leg but Sullivan IV calmly moves out of range.
Sullivan IV slips a straight right by al Din.
al Din tries to clinch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Din takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sullivan IV moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
Sullivan IV throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan IV thows a leg kick but al Din checks it
and al Din counters with an outside leg kick.
Sullivan IV loads up on a big right hand but al Din slips the punch.
Sullivan IV throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Din.
al Din takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sullivan IV misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan IV tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sullivan IV ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan IV takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan IV swings and misses with a hook to the body.

al Din has Sullivan IV up against the cage in a clinch.
al Din leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sullivan IV lands a nice uppercut.
al Din tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan IV avoids it.
al Din landing some nice looking knees to the body.
al Din misses with a body punch.
al Din avoids the elbow strike from Sullivan IV, against the cage.
al Din lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sullivan IV's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sullivan IV blocks a body shot from al Din.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries a body shot but Sullivan IV blocks it.
al Din landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan IV controls the action.
al Din tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Din tries to land a knee to the head but Sullivan IV blocks with his arms.
al Din lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Din tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan IV avoids it.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan IV controls the action.
Sullivan IV blocks a body shot from al Din.

al Din escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Din throws a lazy body kick
and Sullivan IV counters with an outside leg kick.
Sullivan IV throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan IV moves out of range of the leg kick from al Din.
Sullivan IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan IV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan IV pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
Sullivan IV blocks a head kick by al Din.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan IV lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sullivan IV takes one to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV scores with a jab. al Din acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

al Din misses with an uppercut
and Sullivan IV counters with a straight right hand.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan IV avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Sullivan IV down.
Sullivan IV misses with a body kick.
John L Sullivan IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Sullivan IV sees coming a mile off.
al Din dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sullivan IV. That did some damage!
Sullivan IV misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - al Din coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din scores with a leg kick.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Din fakes the leg kick and cracks Sullivan IV in the body.
Taj al Din seems to be getting the better of the standup.
al Din scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sullivan IV takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
al Din throws a head kick but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
al Din explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, jab by al Din - just one landing.
al Din shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sullivan IV as he jumps to the side.
Sullivan IV takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

John L Sullivan IV's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by al Din. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Din.
Nice uppercut there from al Din.
al Din tests Sullivan IV's chin there with a solid looking shot.
al Din throws a lazy right hand but Sullivan IV sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan IV misses with a hook.
Sullivan IV fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by al Din.
al Din lands a jab to Sullivan IV's midsection.
al Din connects with the punch.
Sullivan IV fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Din checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din scores with a jab.

John L Sullivan IV's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sullivan IV avoids a kick to the body.
al Din misses with a low kick.

al Din lands a big uppercut and Sullivan IV crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sullivan IV looks OK. al Din waves Sullivan IV back to his feet!

Sullivan IV is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan IV throws a chopping leg kick but al Din manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oh Sullivan IV is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

al Din lands a big right hand that sends Sullivan IV crashing to the mat! al Din stays standing though and waves Sullivan IV back to his feet!
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Din checks it well.
al Din misses with a body kick.
Sullivan IV seems to have got his legs back now.
Sullivan IV throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV misses with a body kick.
Sullivan IV blocks a leg kick.
al Din throws a right and a left that Sullivan IV avoids nicely.
al Din comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Din throws a nice inside leg kick.
al Din scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
al Din jabs Sullivan IV to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sullivan IV avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Jeez, John L Sullivan IV's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din takes a swing at Sullivan IV's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Din connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan IV. Sullivan IV circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

al Din dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sullivan IV. That did some damage!
Sullivan IV throws a low kick but al Din moves out of range easily.
al Din tries to clinch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
Sullivan IV throws a combination but it was largely blocked by al Din.
Both fighters circling a little - al Din finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from al Din.
Sullivan IV walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din dips to his left and cracks Sullivan IV with an uppercut!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John L Sullivan IV's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taj al Din!
An intense looking Taj al Din took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It was an honor to fight in front of my family and friends again, I want to thank my coaches at Convicted Fight Club, Louie DePalma, & Skinny Vince for making it happen. I look forward to smashing Yance Sackett in my upcoming fight.'.