PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seany Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by Mudshovel by Staind. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sullivan
vs
Tiger

178 cm
23
154 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seany Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tiger gets caught flat footed, as Sullivan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Sullivan is having none of it.

Sullivan stands up and waves to Tiger to follow him.
Sullivan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Sullivan shoots in and bounces Tiger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiger is retaining full guard.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws and elbow that misses. Tiger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sullivan's guard. Nice move by Tiger!
Tiger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sullivan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tiger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sullivan is proving hard to escape from.
Sullivan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sullivan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sullivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tiger circles away.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Tiger stalks Sullivan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sullivan's face. Sullivan staggers backwards, shaken.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Tiger sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seany Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat.
Tiger connects with a crisp jab.
Tiger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sullivan shoots in but no luck this time.

Tiger closes the distance and clinches.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiger trying to stall but Sullivan improves his position.

Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sullivan backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Tiger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sullivan landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan is in close to Tiger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan postures up in Tiger's guard and throws a big left but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiger is retaining full guard.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiger which made him look bad.
Sullivan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiger's waist but Tiger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sullivan off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiger.
Sullivan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan lands with a nice combination. Tiger backs away looking to recover.

Tiger moves into range and clinches up with Sullivan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.

Sullivan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sullivan pushes down on Tiger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seany Sullivan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sullivan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiger misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Tiger misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sullivan.
Tiger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sullivan.
Tiger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiger dodges the ground and pound from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tiger's legs.
Tiger wants to get back to his feet.
Sullivan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tiger dodges the ground and pound from Sullivan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiger misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sullivan. That did some damage!
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiger feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Sullivan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sullivan won't allow Tiger to get back to his feet.
Sullivan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sullivan pushes down on Tiger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sullivan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiger's head.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sullivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Tiger dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan prevents Tiger from standing back up.
Sullivan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sullivan is pressing down on Tiger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiger is holding on for now.
Tiger pushes Sullivan off looking to stand but Sullivan dives back in and keeps control.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiger scores with a kick to the body.

Tiger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sullivan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses.
Seany Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan stands and throws Tiger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sullivan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sullivan prevents Tiger from escaping the position.
Sullivan trying to control the position but Tiger is working away.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seany Sullivan dominated that second round.
That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sullivan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sullivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sullivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sullivan landing shots from mount.
Sullivan misses with a head shot.
Tiger is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tiger suckers Sullivan into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Tiger is now in Sullivan's guard!
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger wants to stand but Sullivan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sullivan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Tiger tries to stand but Sullivan is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tiger misses with a double jab.

Sullivan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is trying to stand back up but Sullivan is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sullivan lands a nice short elbow.
Sullivan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sullivan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tiger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tiger defending well though.
Sullivan drops an elbow to the side of Tiger's head.
Sullivan wants to take a breather but Tiger is having none of it.
Sullivan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Tiger dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan trying to mount his opponent but Tiger defends it.
Sullivan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tiger is trying to stand up here but Sullivan is controlling him well.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tiger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sullivan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiger's guard.
Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiger has wrist control.
Sullivan trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Tiger blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger has momentary wrist control but Sullivan slips an elbow through the middle.
Sullivan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sullivan prevents Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Sullivan is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tiger. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.
Sullivan lands with a nice combination. Tiger backs away looking to recover.

Sullivan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sullivan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seany Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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