PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Short could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Sullivan's chin.

Short
vs
Sullivan

188 cm
24
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Short!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short connects with a solid leg kick.
Short lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sullivan's sensitive parts.
Short is looking to clinch.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Short as he avoids it easily.
Brandon Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Short stuffs the takedown.
Short wants to clinch.

Short forces Sullivan back against the cage and clinches.
Short working Sullivan over with knees to the body.
Short lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Short.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short lands a good knee to the midsection. Sullivan won't want to take too many of those.
Short with a knee to the head.
Short lands a knee to the body.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Sullivan looking to stall.
Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Short connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sullivan's face.
Short really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Short lands an elbow just above Sullivan 's eye.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Short lands a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sullivan being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Short.
Short scores a nice knee to the body.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.
Short lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Short.
Stalling in the clinch from Short.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.
Short taking a breather.
A short left from Short.
Knees in the clinch landing for Short.
Knees to the body from Short.
Short lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Short comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Short tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Short lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Short content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Short unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sullivan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sullivan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Short is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Short using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Short lands an elbow that stopped Sullivan in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Short.
Short using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Short.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Short.
Knees to the body from Short.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Short dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Short can pounce on him.
Short lands with a thumping leg kick.
Short lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Short instigates a clinch.
Short dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Short lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Short 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.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.
Short using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Short scores a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Short landing knees to the body.
Short just leaning against Sullivan, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short lands a hook to the side of the head.
Short throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sullivan goes for a takedown attempt but Short pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Short has managed to clinch.
Short missing with knees to the body.
Short has Sullivan pressed against the cage.
Short lands an elbow inside that Sullivan shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Short.
Short scores with a knee to the head.

Sullivan is rocked!

It looks like Sean Sullivan has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Short.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Short finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short lands an elbow just above Sullivan 's eye.
Brandon Short has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Short putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sullivan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Short is working Sullivan over against the cage.
Short displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Short gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Short works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to circle away but Short has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Short lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Short missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Short.
Short lands an elbow inside that Sullivan shrugs off.
Short landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Short.
Sullivan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Short cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.
Short misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short lands an elbow inside that Sullivan shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Short.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Short.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Short putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sullivan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Short scores a nice knee to the body.
Short throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Short scores a nice knee to the body.
Short lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Short lands a nice knee to the body.
Short tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Short missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Short dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Short's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Short connects with an inside leg kick.
Short lands a brutal head kick. Sullivan looks out on his feet and Short throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Brandon Short!
Brandon Short retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brandon Short thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).