PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Sullivan (ranked 3523 p4p, 4636 weight class) and Boris Clement (ranked 338 p4p, 403 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sullivan
vs
Clement

173 cm
23
145
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
148
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Clement!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sullivan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Clement.
Clement looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clement avoids it.
Clement throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
Clement connects with a nice looking jab.
Clement scores with a jab. Sullivan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Clement misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clement's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sullivan under the eye.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Clement misses the body punch
and Sullivan counters with an inside leg kick.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clement throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Clement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Sullivan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement stuffs the takedown.
Boris Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement lands with a good body shot.
Clement lands a slapping body shot.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clement misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sullivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clement circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan throws a big counter combination but Clement scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clement misses with a shot to the body
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clement misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clement misses with a straight right.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clement takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Clement.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Sullivan misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clement rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sullivan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clement throws a sloppy body shot
and Clement takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Clement.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Clement moves out of range.
Clement misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a solid body kick.
Clement waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Clement misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan counters with a low kick, right behind Clement 's knee.
Sullivan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clement in his tracks.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Clement misses with a hook.
Sullivan defending well as Clement loads up on a big left hand.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Clement lands with a straight right. Sullivan didn't see that one coming.
Clement swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement lands a slapping body shot.
Boris Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Clement connects with the punch.
Clement misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Sullivan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Clement misses with a left hand
and Sullivan counters with a body kick that stops Clement in his tracks momentarily.
Clement just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Clement. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.
Clement throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clement is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sullivan rather than just go for the knockout.
Clement jabs Sullivan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clement misses with a left hand
and Sullivan counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Sullivan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clement connects with a body shot.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clement jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Clement.
Clement throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sullivan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clement. That did some damage!
Clement throws the left hand but Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Clement shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clement throws a right hand that misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Clement.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clement misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Clement misses.
Clement dips to his left and cracks Sullivan with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Clement misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
Clement takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Clement dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Clement misses.
As Clement looks to move away, Sullivan throws a big counter combo but Clement just gets out of the way.
Clement misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Clement is having none of it.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown but Clement manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sullivan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Jab from Clement.
Clement takes one to the side of the head.
Clement missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clement.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Clement dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clement fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sullivan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clement throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement scores with a hook.
Clement misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clement throws a sloppy body shot
and Clement takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sullivan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Clement throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a low kick, right behind Clement 's knee.
Boris Clement seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clement throws a shot to the body.
Clement lands an overhand right.
Clement takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Clement misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Clement.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clement avoids it really well and circles away.
Clement has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Clement catches Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Clement throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clement.
Sullivan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Clement misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a right hand to the body.
Sullivan slips a jab from Clement.
Clement misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clement manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Clement is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Clement misses.

Sullivan shoots in and bounces Clement off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Clement keeps moving.
Clement has a closed guard, preventing Sullivan from standing up.
Clement 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.
Sullivan is stalling in the full guard.
Sullivan is looking to stand up but Clement won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clement can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Clement blocks nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clement lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Clement showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sullivan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sullivan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clement scores with a nice head shot.
Clement lands a slapping body shot.
Clement changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Clement misses with a hook to the body
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clement lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clement takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Sullivan is rocked!
Clement smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Clement scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sullivan drops his hands momentarily. Clement doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sullivan staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sullivan doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Clement!
Boris Clement spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.