PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rivers Cuomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cuomo
vs
Sullivan

185 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rivers Cuomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuomo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuomo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan walks into a jab.
Cuomo throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Cuomo.
Cuomo throws a push kick but Sullivan slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Cuomo. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cuomo misses with a double jab.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt - Cuomo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivers Cuomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Cuomo moves out of range.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cuomo defends it nicely.
Cuomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuomo.
Cuomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuomo circles away.
A swing and a miss from Cuomo.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cuomo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sullivan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sullivan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Cuomo cracks Sullivan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Cuomo pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Cuomo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sullivan will feel that in the morning.
Cuomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cuomo loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
Sullivan slips a jab from Cuomo.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuomo throws out the jab.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Cuomo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cuomo throws a front kick that sends Sullivan stumbling back into the cage.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Cuomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuomo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuomo misses the shot to the body.
Cuomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuomo.
Cuomo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Cuomo circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cuomo tries to bum rush Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cuomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuomo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuomo misses with a double jab.
Cuomo misses with a double jab.

Sullivan feints and as Cuomo raises his hands in defense, Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sullivan postures up.

Sullivan drops back looking for a leg! Cuomo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cuomo manages to kick Sullivan off! Sullivan jumps back into Cuomo's guard.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Cuomo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rivers Cuomo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cuomo swinging wilding here.
A leg kick checked by Sullivan.
Cuomo throws a body kick that misses.
Cuomo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuomo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuomo.
A combination from Cuomo does no damage.
Good leg kick by Cuomo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Sullivan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cuomo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan trying to control from half guard but Cuomo is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
Sullivan tries to pass to full mount but Cuomo defends it.
Cuomo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sullivan is working away from the top position though.

Sullivan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cuomo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sullivan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cuomo is not content to let Sullivan control the position.
Cuomo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cuomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuomo misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cuomo sprawls well. Cuomo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuomo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuomo throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuomo misses with a few strikes there.
Cuomo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cuomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cuomo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cuomo tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sullivan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cuomo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cuomo tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.

Sullivan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cuomo wants to control but Sullivan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Sullivan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cuomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cuomo misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Cuomo misses.
Cuomo throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Cuomo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cuomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuomo misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sullivan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cuomo avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuomo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cuomo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sullivan somewhat.
Rivers Cuomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sullivan.
Cuomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo throws a solid leg kick but Sullivan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cuomo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuomo.
Cuomo swinging wilding here.
Cuomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cuomo. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.
Cuomo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sullivan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sullivan prevents Cuomo from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sullivan passes into side control, despite Cuomo's attempt to control the position.

Sullivan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cuomo tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo struggling a bit here.

Sullivan is trying to get an arm triangle but Cuomo is defending well.

That's four 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.
Cuomo is trying to control Sullivan's posture but Sullivan avoids it.
Cuomo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sullivan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sullivan is working for a kimura but Cuomo is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cuomo has his hands clasped together around Sullivan's back. He's all about the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sullivan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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