PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Natsisiwa
vs
Sullivan

188 cm
34
208 lbs
17 - 10 - 2

200 cm
33
221 lbs
15 - 4 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsisiwa misses with a wild combination.
Natsisiwa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! in the buildup to the fight.
Sullivan connects with a looping right hand.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsisiwa. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Natsisiwa moves out of range.
Natsisiwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Natsisiwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Natsisiwa scores with a hook to the body. Sullivan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Natsisiwa.
Sullivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sullivan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sullivan throws a head kick that Natsisiwa semi-blocks.

It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Natsisiwa clinches.
Natsisiwa can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Natsisiwa.
A shot in the inside from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
Natsisiwa wants to stall.
Natsisiwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natsisiwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natsisiwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Natsisiwa.
Sullivan throws a punch but it's blocked by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Natsisiwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan.

Natsisiwa is rocked!
Sullivan lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Natsisiwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan tries a body shot but Natsisiwa blocks it.
Natsisiwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
Natsisiwa misses with some punches.
Natsisiwa seems to have got his legs back now.

Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sullivan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Natsisiwa.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natsisiwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Natsisiwa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Natsisiwa as he connects with a hook.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut.
Natsisiwa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sullivan.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natsisiwa throws out the jab.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Natsisiwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Natsisiwa cracks a nice hook into Sullivan's ribs.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Natsisiwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a jab to the nose.
Natsisiwa misses with a looping left.
Natsisiwa blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Natsisiwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Natsisiwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sullivan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Natsisiwa throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Natsisiwa. Those never looked like landing.
Natsisiwa lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Natsisiwa throws a sloppy body shot
and Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Kalle Natsisiwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan.
Natsisiwa throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan is looking to slow Natsisiwa down with leg kicks.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Natsisiwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Natsisiwa takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Natsisiwa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Natsisiwa does no damage.
Sullivan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Natsisiwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natsisiwa misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Natsisiwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sullivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Natsisiwa.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Sullivan scoring well with a low kick there.
Natsisiwa swings widly with a right hand
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Natsisiwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Natsisiwa connects with a jab.
Natsisiwa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natsisiwa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adam Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Natsisiwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sullivan. Sullivan obviously looking to wear him down.
Natsisiwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Natsisiwa throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa's corner calls for a 1-2. Natsisiwa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sullivan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Natsisiwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sullivan lands a jab to Natsisiwa's midsection.
Natsisiwa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Natsisiwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Natsisiwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Natsisiwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Natsisiwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Natsisiwa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natsisiwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Natsisiwa throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Natsisiwa misses the jab.
Sullivan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Natsisiwa ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Natsisiwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natsisiwa jabs at Sullivan's body.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Natsisiwa misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan scores with a spinning back kick!
Sullivan cracks the inside of Natsisiwa's front leg.
Sullivan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Kalle Natsisiwa's cut is getting worse.
Natsisiwa misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan.
Natsisiwa misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a head kick that wobbles Natsisiwa - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Sullivan sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Adam Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.