PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ryan Sullivan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sullivan
vs
Jones

182 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Fast

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with a nice body punch.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sullivan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan working a defensive guard here.

Sullivan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sullivan - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sullivan. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Ryan Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones thows a body kick. Sullivan tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Jones prevents Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Sullivan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Sullivan throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sullivan looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Sullivan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sullivan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sullivan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Sullivan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Sullivan loaded up on that one.
Sullivan thowing shots but they're missing.
Sullivan prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
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!
Poor strikes thrown by Sullivan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sullivan misses with a head shot.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sullivan looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sullivan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Sullivan loaded up on that one.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sullivan controlling from the full mount.
Jones wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sullivan.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Sullivan's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Jones regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sullivan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones cracks Sullivan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Ryan Sullivan has been cut.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Sullivan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.

Sullivan is rocked!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Sullivan blocking the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Jones defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.

Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Jones slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Jones lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mike Jones!