PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Keen
vs
Sullivan

194 cm
23
276 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keen wants to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a low kick, right behind Keen 's knee.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keen sprawls well. Keen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jamie Keen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Keen clinches up against the cage.
Keen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joe Sullivan has been cut.
Keen throws an elbow that misses.
Keen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Keen.
Keen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sullivan's defenses.
Nice elbow from Keen.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sullivan is rocked!

That has opened up Joe Sullivan's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.
Sullivan taking a breather.
Keen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sullivan dodges an elbow strike from Keen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
Keen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.

Keen lands a vicious elbow to the side of Sullivan's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Keen tries to finish him with strikes but Sullivan still seems able to defend himself so Keen steps back and lets Sullivan get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Keen finish him?
Sullivan looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Keen gets a clinch.
Keen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sullivan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keen misses with an elbow strike.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
Sullivan blocks the elbow strike.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
Keen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sullivan is pressed against the cage. Keen pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Sullivan! Two more big strikes from Keen and Sullivan crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamie Keen!