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. Fernando Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sullivan
vs
Silva

192 cm
22
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Elite Clothing

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 3 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Sullivan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sullivan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to stand up but Sullivan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Sullivan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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 up.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernando Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sullivan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sullivan has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to stall.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sullivan jumps guard but Silva stands there with Sullivan around his waist. Sullivan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks it.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Sullivan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sullivan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sullivan.
Sullivan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Sullivan drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan taking a breather here.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sullivan's best efforts.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
Sullivan is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fernando Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sullivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Scott Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sullivan feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva controlling Sullivan's posture.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sullivan!
Silva trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.

Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Silva tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Sullivan fails to land the takedown.
Silva wants to clinch.

Sullivan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Sullivan cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Sullivan isn't that keen on the idea.
Sullivan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sullivan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Sullivan finish him?

Sullivan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Sullivan slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sullivan works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sullivan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sullivan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sullivan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sullivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Sullivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Sullivan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Sullivan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.

Sullivan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Sullivan shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Sullivan with that takedown attempt.
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 up.
Sullivan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sullivan gets a takedown into half guard.
Sullivan stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Sullivan throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Sullivan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sullivan is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sullivan stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sullivan is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Sullivan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Sullivan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is looking to stand up but Sullivan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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.
Sullivan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Sullivan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.

Sullivan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Sullivan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sullivan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sullivan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

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