PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Linh Munn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan has chosen DropKick Murphys - Loyal to no one as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Munn
vs
O Sullivan

163 cm
25
159 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

178 cm
32
171 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Linh Munn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Sullivan scores with a hook to the body. Munn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Munn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Sullivan is out of range.
O Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
O Sullivan connects with a single shot there.
O Sullivan digs a good body shot into Munn's ribs.
O Sullivan lands a right hook to the body.
Munn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Munn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munn.
Munn shoots in for a double leg but O Sullivan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munn throws a nice looking combination but O Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munn tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Sullivan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munn somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linh Munn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Sullivan connects with a nice looking jab.
Timmy O Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from O Sullivan does no damage.
Munn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munn shoots in and drives through. O Sullivan sprawls well.
Munn ducks under a wild hook from O Sullivan.
Munn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Sullivan misses with a left hand
letting Munn counter with a right hand.
Munn defending well as O Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Timmy O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Sullivan connects with a single shot there.
Munn tries to score with a low kick but O Sullivan moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Munn throws a leg kick but O Sullivan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Sullivan leaves Munn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Munn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Sullivan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Sullivan misses with a looping right.

Munn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Munn landing a few strikes.
O Sullivan is trying to get back to half guard.
Munn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for O Sullivan!
Munn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Munn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Sullivan's face.
O Sullivan wants to control but Munn is having none of it.
Munn lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Munn's attempts to control the action.

Munn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Munn dominating with strikes here.
Munn scoring with strikes but O Sullivan is staying in there.
Munn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Sullivan looks a forlorn figure.

O Sullivan is rocked!
Munn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Sullivan is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Linh Munn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Munn moved out of range nicely.
Munn tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Sullivan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munn somewhat.

Munn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Sullivan to the mat! O Sullivan manages to get full guard.
Munn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Sullivan keeping full guard, as Munn tries to pass.
Munn looking to sit in guard and control but O Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Munn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Sullivan!
O Sullivan regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munn in particular looking to stall.
O Sullivan wants to control but Munn is keeping busy.
Munn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Munn wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Sullivan keeps working.
O Sullivan trying to hold on to Munn's head to control him but Munn postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Munn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Munn's back!
O Sullivan doesn't have the hooks in and Munn manages to turn into his guard.
O Sullivan has control of Munn's left arm, preventing Munn from doing any damage.
Munn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Munn from controlling successfully.
O Sullivan looking to control.
Munn throwing strikes from guard but O Sullivan blocks nicely.
O Sullivan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munn trying to control the position from guard on top but O Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Sullivan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Sullivan swings for the body but Munn moves out of range.
O Sullivan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Munn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Sullivan leaves Munn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linh Munn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Sullivan jabs Munn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Munn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Sullivan.
Munn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munn looks to land a combination but O Sullivan avoids it well.
O Sullivan throws a good cross that connects.
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!
O Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Sullivan, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munn takes one to the chin there.
Munn avoids the body shot from O Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy O Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Munn misses.
O Sullivan throws a sloppy body shot

and Munn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Munn is looking for a kimura here.
Munn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Munn seems to be working for a kimura but O Sullivan defends the submission attempt.
Munn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Linh Munn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munn trying to control from half guard but O Sullivan is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Munn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Munn's back!
Munn breaks O Sullivan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
O Sullivan controls Munn momentarily but Munn frees himself.
O Sullivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Sullivan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Munn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! O Sullivan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Munn, into his guard.
O Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Munn is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan chips away with some ground and pound.
Munn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Sullivan's guard.
Munn scoring with some ground and pound.
O Sullivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munn is looking to work some ground and pound but O Sullivan has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munn trying to control but O Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Munn is really struggling to control O Sullivan but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan is adopting a defensive guard.
Munn looking to sit in guard and control but O Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Munn wants to sweep here but O Sullivan controlling him for the moment.
O Sullivan is fighting to break Munn's control of his arms but Munn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
O Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Munn is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn keeping moving, preventing O Sullivan from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from O Sullivan. No joy for Munn on that attempt.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that Munn ducks under and follows up with a left that Munn also avoids with ease.
Donk. O Sullivan catches Munn right on the button with a cross.
O Sullivan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Munn on the side of the head.
O Sullivan misses with a straight right.
O Sullivan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Munn dives in and scores a takedown into O Sullivan's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Sullivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Linh Munn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Munn 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Linh Munn!