PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Sablich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sullivan
vs
Sablich

200 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhon Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Sablich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sablich - that will leave a mark!
Sablich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sullivan will feel that in the morning.
Nice shot lands for Sullivan.
Sablich misses with a body shot.
Sablich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Sablich.
Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Sablich's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Sullivan dives in looking to finish as Sablich flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Sullivan's strikes! Sullivan is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Sablich's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Sablich was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jhon Sullivan!