PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nike Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sully comes to the cage accompanied by I See You. Adonis has chosen Flight of the Valkyries as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sully
vs
Adonis

194 cm
29
191 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

184 cm
29
190 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nike Adonis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range.
Adonis missing with a left hand there. Sully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adonis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
Sully bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adonis's head backwards.
Adonis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jake Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sully smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sully shoots for a takedown but Adonis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sully shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adonis is trying to defend but Sully finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adonis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sully.

Adonis is defending against the submission attempts here by Sully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adonis trying to hold on to Sully's head to control him but Sully postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis tries to get to full guard but Sully has control of the leg.
Adonis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sully.
Adonis trying to control from the bottom.

Sully is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adonis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adonis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sully with the ground and pound but Adonis uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sully missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adonis has a closed guard, preventing Sully from standing up.
Sully throws a big right hand that misses.
Sully trying to control but Adonis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adonis wants to sweep here but Sully controlling him for the moment.
Adonis managing to control the position.
Adonis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sully.
Adonis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sully stopping the sweep attempt from Adonis.
Sully working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sully working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sully makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sully loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sully won't allow Adonis to sweep him here.
Sully missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sully missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sully distracts Adonis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adonis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sully is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sully with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sully passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sully throws an elbow but Adonis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sully looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adonis is avoiding damage well.
Sully creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adonis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adonis keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sully throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Adonis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Adonis tries to roll over but Sully keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Sully dominated that round.
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.

Sully scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adonis tries to move into range but Sully moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adonis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adonis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adonis keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Adonis.
Sully throws a jab but it's blocked by Adonis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sully.

Sully rushes Adonis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adonis avoids it.
Adonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sully.
Adonis is trying to break the clinch but Sully is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adonis blocks a body shot from Sully.
Sully tries to circle away but Adonis has him pinned against the cage.
Adonis wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully is working Adonis over against the cage.
Adonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adonis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sully lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sully breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adonis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sully.
Sully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adonis defends it nicely.
Adonis connects with a single shot there.
Adonis connects with a single shot there.

Sully drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sully postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Adonis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sully, into his guard.
Adonis wants to stand and escape but instead Sully has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adonis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sully postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Adonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sully postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sully is in close to Adonis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sully is looking to work some ground and pound but Adonis has wrist control.
Adonis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sully lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adonis wants to sweep but no luck.
Sully is looking to work some ground and pound but Adonis has wrist control.
Sully missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sully trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adonis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sully in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sully trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adonis's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sully passes Adonis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sully not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adonis is trying to maintain the position but Sully is very close to passing his half guard.
Sully thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sully scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sully is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sully lands a nice shot to the head.
Adonis tries to buck Sully off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Sully dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Adonis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sully wants to clinch up but Adonis keeps it at a distance.
Sully fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adonis misses with a wild body shot.

Sully looking to score a takedown here. Adonis is defending well but Sully drives through and ends up in Adonis's guard.
Sully throws a big elbow that misses.
Adonis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sully postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sully tries to free his leg and advance position but Adonis is retaining full guard.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Adonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adonis holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Adonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adonis throws a chopping leg kick but Sully manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab by Adonis.

Sully drives through and clinches with Adonis against the cage.

Sully breaks from the clinch.
Adonis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sully moves away.

Sully looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Adonis!
Sully lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Adonis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sully postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Adonis bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sully and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Sully!
Jake Sully decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.