PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akio Tomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomi comes to the cage accompanied by Rising Empire. Sullivan has chosen as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tomi
vs
Sullivan

190 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Tomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tomi closes the distance and clinches.
Tomi keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomi won't allow it.
Tomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
Tomi keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sullivan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomi won't allow it.
Tomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan avoiding damage as Tomi throws knees to the body.
Tomi lands a nice elbow.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomi.
Tomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Tomi lands an elbow just above Sullivan 's eye.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Tomi keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan's brow.
Tomi lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sullivan prevents it.
Tomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Tomi.
Tomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tomi obliges.
Sullivan avoids the elbow strike from Tomi, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan's brow.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Tomi lands a damaging elbow.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sullivan is rocked!

Tomi lands a takedown into guard.
Tomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sullivan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tomi passes Sullivan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tomi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sullivan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tomi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is not content to let Tomi control the position.
Sullivan has hold of Tomi's hands but Tomi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
Tomi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sullivan!
Tomi misses with a head shot.
Sullivan tries to hold on but Tomi postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomi lands with some strikes.
Tomi looking to ground and pound but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sullivan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tomi throwing strikes here but Sullivan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tomi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
Tomi 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.
Tomi is landing with some decent strikes but Sullivan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tomi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sullivan hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position but Tomi isn't that keen on the idea.
Tomi lands a big shot there that rocks Sullivan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan is still in real trouble! Can Tomi finish him?
A big strike lands for Tomi! That's really hurt Sullivan and he's turned his back - Tomi keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tomi jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Tomi!