PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Sullivan

215 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.

Sullivan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sullivan stops Brown from standing up.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan landing some decent shots from guard.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to stand up but Sullivan is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan passes into half guard.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sullivan trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown won't allow Sullivan to pass to mount.
Sullivan controlling the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Maurice Sullivan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Sullivan.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Sullivan sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.

Brown scores with a takedown into Sullivan's guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sullivan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown leaves Sullivan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Brown throws a one two combo.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Sullivan trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is defending well.
Sullivan is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sullivan avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maurice Sullivan.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brown tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Brown avoids the attempt from Sullivan to control.
Brown trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.

Brown goes for an armbar but Sullivan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sullivan.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Sullivan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sullivan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sullivan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Sullivan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Murphy Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sullivan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sullivan has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Brown avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Sullivan has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan's brow.

Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Murphy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Sullivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Sullivan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poor strikes thrown by Sullivan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sullivan wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sullivan.
Maurice Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.

Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sullivan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan moves to the back.

Sullivan is looking for the choke from the back position but Brown is controlling his hands well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sullivan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30

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