PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sullivan
vs
Prince

192 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarvis Prince!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prince.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sullivan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Prince to regain full guard.
Prince looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sullivan is one step ahead there.
Sullivan trying to control but Prince is working from the bottom.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to stand but Prince has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Sullivan pushes Prince up against the cage in a clinch.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Prince stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Prince counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Prince.
Prince trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sullivan pushes Prince off and gets back to his feet.
Prince looks gassed!
Prince fails with the takedown

and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prince working for submissions but it's allowed Sullivan to get to half guard.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prince trying to control here.
Prince is trying to stand up here but Sullivan is controlling him well.
Sullivan stalling.
Prince is looking to improve his position.
Sullivan stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan prevents Prince from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sullivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sullivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Prince is trying to stand up.
Sullivan trying to control but Prince is having none of it.
Sullivan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prince?
Prince really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan with the ground and pound from mount.

Sullivan looking for a guillotine from mount but Prince is having none of it.
Prince tries to lock up and control but Sullivan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Sullivan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sullivan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sullivan controlling the position.
Sullivan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Prince for as long as he can get away with.
Prince tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Sullivan lands a few punches from side control.
Prince is breathing heavily.

Sullivan decides to stand back up. Sullivan steps back and let's Prince get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sullivan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prince is trying to get back to full guard.

Sullivan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Prince to stand up.
Sullivan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Prince is working an open guard so Sullivan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jarvis Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prince stuns Sullivan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sullivan counters with a good low kick that Prince was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sullivan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan is really struggling to control Prince but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Prince looking to control.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Prince tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prince looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sullivan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sullivan passes to side control.
Sullivan lands an elbow.

Sullivan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince regains half guard.
Prince flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sullivan is nestled in close to Prince, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sullivan throws a strike but Prince avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sullivan stays in close to Prince's body and controls the position.
Sullivan stopping the sweep attempt from Prince.
Sullivan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sullivan scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws and elbow that misses. Prince uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sullivan's guard. Nice move by Prince!
Prince tries to stand but Sullivan is controlling from the bottom.
Prince being controlled here momentarily.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prince is one step ahead there.

Prince decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sullivan, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.

Prince ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Prince no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Sullivan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sullivan misses with a combination

and Prince counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sullivan!
Sullivan is looking to get to half guard.
Sullivan is working hard here to advance position.
Prince looking to control but Sullivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prince prevents Sullivan from getting the reversal.
Scott Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sullivan regains half guard.
Prince is keen to just control but Sullivan is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan tries to kick Prince off but Prince keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sullivan won't allow Prince to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sullivan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sullivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sullivan stands up and beckons Prince to join him on the feet.

Sullivan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sullivan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan controlling from the top position.

Prince working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sullivan has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sullivan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scott Sullivan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Prince tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Prince counters by moving into the clinch.

Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prince counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince misses with a takedown

and Sullivan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prince's guard.
Prince looking for a sweep. Not yet Prince, not yet.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.

Sullivan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sullivan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Prince can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sullivan controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan passes Prince's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Prince trying to get back to full guard but Sullivan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Prince in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Prince is rocked!
Prince reaches up to try and control the position but Sullivan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Prince rolls and tries to escape and now Sullivan has his back!
Sullivan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Prince doesn't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I really don't envy Prince right now.
Jarvis Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Prince hold on?
Will Sullivan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

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