PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 4786 p4p, 451 weight class) and Sean O Sullivan (ranked 4688 p4p, 443 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dempsey
vs
O Sullivan

173 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Dempsey avoids them all with ease.
Dempsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dempsey shoots and misses
and O Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from O Sullivan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Sullivan stuffs the takedown.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Sullivan throws out a loose jab but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dempsey misses with a right hand
and O Sullivan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Dempsey forces O Sullivan back against the cage and clinches.
O Sullivan tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage.
O Sullivan blocks a body shot from Dempsey.
O Sullivan is trying to force a seperation but Dempsey has the dominant position.
Dempsey prevents O Sullivan from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but O Sullivan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dempsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

O Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey misses with a takedown attempt
and O Sullivan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dempsey tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Sullivan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dempsey somewhat.
A right-left combo lands from Dempsey.
O Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan works Dempsey's body with a nice hook.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
O Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dempsey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
No joy there for O Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey appears to be looking for a big counter.
O Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
Dempsey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Sullivan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dempsey scrambles back to his feet.
Dempsey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Sullivan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dempsey rather than just go for the knockout.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dempsey doesn't seem bothered though.
O Sullivan staying out of range there.
O Sullivan works Dempsey's body with a nice hook.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Sullivan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dempsey backs up against the cage.
O Sullivan lands with a hook. Dempsey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dempsey.
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Dempsey moves out of range.
Dempsey slips a jab and a cross from O Sullivan.
Dempsey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a combination that misses
and O Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Dempsey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dempsey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Sullivan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from O Sullivan.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Sullivan punishes Dempsey's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dempsey or perhaps it was just good defense by O Sullivan, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away.
O Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dempsey.
Dempsey tries to clinch but O Sullivan moves away
and O Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey wants to clinch up but O Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
O Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Dempsey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Sullivan works Dempsey's body with a nice hook.
Dempsey goes for a double leg but O Sullivan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Sullivan continues to drive forward.
O Sullivan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dempsey misses with a double jab
and O Sullivan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Sullivan lands a jab to the nose.
O Sullivan catches Dempsey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Sullivan throws a right and a left that Dempsey avoids nicely.
Dempsey throws a big counter combination but O Sullivan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
O Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Sullivan connects with a right hand. Dempsey shakes it off.
O Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Dempsey has O Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.

O Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
O Sullivan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dempsey.
O Sullivan throws a right and a left that Dempsey avoids nicely.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Sullivan lands with an overhand left.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but O Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Sean O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Sullivan scores with a one two! Dempsey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey swinging wildly here.
O Sullivan throws a combination. Dempsey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Sullivan misses with the combination.
O Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dempsey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Sullivan is fending him off so far but Dempsey persists. Nope, O Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dempsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a takedown. O Sullivan tries to sprawl out of it but Dempsey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Sullivan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from O Sullivan misses.
O Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dempsey doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from O Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from O Sullivan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dempsey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for O Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but O Sullivan is avoiding it.
Dempsey shoots for a takedown but O Sullivan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Sullivan stuns Dempsey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Dempsey ducks right into an uppercut from O Sullivan.
A combination from O Sullivan does no damage.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Sullivan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sean O Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Sullivan looks to land a combination but Dempsey avoids it well.
O Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Dempsey backs off O Sullivan throws a huge counter combo but Dempsey manages to avoid it all.
O Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dempsey circles away quickly and effectively.
O Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dempsey.
An attempted straight right counter from Dempsey misses the target.

Dempsey closes the distance and clinches.
Dempsey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Dempsey avoids them all with ease.
O Sullivan misses with the combination.
O Sullivan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Sullivan moves away.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Sullivan misses with a wild combination.

Dempsey drives through and clinches with O Sullivan against the cage.

O Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Sullivan. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dempsey darts in and clinches O Sullivan up against the cage.
Dempsey keeps control of O Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Dempsey keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Sullivan lands a jab-cross combination.
O Sullivan lands a jab-cross combination.
Dempsey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
O Sullivan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dempsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Sullivan works Dempsey's body with a nice hook.
O Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Sullivan throws a combination. Dempsey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Sullivan counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
No joy there for O Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Sullivan misses with the combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dempsey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
O Sullivan throws the left hand but Dempsey avoids the punch easily.

Dempsey instigates a clinch.
Dempsey lands a nice uppercut.

Dempsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack Dempsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean O Sullivan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Sullivan 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Sullivan!