PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omaha Steak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys--shipping up to boston blaring out of the sound system. Steak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What I've Done . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Sullivan
vs
Steak

180 cm
26
179 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
30
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick O Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omaha Steak!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from O Sullivan as Steak shoots in.
Steak slips a straight right by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a hook.
O Sullivan misses with a looping left.
Steak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Steak ducks down to avoid it.

Steak shoots in and gets a takedown into O Sullivan's guard.
O Sullivan wants to stand up but Steak is controlling him.
O Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Steak stands and steps away. O Sullivan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steak throws a head kick but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Steak moves away from the strike by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan tries to bum rush Steak with a series of wild strikes but Steak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steak looks for a takedown but O Sullivan sprawls well.
Patrick O Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omaha Steak.
Steak fails to land the takedown.
O Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Steak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Sullivan throws a right and a left that Steak avoids nicely.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
and Steak counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Steak slips a jab from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steak ducks under a wild hook from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan stuffs the takedown attempt from Steak. Steak gets slowly back to his feet.
Steak throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by O Sullivan misses
and Steak counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steak scores with a head kick.
O Sullivan throws a combination that misses
and Steak counters with a body kick.
O Sullivan is breathing heavily.
O Sullivan stuns Steak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Steak moves into the clinch.
O Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Steak keeps him there for the moment.

Steak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steak blocks a jab.
Steak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from O Sullivan. No joy for Steak on that attempt.
Steak closes the distance and clinches up with O Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Steak pushes O Sullivan against the cage but O Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steak connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by O Sullivan there.
A slow jab from O Sullivan misses its intended target.
Steak slips a jab and a cross from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan stuffs the takedown.
O Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
Steak pushes O Sullivan away with a front kick.
Steak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steak.
Steak blocks a head kick by O Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Omaha Steak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Sullivan tries to land a body kick
and Steak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Sullivan is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Steak.
O Sullivan sneaks back into half guard.
O Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.

O Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Sullivan pushes Steak off looking to stand but Steak dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steak is taking a breather. O Sullivan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Let's hope that Steak 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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Omaha Steak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patrick O Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Sullivan scores with a jab to the head.
Steak fails to land the takedown.
Steak blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steak shoots in for a double leg but O Sullivan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steak dives in and grabs O Sullivan's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Sullivan pushes down on Steak's head and hops out.
Patrick O Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omaha Steak.
Steak tries to clinch up.
O Sullivan throws a poor cross that misses
and Steak counters with a good, hard body kick but O Sullivan shrugs it off.
Steak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steak moves out of range of the strikes.
Steak takes one to the chin there.
O Sullivan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that Steak ducks under and follows up with a left that Steak also avoids with ease.
O Sullivan throws a head kick but Steak moves out of range.
Steak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Sullivan is fending him off so far but Steak persists. Nope, O Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Patrick O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steak tries for a takedown but O Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Sullivan throws a series of strikes that have Steak backpedaling.
Steak keeps O Sullivan at a distance using the push kick.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot.

Steak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Steak has him pressed against the cage.

Steak manages to break the clinch.

Steak clinches up with O Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
O Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
O Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Steak won't allow it.

Steak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Patrick O Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Steak lands a head kick!
A lazy body kick from O Sullivan
and Steak counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Steak closes the distance and clinches up with O Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Steak pushes O Sullivan against the cage but O Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Omaha Steak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Steak ducks under a wild hook from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steak slips a straight right by O Sullivan.
Some wild striking there from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
O Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steak was well out of range. Poor timing from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Steak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Sullivan quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Sullivan is trying to stand back up but Steak is controlling him
Steak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan is trying to stand.

O Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Sullivan wants to control but Steak is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan trying desperately to get to his feet.
O Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
O Sullivan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steak controlling from mount.
O Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
Steak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Sullivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Sullivan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Omaha Steak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steak controlling from mount.
O Sullivan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steak controlling the position easily from mount.
Patrick O Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Omaha Steak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Sullivan throws a right and a left that Steak avoids nicely.
O Sullivan slaps away a takedown attempt from Steak, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Steak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omaha Steak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steak 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omaha Steak!
Omaha Steak took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.