PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobbs's entrance music is I Stand Alone. A fine choice. Robert Sullivan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hobbs
vs
Sullivan

193 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
30
290 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hobbs is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Luke Hobbs has been cut.
Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sullivan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Sullivan lands a big head kick that sends Hobbs tumbling to the mat! Sullivan takes a step backwards and waves Hobbs back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hobbs is rocked!
Hobbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.

Luke Hobbs's cut is getting worse.
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan working Hobbs over with knees to the body.
Hobbs is breathing heavily.
Hobbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sullivan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sullivan rushes Hobbs and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hobbs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sullivan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hobbs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan's brow.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of Hobbs's head.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hobbs won't want to take too many of those.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hobbs won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Sullivan.

Luke Hobbs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan drops Hobbs with a big knee straight up the middle! Hobbs is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Hobbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robert Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan cracks Hobbs on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hobbs falls backwards against the ropes. Sullivan follows up with more strikes that drop Hobbs to his knees. Sullivan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hobbs! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sullivan!
Robert Sullivan gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).