PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Readen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Safet Susic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Readen
vs
Susic

168 cm
26
140 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

169 cm
26
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Readen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Safet Susic!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Susic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Readen trying to strike off his back.
Susic passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Susic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Readen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Readen struggling a bit here.
Susic advances to full mount.
Susic wants to control the pace but Readen is squirming around nicely.
Readen is working to get back to half guard.
Readen is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Readen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Readen is just riding it out for now. Susic eventually gives up the hold.

Susic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Readen tries to get to full guard but Susic has control of the leg.

Susic wants to work for an arm triangle but Readen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Readen trying to get back to full guard but Susic takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Readen is working to get back to half guard.
Readen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Susic is trying to work for a kimura but Readen is defending well.
Readen won't allow Susic to pass to mount.
Readen tries to get to full guard but Susic has control of the leg.
Readen wants to control but Susic is keeping busy.
Readen is staying active underneath Susic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susic is looking to advance position but Readen won't allow it.
Readen is trying to control but can't.
Readen desperately trying to maintain half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Susic shoots in and bounces Readen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Susic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Susic passes into half guard.
Susic is looking to take a break and control but Readen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susic prevents Readen from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susic is trying to control. Readen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Readen is trying to stand up here but Susic is controlling him well.

Susic is working for a kimura but Readen is defending it quite comfortably.

Susic is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Readen is trying to stand back up but Susic is controlling him
Readen tries to roll over but Susic keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Susic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Safet Susic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Susic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Readen.
A shot to de liver by Readen. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Readen throws a hook but Susic avoids it easily.
Susic slips under a jab.
Susic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Readen sprawls well. Readen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Susic gets slowly back to his feet.
Readen misses the jab.
Susic scores with a three punch combo!

Susic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Susic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Readen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Susic passes Readen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Susic controlling the pace.

Susic wants to work for an arm triangle but Readen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Readen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen wants to control but Susic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Readen is looking to improve his position.
Readen trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Readen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Susic forces his way into half guard.
Susic is taking a breather. Readen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Readen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Susic seems content to control.
Susic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Readen keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Susic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Readen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Susic is taking a breather. Readen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Readen trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Susic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Susic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Readen tries to lock up and control but Susic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susic looking to secure an arm triangle but Readen defends it well.
Susic prevents Readen from getting the reversal.
Susic controlling from the full mount.
Readen is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Readen tries to hold on but Susic postures up.

Susic goes for an armbar but Readen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Readen.

That's four 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.
Susic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Readen.
Susic working a defensive guard here.
Readen throwing strikes but missing.

Susic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Readen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Readen looking to pass the guard.

Susic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Readen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Readen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Safet Susic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Readen throws the left hand but Susic avoids the punch easily.
Readen throws a hook but Susic avoids it easily.
Susic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Susic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Readen.
Susic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Readen's waist but Readen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Susic off to one side.
Readen lands a nice looking body shot.
Readen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Susic.
Susic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Readen as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Susic.
Readen throws a jab but it's blocked by Susic.
Readen misses the jab.
Susic lands a right hook to the body.
Readen throws a big shot that misses.

Susic scores with a takedown into Readen's guard.
Susic wants to pass the guard but Readen is keeping the position.
Readen pulls Susic in to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susic preventing the sweep.
Susic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Susic has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Readen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Susic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Readen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Readen wants to control but Susic is having none of it.
Readen is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Readen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Susic.
Readen can't escape the position.
Susic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Readen tries to lock up and control but Susic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susic goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Readen is on top in guard.

Susic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Susic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Readen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Susic has a closed guard, preventing Readen from standing up.
Readen postures up in Susic's guard and throws a big left but Susic blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Susic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Readen defends well.
Readen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Susic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Susic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mac Readen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susic controlling the pace for now.
Readen tries to hold on but Susic pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Safet Susic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Susic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Safet Susic!