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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Moore (ranked 3986 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Patrick Sullivan (ranked 409 p4p, 0 weight class). Zion Moore looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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155
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan clinches.
Sullivan jumps into guard, dragging Moore to the mat.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan is pulling down on Moore's head. It's preventing any offense from Moore, at least for the moment.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sullivan seems keen to control Moore's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sullivan pulls Moore in to control the position.
Let's hope that Sullivan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
Sullivan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sullivan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moore's guard.
Sullivan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sullivan controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sullivan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sullivan is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sullivan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
Sullivan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Sullivan has Moore pulled in close to control his posture.
Sullivan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sullivan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to improve his position but instead Sullivan has moved into half guard.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Patrick Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sullivan trying to mount his opponent but Moore defends it.
Sullivan is controlling the pace.
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.
The adventures of Sullivan the control monster continue. Boring.
Sullivan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sullivan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan gets full guard.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Sullivan is pulling down on Moore's head to control his posture.
Sullivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sullivan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moore walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to counter with a takedown but Sullivan is quick to defend against it.
Sullivan blocks the body kick.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Sullivan clinches.
Sullivan jumps guard.
Moore is fighting to break Sullivan's control of his arms but Sullivan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Sullivan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sullivan.
Moore throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sullivan escapes and throws Moore's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More stalling from Sullivan.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sullivan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sullivan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Moore will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan is controlling Moore's posture.
Patrick Sullivan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to sit in guard and control but Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sullivan content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Patrick Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
21% |
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