PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sappy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bull
vs
Sappy

184 cm
25
222 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

220 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sappy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull leaves Sappy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bull has closed the distance and engaged Sappy in a clinch.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull misses with an elbow over the top.
Sappy blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
Bull working Sappy over with knees to the body.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Sappy in his tracks for a moment.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Sappy avoids the damage to the body.
Sappy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
Sappy dodges an elbow strike from Bull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sappy's defenses.
Sappy controlling the action here for a moment.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Sappy shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy has Bull pushed against the cage.
Sappy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sappy tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sappy's brow.
Sappy lands a right hand.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sappy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bull smiles and moves away.
The Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sappy.
Bull feints and then cracks Sappy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sappy down.
Sappy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bull avoids it really well and circles away.
Bull feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sappy blocks an elbow strike from Bull.

Sappy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sappy tries for a takedown but Bull circles away easily
and Bull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull tries to clinch but Sappy moves out of range.
Bull connects with a leg kick. Sappy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bull looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Bull closes the distance and clinches.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Sappy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sappy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bull walks away with a smile on his face. Sappy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bull stuffs the takedown.
Sappy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is looking to clinch but Sappy is avoiding it.
Bull is looking to clinch.
Sappy has a takedown stuffed.
Sappy looks winded!

Bull forces Sappy back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sappy's brow.
Bull connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sappy's face.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull pushes off an throws an elbow but Sappy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Sappy's ribcage.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Sappy's ribcage.
Sappy tries to work over Bull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sappy's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Sappy missing with knees to the body.
Sappy looking to slow down the pace here.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Sappy takes an elbow to the temple.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Sappy in his tracks for a moment.
Sappy goes for a takedown attempt but Bull pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sappy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bull's head.

Bull clinches up against the cage.
Bull could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bull lands a nice elbow.

Sappy breaks from the clinch.

Bull has Sappy up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sappy gets tackled into the cage by Bull. Bull maintains the clinch.
Sappy blocks an elbow strike.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Bull pushes off an throws an elbow but Sappy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Sappy has clasped his hands together around Bull's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sappy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sappy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sappy can do to turn this around?
Bull trying to remain calm as Sappy controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sappy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sappy cracks Bull with a big right hand but Bull just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Sappy decides to stand back up. Sappy steps back and let's Bull get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull wants to clinch.
Sappy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bull's waist but Bull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sappy off to one side.
Sappy has a takedown stuffed.
Sappy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Sappy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sappy.
Sappy is breathing heavily.

Bull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Sappy in his tracks for a moment.
Bull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Sappy in his tracks for a moment.
Sappy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bull.
Sappy is trying to pull guard but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sappy's brow.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bull obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Bull lands an elbow just above Sappy 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Sappy scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bull.
Sappy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Sappy takes an elbow to the temple.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Sappy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sappy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bull gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Bull working Sappy over with knees to the body.
Sappy blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sappy wants to break free but Bull has control.
Sappy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
Bull lands a nice elbow.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sappy tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Sappy shrugs off.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bull working Sappy over with knees to the body.
Bull prevents Sappy from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bull throws an elbow but misses.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bull stops a takedown attempt from Sappy.
Bull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Sappy's ribcage.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull lands an elbow just above Sappy 's eye.
Bull lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Nice elbow from Bull.
Sappy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Sappy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sappy avoids the elbow strike from Bull, against the cage.
Bull connects with a knee to the head.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sappy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bull obliges.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Sappy's ribcage.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sappy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bull to keep the fight standing.
Sappy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bull dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bull has closed the distance and engaged Sappy in a clinch.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sappy presses Bull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sappy is trying to drag Bull to the mat but Bull just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bull is pressed up against the cage. Sappy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bull down to the mat. Bull avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bull leaves Sappy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sappy.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Sappy pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sappy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Sappy pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Sappy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob Sappy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bull gets a clinch.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Sappy fails to pull guard.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sappy is looking to control Bull's arms but Bull gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sappy has his back to the cage.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Sappy in his tracks for a moment.
Bull lands a nice elbow.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sappy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bull pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bull rushes Sappy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Sappy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bull misses with an elbow over the top.
Bull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sappy blocks the elbow strike.
Bull pushes off an throws an elbow but Sappy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sappy.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Sappy in his tracks for a moment.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Sappy shrugs off.
Sappy is trying to drag Bull to the mat but Bull just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sappy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sappy wants to take the fight to the mat but Bull manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bull lands a nice elbow.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Sappy shrugs off.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Sappy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Sappy's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Bull.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Sappy shrugs off.
Bull pushes off an throws an elbow but Sappy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sappy's defenses.
Bull prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bull lands an elbow just above Sappy 's eye.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sappy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bull lands an elbow just above Sappy 's eye.
Bob Sappy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bull, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Bull!