PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matas Sulinskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matas Sulinskas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Harrison
vs
Sulinskas

159 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

189 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matas Sulinskas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sulinskas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sulinskas showed some decent athleticism there.
Sulinskas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harrison tries to roll over but Sulinskas keeps him under control.
Sulinskas slows the pace down in half guard.
Harrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harrison throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulinskas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harrison's guard.
Sulinskas sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sulinskas wants to pass the guard but Harrison is keeping the position.
Sulinskas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrison wants to stand but Sulinskas is controlling the position.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sulinskas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulinskas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harrison's guard.

Sulinskas is looking for a kimura but Harrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sulinskas to get the leverage.
Sulinskas slows the pace down in half guard.
Harrison is trying to stand back up but Sulinskas is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sulinskas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harrison tries to roll over but Sulinskas keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sulinskas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harrison is trying to stand up here but Sulinskas is controlling him well.
Sulinskas trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sulinskas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sulinskas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Harrison working a defensive guard but Sulinskas passes into half guard.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sulinskas lands a nice short elbow.
Sulinskas prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Harrison pushes Sulinskas off looking to stand but Sulinskas dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sulinskas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sulinskas wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harrison.
Harrison is trying to control the position but Sulinskas postures up.
Harrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sulinskas wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrison is on top in guard.

Sulinskas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrison is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matas Sulinskas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sulinskas closes the distance and clinches.
Sulinskas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Sulinskas jumps guard and drags Harrison to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sulinskas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulinskas trying to keep a closed guard but Harrison is proving a slippery customer.
Sulinskas wants to stand up but Harrison is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulinskas working a defensive guard here.
Harrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sulinskas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Sulinskas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sulinskas wants to get back to his feet but Harrison passes into half guard.
Harrison thows a huge punch but Sulinskas dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sulinskas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sulinskas wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sulinskas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harrison with the ground and pound but Sulinskas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harrison throwing strikes from guard but Sulinskas blocks nicely.
Sulinskas is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harrison shoots in but Sulinskas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Sulinskas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Sulinskas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harrison to the ground. Sulinskas is now in Harrison's guard.
Sulinskas stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Sulinskas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harrison wants to improve his position but instead Sulinskas has moved into half guard.
Harrison tries to roll over but Sulinskas keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sulinskas stops Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Harrison wants to control but Sulinskas is keeping busy.
Sulinskas is nestled in close to Harrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sulinskas wants to work for an arm triangle but Harrison is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is looking for a sweep. Sulinskas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matas Sulinskas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sulinskas drives through with a takedown into Harrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sulinskas stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Sulinskas is having none of it.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Sulinskas from controlling successfully.
Sulinskas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Sulinskas from controlling successfully.
Harrison throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulinskas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Sulinskas shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Harrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sulinskas is controlling him.
Sulinskas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulinskas trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sulinskas won't allow Harrison to get back to his feet.

Harrison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sulinskas passes into half guard.
Harrison wants to control but Sulinskas passes into side.
Harrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harrison is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sulinskas connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Sulinskas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sulinskas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sulinskas tries to stand but Harrison controls the position and pulls Sulinskas into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulinskas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sulinskas trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matas Sulinskas has got the better of the ground game so far.

Harrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sulinskas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sulinskas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sulinskas tries to stand but Harrison is controlling from the bottom.
Harrison wants to stand but Sulinskas is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but Sulinskas is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sulinskas has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison really is a fat lump.
Harrison stalling.

Sulinskas breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Sulinskas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sulinskas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harry Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matas Sulinskas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matas Sulinskas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sulinskas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matas Sulinskas!
Post fight, Matas Sulinskas took to the microphone: 'I'M THE FUTURE BEST OF ALL TIME'.