PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sullivan
vs
Micheals

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheals.
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micheals takes a jab right on the kisser.
Micheals fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micheals tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheals bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marty Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Micheals ducks under and follows up with a left that Micheals also avoids with ease.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Micheals with a series of wild strikes but Micheals uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Micheals tries to clinch up
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy right hand. Micheals should have avoided that one.
Micheals moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.

Micheals rushes Sullivan and presses him up against the cage.
Micheals drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.

Micheals gets a double leg takedown into Sullivan's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sullivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Micheals postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Micheals wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
Micheals trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Sullivan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Micheals throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan trying to control the position.
Sullivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Micheals.
Micheals stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Micheals content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheals trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Micheals shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Micheals was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Micheals's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Micheals scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sullivan?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Micheals scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Micheals lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Micheals cracks Sullivan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Micheals in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sullivan is in a horrible position here. Micheals smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Micheals cracks Sullivan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sullivan taking shots to the head.
Micheals looking to finish Sullivan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sullivan!

Sullivan is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals cracks Sullivan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Micheals!