PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danza Kuduro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuduro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Sullivan IV has chosen Seven Deadly Sins as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuduro
vs
L Sullivan IV

180 cm
31
190 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

186 cm
35
195 lbs
30 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brute

Cripplers Corner

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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Danza Kuduro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuduro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan IV was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuduro.
Kuduro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan IV throws a leg kick but Kuduro checks it.
Sullivan IV connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sullivan IV scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuduro in his tracks.
Sullivan IV throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuduro throws the left hand but Sullivan IV avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan IV misses with a looping right.
Kuduro cracks Sullivan IV with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
Kuduro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan IV can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan IV throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuduro.
Sullivan IV misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuduro throws a combination that misses
and Sullivan IV counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuduro shrugs it off.
A big right from Sullivan IV misses.
Kuduro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuduro staying out of range there.
Sullivan IV finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuduro misses with a hook to the body
letting Sullivan IV counter with a right hand.
Sullivan IV misses with a body punch
and Kuduro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sullivan IV's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan IV. Kuduro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuduro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sullivan IV misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV throws a shot from downtown. Kuduro moves away and avoids it.
Kuduro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan IV throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sullivan IV digs a good body shot into Kuduro's ribs.
Sullivan IV feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuduro's calf.
Kuduro lands a body shot.
Kuduro tries to land a front kick but Sullivan IV steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sullivan IV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuduro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan IV manages to avoid it.
Kuduro is looking to wear down Sullivan IV with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuduro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro throws a low kick but Sullivan IV avoids it.
Sullivan IV scores with a leg kick.
Sullivan IV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuduro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan IV checks it well.
Sullivan IV throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kuduro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sullivan IV uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuduro has time to react.
Kuduro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuduro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sullivan IV's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan IV scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro avoids the body shot from Sullivan IV.
Kuduro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuduro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuduro throws a push kick but Sullivan IV slaps the foot to one side.
Sullivan IV moves out of range as Kuduro throws a body kick.
Kuduro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuduro is looking to slow Sullivan IV down with leg kicks.
Sullivan IV fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan IV swings widly with a right hand
and Kuduro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan IV.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John L Sullivan IV dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Sullivan IV. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuduro - that will leave a mark!
Sullivan IV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuduro manages to avoid it.

Kuduro gets a double leg takedown into Sullivan IV's guard.
Sullivan IV utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuduro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sullivan IV trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuduro won't allow Sullivan IV to sweep him here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John L Sullivan IV hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sullivan IV has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sullivan IV there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuduro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuduro motions for Sullivan IV to come forward. Kuduro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuduro misses with a head kick.
Kuduro connects with a leg kick. Sullivan IV looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV misses with an uppercut. Kuduro saw that one coming.
Sullivan IV throws a lazy right hand but Kuduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John L Sullivan IV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Sullivan IV slams his shin into Kuduro's torso.
Sullivan IV is looking to land body kicks.
Sullivan IV dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan IV throws a jab when Kuduro was well out of range.
Kuduro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV misses with a looping left.
Sullivan IV lands a leg kick that knocks Kuduro off balance momentarily.
Sullivan IV scores with a jab to the body.
John L Sullivan IV seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kuduro misses.
A low kick from Sullivan IV misses
and Kuduro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sullivan IV throws an overhand right that lands on Kuduro's shoulder, as Kuduro tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan IV tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuduro misses with a straight right.
Sullivan IV tries to score with a low kick but Kuduro moves his leg out of the way.
Kuduro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuduro misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan IV counters with a solid body kick.
Sullivan IV cracks a nice hook into Kuduro's ribs.
Sullivan IV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuduro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sullivan IV finds it's way through Kuduro's defenses.
Sullivan IV takes a swing at Kuduro's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan IV misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sullivan IV misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kuduro to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan IV bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuduro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuduro throws a sloppy head kick
and Sullivan IV counters with a good low kick that Kuduro was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuduro avoids a kick to the body.
Sullivan IV scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John L Sullivan IV will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sullivan IV throws a jab when Kuduro was well out of range.
John L Sullivan IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuduro slips under a jab.
Kuduro lands with a straight right. Sullivan IV didn't see that one coming.
Kuduro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sullivan IV throws a lazy right hand but Kuduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuduro misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sullivan IV counter with a right hand.
Kuduro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuduro shoots in and drives through. Sullivan IV sprawls well.
Kuduro slips a jab from Sullivan IV.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan IV scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV tries to land a front kick but Kuduro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sullivan IV lands with a right hand.
Sullivan IV misses with a hook. Kuduro ducked under it nicely.
Kuduro slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan IV.
Kuduro throws a lazy body kick
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice body shot.
Sullivan IV jabs at Kuduro's body.
Kuduro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuduro delivers a nice body kick.
Sullivan IV on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sullivan IV looks for the body kick but Kuduro saw that one coming.
Danza Kuduro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kuduro.
Sullivan IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sullivan IV connects with a leg kick. Kuduro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuduro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sullivan IV turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan IV stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sullivan IV wants it to stay on the feet.
Sullivan IV scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sullivan IV swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro needs to keep his hands up - Sullivan IV had a free shot at his head there.
Kuduro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan IV manages to avoid it.
Kuduro wants to slow Sullivan IV down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuduro is just out of range.
Sullivan IV fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sullivan IV.
Kuduro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuduro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuduro throws a jab when Sullivan IV was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan IV misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuduro in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuduro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sullivan IV.
Kuduro walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV throws a head kick that misses
and Kuduro counters with a nice body kick.
Sullivan IV takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuduro takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuduro throws a wild body kick that Sullivan IV sees coming a mile off.
Kuduro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sullivan IV keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
John L Sullivan IV comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sullivan IV 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John L Sullivan IV!
John L Sullivan IV managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q, into his post fight interview.