PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . Mikal Helio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sullivan
vs
Helio

185 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio slips a jab from Sullivan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Helio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Helio is looking to clinch.
Kevin Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Helio is just out of range.
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helio.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sullivan tries to break free but Helio pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Helio stalling in the clinch.
Helio keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Helio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sullivan tries to circle away but Helio has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Helio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Helio keeps him there for the moment.
Helio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Helio breaks from the clinch.
Helio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helio.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Helio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Helio slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Helio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.

Helio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Helio advances to full mount.
Sullivan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Helio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is bucking up trying to escape but Helio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Helio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Helio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sullivan is looking to escape.
Helio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helio controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio looking to finish Sullivan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sullivan!
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Helio tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Helio controlling the pace for now.
Helio wants to control the pace but Sullivan is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Helio with good strikes from the mount here!
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Helio's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan tries to reverse the position but Helio maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikal Helio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Helio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Helio.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helio moves away.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Helio moves out of range.
Helio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helio lands with a kick to the temple. Sullivan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sullivan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Helio's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut

and Helio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sullivan wants to break free but Helio has control.
Helio looking for a takedown.
Sullivan tries to break free but Helio pushes him back against the cage.
Helio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Helio - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Helio.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Helio keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Helio as the two fighters clinch.
Helio misses with the head strike.
Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Helio ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Helio no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sullivan wants to stand but Helio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sullivan wants to stand and escape but instead Helio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sullivan keeping full guard, as Helio tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan can't keep his opponent in guard - Helio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio is pressing down on Sullivan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sullivan is holding on for now.
Helio thows a huge punch but Sullivan dodges it nicely.
Helio tries to pass to full mount but Sullivan defends it.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Helio is taking a breather. Sullivan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four 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 looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helio on the ground.
Helio is looking to advance position but Sullivan won't allow it.
Helio stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helio trying to mount his opponent but Sullivan defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Helio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
and Helio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sullivan really felt that one!
Helio lands a jab.
Helio shoots for a double leg takedown but Sullivan sprawls well. He's pushed Helio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sullivan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helio doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helio counters with a low kick, right behind Sullivan 's knee.
Helio shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Helio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Helio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helio tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to clinch

and Helio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Helio from controlling successfully.
Sullivan wants to stand but Helio is controlling the position.
Helio cracks Sullivan with a solid left hand.
Mikal Helio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helio's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikal Helio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sullivan digs a good hook to Helio's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Sullivan misses its intended target.
Kevin Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Helio misses.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Helio counters with a nice body kick.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Helio counters with a nice body kick.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Helio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Helio finds it's way through Sullivan's defenses.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut
enabling Helio to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan takes a swing at Helio's ribcage but misses.
Helio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sullivan cracks Helio with an open hand slap.
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Helio counters by moving into the clinch.
Helio lands a nice shot to the body.
Helio prevents Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Helio is controlling the position.
Kevin Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Helio keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helio is working Sullivan over against the cage.
Helio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikal Helio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Helio 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikal Helio!