PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piper
vs
Sullivan

175 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws out a powerful jab.
Sullivan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sullivan tries to land a front kick but Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Piper.
Piper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Piper tries to land a leg kick but Sullivan saw it coming and moves away.
Piper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piper slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Piper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Piper is looking to chop away at Sullivan's legs.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Piper lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan swinging wildly here.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piper lands a head kick!
Piper throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Sullivan lands.
Piper throws a leg kick but Sullivan checks it.
Piper slips under a jab.
Piper throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Piper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Sullivan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sullivan takes a step back to recover.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Piper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
Sullivan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Piper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper misses with a head kick.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Piper.
Piper scores with a head kick.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piper.
Piper looks to land a combination but Sullivan avoids it well.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Piper scores with a kick to the body.
Piper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piper counters with a low kick, right behind Sullivan 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Piper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Piper staying out of range there.
Piper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sullivan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piper. Piper obviously looking to wear him down.
Piper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Piper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Piper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Piper.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Piper throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Piper throws and low kick but Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Sullivan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Sullivan.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Piper throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piper.
Piper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Piper's ribs.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Piper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Piper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Piper scores with a head kick.
Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
Piper throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper wants to clinch.
Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Piper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan counters with a three punch combo that has Piper backing up. Piper nods at Sullivan to acknowledge the strikes.
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sullivan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piper tries to land a front kick but Sullivan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Piper.
Sullivan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Piper tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan misses with a combination
and Piper counters with a low kick, right behind Sullivan 's knee.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piper's head.
Piper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan checks it well.
Piper moves out of range as Sullivan throws a body kick.
Piper thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
Piper throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper lands a jab-cross combination.
Piper connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piper - that will leave a mark!
Sullivan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piper misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a three punch combo that has Piper backing up. Piper nods at Sullivan to acknowledge the strikes.
Piper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piper shoots and misses
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piper is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Piper slips the punch.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Piper avoids them all with ease.
Piper throws a nice head kick!
Piper moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Roddy Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Piper counters with a good, hard body kick but Sullivan shrugs it off.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Piper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Piper circles away quickly and effectively.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Piper throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Sullivan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Piper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick from Piper lands but Sullivan takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Piper.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Piper is out of range.
Piper wants to slow Sullivan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan jabs at Piper's body.
Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sullivan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Piper with a series of wild strikes but Piper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Piper lands a head kick!
Sullivan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Piper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A clash of legs there as Sullivan blocks the low kick.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
A left lands for Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a body shot.
Sullivan lands with a nice combination. Piper backs away looking to recover.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Piper throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan scores with a decent looking hook.
Sullivan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Piper.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
Piper defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan misses the body punch
and Piper counters with a left and a right that stings Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Piper tries to land a front kick but Sullivan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Piper.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Piper ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piper throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Piper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Piper.
Sammy Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piper slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Piper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sullivan avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Piper scores with a four punch combination!
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piper counters with a head kick.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Piper.
Sullivan cracks Piper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Piper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sullivan takes a step back to recover.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Piper!
Piper slips a straight right by Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Piper - just one landing.
Piper connects with a solid leg kick.
Sullivan cracks Piper with an open hand slap.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Sullivan checks the leg kick.
Piper throws a nice head kick!
Piper pushes Sullivan away with a front kick.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Piper misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper throws a shot to the body.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Piper.
Piper throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Piper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Piper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Piper avoids nicely.
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Piper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piper moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piper.
Piper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Piper slips a jab from Sullivan.
Piper throws a low kick but Sullivan avoids it.
Piper throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piper throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Piper throws a head kick that Sullivan semi-blocks.
Piper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Piper tries to score with a low kick but Sullivan moves his leg out of the way.
Piper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sullivan's sensitive parts.
Piper is looking to chop away at Sullivan's legs.
Sullivan lands an overhand right.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piper.
A head kick misses from Piper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

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