PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hunter-Fallen. O Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropkick Murphys--shipping up to boston. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wietrzny
vs
O Sullivan

174 cm
31
178 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
179 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wietrzny!
O Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Wietrzny just misses with a punch to the body.
Wietrzny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from O Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
O Sullivan looks to land a combination. Wietrzny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wietrzny misses with a body shot.
Wietrzny digs a good body shot into O Sullivan's ribs.
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!
Wietrzny throws a jab but it's blocked by O Sullivan.
A head kick misses from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan checks a low kick from Wietrzny.
O Sullivan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Sullivan looks to land a combination but Wietrzny avoids it well.
Wietrzny throws a series of punches but O Sullivan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan looks to land a combination but Wietrzny avoids it well.
A combination from O Sullivan does no damage.
Wietrzny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wietrzny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wietrzny tries to move into range but O Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Patrick O Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Sullivan misses with a double jab.
O Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wietrzny avoids the head kick by O Sullivan.
Wietrzny throws a one two combo.
Wietrzny moves away from the strike by O Sullivan.
Wietrzny misses the jab.
Wietrzny scores with the left hand. O Sullivan knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Sullivan's head backwards.
O Sullivan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

O Sullivan is rocked!
Wietrzny slips under a jab from O Sullivan.
Wietrzny cracks O Sullivan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wietrzny finish him?
Wietrzny lands with an overhand left.
O Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown. Wietrzny tries to sprawl out of it but O Sullivan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wietrzny manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that Wietrzny ducks under and follows up with a left that Wietrzny also avoids with ease.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wietrzny.

Wietrzny moves into the clinch.
O Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
O Sullivan tries to circle away but Wietrzny has him pinned against the cage.
Wietrzny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Sullivan walks away with a smile on his face. Wietrzny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wietrzny dips to his left and cracks O Sullivan with an uppercut!
O Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Wietrzny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wietrzny connects with a body shot that sends O Sullivan's belly button to the back.
O Sullivan misses with a combination
and O Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wietrzny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wietrzny was well out of range. Poor timing from O Sullivan.
Wietrzny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Sullivan. Wietrzny does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Sullivan misses with a double jab
and Wietrzny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Sullivan looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Sullivan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wietrzny counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Wietrzny lands a jab to the nose.

Wietrzny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wietrzny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Sullivan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Sullivan slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wietrzny scores with a jab to the body.
O Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wietrzny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Wietrzny dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wietrzny throws a jab but it's blocked by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Wietrzny moved out of range.
Wietrzny misses with a double jab
and O Sullivan counters with a two punch combo.
O Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igor Wietrzny is winning the standup battle so far.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
O Sullivan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wietrzny asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wietrzny is looking to take a break and control but O Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny controls the position from side control.
O Sullivan tries to buck Wietrzny off but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Wietrzny wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Sullivan keeps working.
O Sullivan is trying to buck Wietrzny off.
Wietrzny controlling the position.
O Sullivan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wietrzny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Wietrzny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Sullivan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wietrzny wants to control but O Sullivan is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Sullivan keeps working.
O Sullivan tries to bench press Wietrzny off him but Wietrzny keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Wietrzny stalls from top position.
Wietrzny trying to control the action but O Sullivan is working from the bottom.
O Sullivan tries to escape but Wietrzny is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny trying to control the action but O Sullivan is working from the bottom.

Wietrzny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Sullivan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Wietrzny is trying to get an arm triangle but O Sullivan is defending well.
O Sullivan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wietrzny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wietrzny trying to control the position but O Sullivan is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wietrzny controlling from side mount.

Wietrzny thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Sullivan sneaks out the side door and pushes Wietrzny away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
O Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wietrzny catches O Sullivan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown by O Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Wietrzny which made him look bad.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Sullivan is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Sullivan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wietrzny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Sullivan scrambles back to his feet.
Wietrzny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Sullivan moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Wietrzny dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Sullivan swinging wildly here.
Wietrzny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Igor Wietrzny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wietrzny counter with a right hand.
Wietrzny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Sullivan misses with the combination.
Wietrzny throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wietrzny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wietrzny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wietrzny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny throws a low kick but O Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Wietrzny looks to land a combination but O Sullivan avoids it well.
O Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Wietrzny takes a swing at O Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Wietrzny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Sullivan backs up against the cage.
O Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wietrzny counters with a nice uppercut.
O Sullivan with a nice cross.
Wietrzny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
O Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wietrzny misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Wietrzny finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wietrzny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny scores with a jab to the head.
O Sullivan gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! O Sullivan tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wietrzny is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and O Sullivan buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves O Sullivan!! O Sullivan is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wietrzny throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Wietrzny!
Igor Wietrzny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.