PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sullivan
vs
Silva

192 cm
22
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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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 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sullivan looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva postures up.
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sullivan's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Sullivan is working hard here to advance position.
Sullivan controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sullivan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.
Sullivan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sullivan.
Sullivan wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Sullivan throwing strikes but Silva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Sullivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva 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 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.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sullivan showed some decent athleticism there.
Sullivan working the head and body with strikes.
Sullivan is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan passes into half guard.
Sullivan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Sullivan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Sullivan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.

Sullivan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sullivan slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Sullivan is taking a breather. Silva 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 is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to improve his position but Sullivan is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan trying to advance position but Silva counters by regaining guard.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

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

Sullivan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sullivan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.

Sullivan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is pushing Sullivan's head away, looking to escape. Sullivan manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva is not content to let Sullivan control the position.
Sullivan advances to mount.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Sullivan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Sullivan cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan landing shots from mount.
Sullivan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Sullivan trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Sullivan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sullivan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sullivan landing shots from mount.
Sullivan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.

Sullivan looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.

Sullivan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Sullivan throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Sullivan regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva passes into side control, despite Sullivan's attempt to control the position.
Silva trying to control the position but Sullivan is working away.
Scott Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Sullivan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sullivan off to one side.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Scott Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernando Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.

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.
Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.

Sullivan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sullivan.
The referee asks Sullivan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sullivan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sullivan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sullivan laying and praying for a moment but Silva takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Sullivan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses.

Sullivan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.

Sullivan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sullivan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Silva still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Silva has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan regains half guard.
Fernando Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Sullivan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sullivan punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.
Sullivan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sullivan.
Sullivan punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sullivan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sullivan avoiding Silva 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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