PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes into the arena with Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen blaring out of the sound system. Sullivan IV has chosen Seven Deadly Sins as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
L Sullivan IV

185 cm
29
204 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

186 cm
32
195 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!
160!

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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan IV can pounce on him.
Sullivan IV dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel walks into a jab.
Sullivan IV bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan IV swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steel counters with a head kick. That will keep Sullivan IV thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sullivan IV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan IV. Sullivan IV circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan IV thumps Steel with a low kick.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Sullivan IV steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan IV scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Sullivan IV throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan IV looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Steel takes a swing at Sullivan IV's ribcage but misses.
Steel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan IV walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sullivan IV.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan IV moves away.
Sullivan IV keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel misses with the combination.
Steel lands with an uppercut that bounces Sullivan IV off the cage and back into range.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sullivan IV wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sullivan IV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan IV throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steel.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sullivan IV. Sullivan IV obviously looking to wear him down.
Sullivan IV misses with a straight left.
Sullivan IV delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Sullivan IV cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Sullivan IV keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan IV walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steel.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Sullivan IV checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sullivan IV misses the jab.
Sullivan IV wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan IV lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Sullivan IV lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Sullivan IV wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan IV.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan IV.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan IV moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Sullivan IV explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sullivan IV thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan IV. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sullivan IV. That's going to slow Steel down.
Sullivan IV connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan IV there.
A punch combination from Sullivan IV misses.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Max Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan IV slips under a jab.
Good work by Steel as he checks the leg kick.
Steel misses with a low kick as Sullivan IV jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Sullivan IV checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV is looking to land body kicks.
Sullivan IV is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Steel connects with a jab.
Steel slips a straight right by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sullivan IV misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Sullivan IV misses.
Sullivan IV throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sullivan IV tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steel is able to avoid easily.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John L Sullivan IV dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sullivan IV scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan IV scores with a leg kick.
Sullivan IV lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan IV lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan IV.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sullivan IV.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sullivan IV. Sullivan IV obviously looking to wear him down.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sullivan IV is out of range and Steel settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Sullivan IV does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan IV connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel's hands.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sullivan IV throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steel with a hook.
Sullivan IV throws a low kick but Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Sullivan IV counters with a low kick, right behind Steel 's knee.
Sullivan IV clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sullivan IV throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sullivan IV with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel connects with a looping right hand.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Sullivan IV's head but Sullivan IV sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan IV avoids it.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sullivan IV lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Sullivan IV moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Sullivan IV lands a head shot.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan IV cracks Steel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Steel falls to his knees and Sullivan IV doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John L Sullivan IV!
John L Sullivan IV made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) in his post fight interview.