PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Furry (ranked 3628 p4p, 320 weight class) and Sean O Sullivan (ranked 2692 p4p, 253 weight class). O Sullivan has chosen Tool - Invincible as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Furry
vs
O Sullivan

168 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sportivité

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furry moves away.
O Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sean O Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Furry is just out of range.
O Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
O Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Furry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from O Sullivan does it's job there.
A big right from Furry misses.
O Sullivan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Furry with a body shot.
Furry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Furry misses with a takedown attempt
and O Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Sullivan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Furry. Those never looked like landing.

Furry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Sullivan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Furry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Furry crashes against the mat.
O Sullivan defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but O Sullivan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
O Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Sullivan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Furry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Sullivan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Sullivan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Furry has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
O Sullivan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Furry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Sullivan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Sullivan is trying to buck Furry off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Furry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
O Sullivan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Sullivan misses with a strike from the bottom.
O Sullivan is trying to buck Furry off.
Furry working the head with strikes.
O Sullivan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Furry.

Furry goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, O Sullivan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Furry but great work by O Sullivan.
Furry struggling a bit here.
Furry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan wants to stand up but Furry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Furry wants to improve his position but O Sullivan is controlling well.
Furry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Furry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Sullivan manages to get himself to full guard.

O Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Furry from controlling successfully.
Furry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Furry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Furry lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Furry works over O Sullivan with some ground and pound from guard.
Furry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Sullivan's head.
Furry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Sullivan's head.
Furry 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.
Furry connects with a couple of short punches.
Furry stands up over O Sullivan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Sullivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furry.
Furry looking to pass the guard.
Furry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furry trying to control the position from guard on top but O Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Furry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Furry tries for a takedown but O Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Furry is just out of range.

Furry gets a double leg takedown into O Sullivan's guard.
Furry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Furry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Furry stands and throws O Sullivan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been informed that O Sullivan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Furry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Sullivan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry landing strikes.
Furry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Furry.
Furry is putting a hurting on O Sullivan here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Furry scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Sullivan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Furry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Furry cracks O Sullivan with a big right hand but O Sullivan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
O Sullivan parries the strikes from Furry easily there. Furry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Sullivan to escape.
Furry scores with a couple of short elbows.

Furry tries for a kimura but O Sullivan is defending well.
Furry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Furry tries to score with some ground and pound. O Sullivan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
O Sullivan is trying to buck Furry off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furry lands some shots froms side control.

Furry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Sullivan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Furry.

Furry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Furry working the head and body with strikes.
Furry throws a strike aimed at the side of O Sullivan's head but O Sullivan avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Furry tries to score with some ground and pound. O Sullivan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bryan Furry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Furry drags him back down.
O Sullivan is trying to escape the position but Furry is controlling the position.
Furry working the body and head with strikes.
O Sullivan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Furry lands an elbow.
O Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.
O Sullivan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furry scoring with punches and elbows.
Furry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Sullivan some visible discomfort.
Furry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Furry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Sullivan down.
O Sullivan is pushing Furry's head away, looking to escape. Furry manages to hold on to the position though.
Furry cracks O Sullivan with a big right hand but O Sullivan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Furry landing strikes.
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!
Furry misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Furry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

O Sullivan works Furry's body with a nice hook.
Furry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
O Sullivan lands with a good body shot.
Furry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Furry is just out of range.
Furry walks into a straight right hand from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand

and Furry counters with a shoot takedown. O Sullivan fights it but they end up in guard.
Furry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Furry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Furry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Sullivan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Furry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Furry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Sullivan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Furry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Furry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Furry advances to mount.
Furry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Furry lands a couple of good shots and O Sullivan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Furry loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can O Sullivan hold on?
Can O Sullivan hold on?! Furry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furry throwing damaging strikes from the back! O Sullivan could be in trouble here!

O Sullivan is rocked!
Furry lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns O Sullivan.
O Sullivan is still in real trouble! Can Furry finish him?
Furry is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften O Sullivan up.
A helpless look comes across O Sullivan 's face. He knows he's trapped as Furry lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Furry!
The defeated Sean O Sullivan had this to say: 'Even a man who's been walking his entire life stumbles once in a while.'.