PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Morrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Live to Win. Morrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shipbuilding. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sullivan
vs
Morrell

178 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition + Laundry (160 Recovery, Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Sullivan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Morrell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Sullivan's head coaches at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sullivan lands with a good body shot.
Morrell wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Morrell avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.

Morrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
Sullivan throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell.
Morrell gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrell lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrell pushes Sullivan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morrell's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morrell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell.
Morrell digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Morrell.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Morrell controls the action.
Morrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Nice body punch from Morrell.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Morrell blocks it.
Morrell gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Morrell blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrell.
Morrell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell has Sullivan pressed against the cage.
Morrell blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to work over Morrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrell.
Morrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Morrell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivans head.

Morrell lands a big uppercut and Sullivan is down! He's in big trouble - Morrell follows him to the mat!

Sullivan is rocked!
Morrell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sullivan is in trouble now - Morrell has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell content just to control the position here.

Morrell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sullivan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sullivan seems to have got his legs back now.
Morrell tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Sullivan is wriggling around trying to escape.

Morrell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sullivan has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Morrell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Morrell is working for a guillotine from mount but Sullivan frees his head quite easily.
Morrell content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morrell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sullivan is surviving well by controlling Morrell's body position as best he can.
Sullivan tries to hold on but Morrell postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sullivan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morrell.
Sullivan tries to lock up and control but Morrell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sullivan is working hard here to advance position.

Morrell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sullivan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Morrell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sullivan misses with a body punch

and Morrell counters by clinching up.
Morrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Morrell avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Morrell lands a body punch.
Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrell.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Morrell controls the action.
Morrell is working Sullivan over against the cage.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Morrell avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Morrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrell prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan letting Morrell take a breather here.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrell just leaning against Sullivan, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Morrell as the two fighters clinch.
Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Morrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sullivan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Morrell digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrell's elbow.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Morrell.
Morrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Morrell.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sullivan up against the cage.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Morrell controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from Morrell.
Morrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrell digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrell.
A short body shot lands from Morrell as the two fighters clinch.
Morrell lands with a right to the head.
Morrell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.
Morrell lands a body shot.
Morrell lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Morrell.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrell.
Morrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Morrell is pushing Sullivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morrell lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell.
Morrell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrell.
Sullivan throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell.
Morrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrell has Sullivan pressed against the cage.
Morrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Morrell.
Sullivan misses with some punches.
Morrell pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrell.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Morrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sullivan misses with the combination.
Morrell tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Michael Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan takes a jab right on the kisser.

Morrell closes the distance and clinches.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrell stalling in the clinch.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Morrell avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Morrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Morrell.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrell lands a shoulder strike.
Morrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to work over Morrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrell pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrell pushes Sullivan against the cage. Morrell is working some dirty boxing. Morrell pushes off with a quick right hook! Sullivan goes down! Sullivan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Morrell moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Morrell! Pierre Morrell retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Pierre Morrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.