PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan's entrance music is I'm Shipping Up To Boston. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sullivan
vs
Natsisiwa

200 cm
33
221 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

188 cm
33
208 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Natsisiwa.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Sullivan moves out of range as Natsisiwa strikes.
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Natsisiwa.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Natsisiwa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Natsisiwa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sullivan backs up against the cage.
Natsisiwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
A jab from Natsisiwa finds it's way through Sullivan's defenses.
Natsisiwa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Natsisiwa throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Natsisiwa checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa looks to land a combination but Sullivan avoids it well.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Natsisiwa moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sullivan misses.
Natsisiwa scores with a nice head shot.
Natsisiwa misses the jab.
Natsisiwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Natsisiwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Natsisiwa.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Natsisiwa misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natsisiwa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan slips a straight right by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a body kick.
Natsisiwa stalks Sullivan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sullivan's face. Sullivan staggers backwards, shaken.
Natsisiwa blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Natsisiwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natsisiwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Natsisiwa does no damage.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Natsisiwa throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sullivan.
A right-left combo lands from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Natsisiwa swinging wildly here.
Natsisiwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a kick to the temple. Natsisiwa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Natsisiwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Natsisiwa misses with the combination.
Sullivan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Natsisiwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sullivan - the referee stops the clock and Natsisiwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sullivan. Natsisiwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Natsisiwa lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sullivan. Natsisiwa shrugs it off though.
Sullivan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Natsisiwa will feel that in the morning.
Natsisiwa looks winded!
Natsisiwa takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan throws out a leg kick but Natsisiwa moves out of range and Sullivan only half commits.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Natsisiwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Adam Sullivan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Natsisiwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsisiwa. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natsisiwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Natsisiwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natsisiwa looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Natsisiwa throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Natsisiwa. That snapped Sullivan's head back.
Natsisiwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natsisiwa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
Natsisiwa throws out a powerful jab.
Natsisiwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
A head kick from Sullivan lands but Natsisiwa takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Natsisiwa throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Natsisiwa throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sullivan lands with a right hand.

Natsisiwa is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Natsisiwa misses with a double jab.
Sullivan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Natsisiwa throws a series of strikes that have Sullivan backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa misses with a straight right.
Sullivan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with a straight left.
Natsisiwa misses with a wild body shot.
Natsisiwa throws a series of strikes that have Sullivan backpedaling.
Sullivan misses with a body kick.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Natsisiwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Natsisiwa misses the target.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natsisiwa throws out the jab.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Natsisiwa throws an off balance right hand
and Sullivan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Natsisiwa connects with a jab.
Natsisiwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natsisiwa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Natsisiwa tries to bum rush Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Natsisiwa is breathing heavily.
Sullivan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan throws a head kick that Natsisiwa semi-blocks.
Natsisiwa misses with a few strikes there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sullivan - that will leave a mark!
Natsisiwa looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Natsisiwa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands with a nice body kick.
Sullivan lands a front kick.
Natsisiwa throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Natsisiwa misses with a shot to the body
and Sullivan counters with a big head kick but Natsisiwa shrugs it off.

That has opened up Kalle Natsisiwa's cut even more.
Sullivan throws a head kick that Natsisiwa semi-blocks.
Natsisiwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Natsisiwa misses the body punch
and Sullivan counters with a good, hard body kick but Natsisiwa shrugs it off.
Sullivan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan delivers a nice body kick.
Sullivan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Natsisiwa will feel that in the morning.
Natsisiwa seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sullivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natsisiwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sullivan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Natsisiwa throws a combination that misses
and Sullivan counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan.
Adam Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natsisiwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sullivan feints and then cracks Natsisiwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Natsisiwa down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sullivan.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Natsisiwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Sullivan off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Natsisiwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Natsisiwa misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a leg kick.
Natsisiwa connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Natsisiwa.
Adam Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natsisiwa misses with a two punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a head kick.
Natsisiwa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sullivan scoring well with a low kick there.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Natsisiwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan throws a front kick that sends Natsisiwa stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Natsisiwa misses the target.
Sullivan connects with a solid leg kick.
Natsisiwa throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Natsisiwa moves out of range easily.
Natsisiwa takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Natsisiwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Natsisiwa.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Natsisiwa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Natsisiwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sullivan.
Natsisiwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsisiwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Natsisiwa throws a sloppy body shot
and Sullivan counters with a body kick that stops Natsisiwa in his tracks momentarily.
Natsisiwa looks to land a combination but Sullivan avoids it well.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natsisiwa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sullivan looks for the body kick but Natsisiwa saw that one coming.
Natsisiwa lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Sullivan slams his shin into Natsisiwa's torso.
Sullivan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Natsisiwa throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Natsisiwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Natsisiwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Natsisiwa lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Natsisiwa throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
A cross from Natsisiwa lands.
Natsisiwa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sullivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natsisiwa misses with a shot to the body
and Sullivan counters with a good low kick that Natsisiwa was not able to check.
Sullivan throws a leg kick which misses Natsisiwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Natsisiwa tries to avoid it.
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!
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan scores with a nice body kick.
Natsisiwa misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa jabs Sullivan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Sullivan.
Well Sullivan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!