PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rog Roundboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sullivan
vs
Roundboy

191 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

155 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rog Roundboy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundboy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Roundboy tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.

Roundboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Sullivan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Roundboy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roundboy trying to control the action but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Roundboy drags him back down.

Roundboy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Sullivan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sullivan manages to get back to half guard.
Sullivan tries to get to full guard but Roundboy has control of the leg.
Roundboy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sullivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Roundboy tries to clinch up.
Sullivan closes the distance but Roundboy moves to the side
and Roundboy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Roundboy misses.
Sullivan tries to clinch up

and Roundboy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sullivan won't be happy with that.
Roundboy looks gassed!
Roundboy landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sullivan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sullivan manages to get to full guard.
Roundboy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roundboy!
Roundboy tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roundboy tries to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to control but Roundboy wriggling away.
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 Roundboy's face.
Roundboy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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!
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.

Roundboy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a heavy elbow.
Sullivan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Sullivan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan working for a guillotine from mount but Roundboy is in no mood to give up.
Sullivan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poor strikes thrown by Sullivan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roundboy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Roundboy is squirming around, avoiding Sullivan's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rog Roundboy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
Roundboy gets underhooks to prevent Sullivan's takedown attempt.
Roundboy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Roundboy.
Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Roundboy is controlling the position.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Roundboy.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roundboy tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Wayde Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Roundboy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
Roundboy controlling the pace for now.
Roundboy trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan taking shots to the head.
Roundboy tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Roundboy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sullivan is looking to escape.
Sullivan regains half guard.
Sullivan manages to get to full guard.
Roundboy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sullivan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Wayde Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roundboy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roundboy is one step ahead there.
Roundboy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roundboy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sullivan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sullivan scoring with strikes but Roundboy is staying in there.
Roundboy tries to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to control but Roundboy wriggling away.
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Roundboy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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 Roundboy's face.
Roundboy is wriggling around trying to escape.

Sullivan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roundboy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sullivan working the ground and pound effectively.
Sullivan misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayde Sullivan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sullivan moves into range and clinches up with Roundboy.
Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Roundboy is controlling the position.
Roundboy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sullivan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sullivan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roundboy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roundboy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sullivan is trying to control the action in half guard but Roundboy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but Roundboy defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roundboy is trying to stand.
Roundboy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roundboy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sullivan drives through and clinches with Roundboy against the cage.
Roundboy misses with a punch to the body.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roundboy shoots for a takedown but Sullivan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Roundboy moves into the clinch.
Sullivan wants to break free but Roundboy has control.
Sullivan trying to stall but Roundboy improves his position.
Sullivan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roundboy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Roundboy stalling in the clinch but Sullivan improves position.

Sullivan jumps guard and drags Roundboy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roundboy tries to free his leg and advance position but Sullivan is retaining full guard.

Sullivan has an active guard here but Roundboy has managed to pass into half guard.
Sullivan is not content to let Roundboy control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard.
Roundboy trying to control from half guard but Sullivan is working away.
Sullivan trying to control from the bottom.
Roundboy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Sullivan has Roundboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Roundboy wants a takedown but no success here.
Wayde Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rog Roundboy.

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

Roundboy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roundboy blocks the strikes from Sullivan.
Roundboy trying to mount his opponent but Sullivan defends it.
Sullivan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sullivan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundboy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan trying to keep a closed guard but Roundboy is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sullivan is on top in guard.
Sullivan is in close to Roundboy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Roundboy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sullivan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roundboy keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayde Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sullivan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

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