PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sullivan
vs
Johnson

183 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

204 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Sullivan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The is referee keeping an eye on Sullivan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sullivan can't get the takedown.
Johnson can't break the clinch.

Sullivan has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Sullivan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sullivan is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sullivan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sullivan's back!
Sullivan tries to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sullivan showed some decent athleticism there.
Sullivan not doing much here.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sullivan trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is in trouble now - Sullivan has advanced to mount!
Sullivan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount.
Sullivan lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sullivan lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan with good strikes from the mount here!
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sullivan wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Sullivan is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson trying to hold on to Sullivan's head to control him but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sullivan in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
Sullivan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot lands for Sullivan.
A right-left combo lands from Sullivan.

Sullivan pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Sullivan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sullivan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby 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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.

Sullivan scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Sullivan isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan unloading with bombs!
Sullivan lands a big elbow.
Sullivan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sullivan with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan controlling his opponent.
Sullivan lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sullivan working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Sullivan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working Johnson over with strikes here.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sullivan controlling the pace for now.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Sullivan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount.

Sullivan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan with a couple of short strikes.
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sullivan controlling from mount.
Sullivan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sullivan winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
Sullivan prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Bobby Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Sullivan there.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan with a jab.

Sullivan rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson letting Sullivan take a breather here.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body.
Sullivan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sullivan has Johnson pressed against the cage.

Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Sullivan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Sullivan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The is referee keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sullivan wants a takedown but no success here.

Sullivan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sullivan manages to end up in side control.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Sullivan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sullivan working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Sullivan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sullivan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sullivan is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan working the head and body with strikes.
Sullivan controlling the pace.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Sullivan scores with a four punch combination!
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two 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.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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!
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Sullivan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan lands a heavy elbow.
Sullivan tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Sullivan's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Sullivan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.

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.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Sullivan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sullivan landing punches.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan pushes him 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 Johnson's face.
Sullivan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sullivan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sullivan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sullivan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Sullivan!