PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Jamison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wayde Sullivan's chin.

Sullivan
vs
Jamison

191 cm
19
225 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Crippler's Corner
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sullivan has Jamison up against the cage in a clinch.

Sullivan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jamison regains guard.

Jamison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sullivan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jamison as he jumps to the side.

Jamison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Jamison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jamison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Jamison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jamison throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jamison is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison lands a couple of digs.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Jamison tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
Jamison blocking the ground and pound.
Jamison throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sullivan misses with a head shot.
Sullivan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jamison can't escape the position.
Sullivan breaks from Jamison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan prevents Jamison from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries to lock up and control but Sullivan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sullivan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jamison is looking to escape.
Jamison wants to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.
Jamison throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jamison is trying to escape the mount.
Sullivan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jamison can't escape the position.
Jamison flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan with good strikes from the mount here!
Jamison tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
Jamison holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sullivan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jamison throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sullivan. What's that going to do exactly?
Jamison tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
Sullivan lands with some strikes.
Jamison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Sullivan wants to finish this one by submission but Jamison is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jamison regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Jamison is trying to stand up here but Sullivan is controlling him well.
Jamison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sullivan is trying to control. Jamison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sullivan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jamison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jamison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan moves into full mount! Jamison won't be happy about that!
Jamison throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jamison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jamison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jamison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jamison.
Jamison connects with a couple of short punches.
Jamison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
Mack Jamison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sullivan working a defensive guard here.
Sullivan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sullivan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jamison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jamison tries to bum rush Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Jamison counters with a series of strikes. Sullivan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jamison lands a nice shot to the body.

Jamison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jamison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Jamison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sullivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jamison escapes and gets back to his feet.

Jamison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sullivan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jamison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jamison working over Sullivan with some ground and pound. Sullivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sullivan has hold of Jamison's hands but Jamison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Jamison decides to stand and escape the position.
Sullivan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jamison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jamison's guard.

Jamison uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Jamison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sullivan actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison 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.
Jamison trying to pass the guard but Sullivan defending well.
Sullivan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sullivan is trying to control but can't.
Sullivan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jamison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jamison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jamison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jamison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jamison tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sullivan controls his leg.
Jamison lands strikes from half guard.
Sullivan wants to control but Jamison is keeping busy.

Sullivan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Jamison there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Jamison blocks the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan trying to control but Jamison postures up.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jamison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sullivan backs up against the cage.
Jamison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sullivan tries to bum rush Jamison with a series of wild strikes but Jamison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayde Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jamison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Jamison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jamison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Sullivan taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Sullivan is refusing to be controlled, as Jamison sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sullivan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sullivan actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Jamison there.
Jamison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sullivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sullivan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jamison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Jamison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Jamison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jamison scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jamison decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jamison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jamison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sullivan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jamison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sullivan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison connects with a couple of short punches.
Jamison working some strikes from top position.
Jamison connects with a couple of short punches.
Jamison postures up and lands a big shot to Sullivan's brow.

Jamison stands up and waves to Sullivan to follow him.
Jamison lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Jamison as he connects with a hook.
Jamison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan tries to clinch up

and Jamison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sullivan!
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Jamison's attempts to control the action.
Jamison lands a heavy elbow.
Jamison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sullivan hang on?
Jamison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wayde Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison lands a big shot there that rocks Sullivan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jamison wants to control the pace but Sullivan is squirming around nicely.
Jamison landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Jamison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mack Jamison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan is looking to get to half guard.
Jamison is landing with some decent strikes but Sullivan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan tries to reverse the position but Jamison maintains control.
Jamison working the ground and pound effectively.
Sullivan working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jamison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Jamison!