PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice Sullivan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gaffney
vs
Sullivan

187 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 2

190 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sullivan prevents Gaffney from breaking the clinch.
Gaffney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaffney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sullivan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaffney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaffney tries to pull guard but Sullivan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Sullivan on the inside.
Gaffney tries to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaffney.

Sullivan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gaffney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan content to control rather than advance.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sullivan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gaffney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gaffney wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Sullivan trying to control the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaffney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamish Gaffney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaffney is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Sullivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaffney misses with an uppercut.
Gaffney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt
and Sullivan counters with a nice body kick.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sullivan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaffney's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Gaffney.

Gaffney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sullivan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gaffney being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaffney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sullivan stays in close to Gaffney's body and controls the position.
Gaffney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gaffney tries to get out of the position.

Maurice Sullivan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gaffney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sullivan counters with an inside leg kick.
Sullivan lands a really nice looking cross but Gaffney seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sullivan is trying to trip Gaffney. He has hold of a leg but Gaffney is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sullivan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Sullivan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Sullivan dives in and scores a takedown into Gaffney's guard.
Gaffney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sullivan on the ground.
Sullivan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Sullivan dominated that round.
That's time! Gaffney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Gaffney back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body.
Gaffney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan scores with a hook to the body.

Sullivan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sullivan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Sullivan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Maurice Sullivan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sullivan thumps Gaffney with a low kick.
Gaffney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a solid body kick.
Sullivan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaffney backs up against the cage.
Gaffney with a poor takedown
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.

Sullivan has managed to clinch.

Sullivan has Gaffney pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sullivan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gaffney tumbling to the mat - Sullivan dives into Gaffney's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaffney has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maurice Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Maurice Sullivan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
No luck for Gaffney with that takedown attempt.

Gaffney tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan breaks the clinch.

Sullivan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gaffney quickly recovers to half guard.

Sullivan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaffney has managed to free his arm - good work.

Sullivan is trying to work for a kimura but Gaffney is defending well.
Gaffney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sullivan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan fakes the leg kick and cracks Gaffney in the body.
Gaffney misses with a series of wild punches.

Sullivan instigates a clinch.
Sullivan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaffney.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Sullivan decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sullivan kicks Gaffney off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaffney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sullivan counters with a solid body kick.
Gaffney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sullivan counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamish Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaffney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sullivan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gaffney's head.
Sullivan lands a leg kick that knocks Gaffney off balance momentarily.
Gaffney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a series of strikes. Gaffney will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gaffney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sullivan instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaffney avoids it.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sullivan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaffney's brow.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sullivan.

Sullivan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sullivan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gaffney!

Sullivan working for a guillotine from mount but Gaffney is in no mood to give up.

Sullivan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gaffney can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaffney has given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sullivan throwing sloppy strikes.
Sullivan controls the action.
Sullivan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Sullivan has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gaffney has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney covering up well under a series of strikes from Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gaffney preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with an elbow to the head.

Sullivan working for a choke but Gaffney is defending well.
Gaffney wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sullivan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

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