PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anderson
vs
Sullivan

200 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Jesse Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range and Anderson settles back down.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson throws a strike but Sullivan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson has control of Sullivan's left arm, preventing Sullivan from doing any damage.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sullivan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sullivan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sullivan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sullivan looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luke Sullivan.

Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sullivan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sullivan on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sullivan is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Sullivan is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Sullivan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sullivan's head.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Sullivan is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Jesse Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Anderson.

Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sullivan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sullivan to the mat! Sullivan manages to get full guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a big right hand that misses.
Sullivan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sullivan working some strikes from top position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson wants to stand but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Sullivan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Sullivan is proving a slippery customer.
Sullivan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sullivan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan landing with the ground and pound.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Sullivan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sullivan trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson is trying to keep Sullivan in close.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.

Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
BOOM! Sullivan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sullivan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Sullivan wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Sullivan working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luke Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sullivan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.

Sullivan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Sullivan is working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson frees his head quite easily.
Sullivan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullivan with good strikes from the mount here!
Sullivan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sullivan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sullivan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Sullivan lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sullivan lands a couple of good shots and Anderson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Anderson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sullivan missing with strikes.
Sullivan punishes Anderson with strikes from the back mount.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sullivan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Anderson tries to escape but Sullivan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sullivan missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sullivan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sullivan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sullivan apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Anderson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sullivan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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