PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pera Suoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Suoli
vs
Weeks

187 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
192 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pera Suoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suoli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weeks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suoli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Suoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suoli tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Suoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suoli tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Suoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weeks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weeks fails with a takedown attempt.
Suoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suoli leaves Weeks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pera Suoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Weeks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Suoli instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weeks.
A right hand to the body from Suoli.

Suoli breaks the clinch.
Suoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weeks on the side of the head.
Suoli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suoli wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suoli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suoli tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weeks.

Suoli clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weeks.
Suoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weeks tries to throw a body punch but Suoli avoids it by throwing Weeks back against the cage.

Weeks gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Weeks thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Suoli blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Weeks controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weeks lying in Suoli's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Suoli decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Weeks taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pera Suoli!