PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bonnie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Beast . Michael Bonnie Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonnie Jr
vs
Sullivan

200 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
166 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Bonnie Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Bonnie Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonnie Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Sullivan.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonnie Jr.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonnie Jr shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonnie Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sullivan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bonnie Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Sullivan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Bonnie Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonnie Jr shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonnie Jr tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan takes a swing at Bonnie Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bonnie Jr blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonnie Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sullivan has Bonnie Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonnie Jr tries a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks it.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonnie Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Bonnie Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.
Sullivan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bonnie Jr misses with a knee strike.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonnie Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan is stalling here.
Bonnie Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonnie Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Sullivan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bonnie Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonnie Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonnie Jr shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
A head kick by Sullivan misses
and Bonnie Jr counters with a big head kick but Sullivan shrugs it off.
Bonnie Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonnie Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Bonnie Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Sullivan which made him look bad.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Bonnie Jr moves out of range.
A head kick by Sullivan misses

and Bonnie Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonnie Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonnie Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Bonnie Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Bonnie Jr lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Clint Sullivan has been cut.
A short right from Sullivan.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonnie Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonnie Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sullivan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clint Sullivan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Sullivan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sullivan throws a hook but Bonnie Jr blocks it.

Bonnie Jr tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonnie Jr crunches a lovely knee into Sullivan's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sullivan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonnie Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonnie Jr up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonnie Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.
Sullivan avoiding damage as Bonnie Jr throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr crunches a lovely knee into Sullivan's ribcage.

Sullivan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bonnie Jr regains guard immediately.
Bonnie Jr is looking to stand up but Sullivan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonnie Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sullivan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonnie Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sullivan advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bonnie Jr tries to kick Sullivan off but Sullivan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sullivan in particular looking to stall.

Bonnie Jr has one foot on Sullivan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bonnie Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonnie Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Sullivan cracks Bonnie Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a hook but Bonnie Jr blocks it.
Bonnie Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sullivan defends it nicely.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Sullivan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michael Bonnie Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonnie Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonnie Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Bonnie Jr moves away

and Bonnie Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonnie Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
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 Michael Bonnie Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Bonnie Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sullivan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Bonnie Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonnie Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Sullivan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bonnie Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonnie Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bonnie Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Sullivan 's knee.
Bonnie Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonnie Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonnie Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonnie Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sullivan as he jumps to the side.

Bonnie Jr instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sullivan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sullivan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sullivan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonnie Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sullivan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonnie Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonnie Jr up against the cage.
Bonnie Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Bonnie Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Sullivan slows down the pace here.
Bonnie Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonnie Jr missing with knees to the body.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonnie Jr lands a knee to the body.
Sullivan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonnie Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sullivan's face.
Bonnie Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Sullivan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

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.
Bonnie Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Bonnie Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan as the two fighters clinch.
Sullivan'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.
The crowd are getting on Sullivan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bonnie Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bonnie Jr 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clint Sullivan!