PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Sutkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutkin has chosen 7000 над землёй as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Leary
vs
Sutkin

175 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valery Sutkin!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary misses with an uppercut.
Sutkin misses with a few strikes there.
O Leary shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Leary is defended easily by Sutkin.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sutkin as he jumps to the side.
Sutkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sutkin.
Sutkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sutkin scores with a three punch combo!
Sutkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Leary ducks under a wild hook from Sutkin.
Sutkin misses with a straight right.
O Leary is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sutkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutkin lands an overhand right.
Sutkin slips a jab from O Leary.
Sutkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Leary counters with a nice body kick.
O Leary buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary shoots in looking for a takedown but Sutkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Leary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sutkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Leary.
Sutkin throws a combination that misses

and O Leary decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sutkin's guard.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sutkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

O Leary thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
O Leary throws and elbow that misses. Sutkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Leary's guard. Nice move by Sutkin!
Sutkin won't allow O Leary to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Leary is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
O Leary passes Sutkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
O Leary 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.
O Leary thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sutkin to regain full guard.

Sutkin pushes O Leary off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sutkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Leary counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sutkin's knee momentarily.
Sutkin thows a leg kick but O Leary checks it
enabling O Leary to counter with a crisp jab.
Sutkin looks gassed!
O Leary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Sutkin as O Leary shoots in.
O Leary shoots in looking for a takedown. Sutkin tries to sprawl out of it but O Leary keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sutkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from O Leary. Those never looked like landing.
Valery Sutkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutkin throws a combination that misses
and O Leary counters with a big head kick but Sutkin shrugs it off.
Valery Sutkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sutkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with a leg kick.
O Leary lands a glancing blow to the side of Sutkin's head.
O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
Sutkin thows a leg kick but O Leary checks it
and O Leary counters with an outside leg kick.
O Leary lands a head kick. Sutkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sutkin misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sutkin swivels and escapes.
O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
Sutkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Leary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sutkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sutkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sutkin dips to his left and cracks O Leary with an uppercut!
Sutkin misses with a right hand
and O Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Leary dodges the punch combination from Sutkin.
Both fighters circling a little - O Leary finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sutkin misses with a hook
and O Leary counters with a head kick.
O Leary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sutkin sprawls well. Sutkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Sutkin throws a hook but O Leary avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam O Leary dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sutkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sutkin throws a sloppy head kick
and O Leary counters with a nice uppercut.
Sutkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sutkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Leary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sutkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sutkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sutkin tries to move into range but O Leary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sutkin misses with a two punch combination.
Sutkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary lands a head kick. Sutkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sutkin throws a combination that misses
and O Leary finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Leary throws a leg kick which misses Sutkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Sutkin tries to avoid it.
O Leary lands a head kick. Sutkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sutkin is breathing heavily.
O Leary feints a jab promting Sutkin to slip. O Leary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sutkin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Leary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sutkin swings for the body but O Leary moves out of range.
Valery Sutkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Leary thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sutkin if he has to take too many more of those.
O Leary fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sutkin avoids it really well and circles away.
O Leary throws a nice looking combination but Sutkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Leary.
Sutkin drops his hands momentarily and O Leary takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

O Leary darts in and clinches Sutkin up against the cage.
O Leary misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Leary misses with a body punch.
O Leary tries to pull guard but Sutkin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from O Leary.

O Leary pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Leary is pulling down on Sutkin's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam O Leary wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Sutkin.
Sutkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with an inside leg kick.
Adam O Leary is winning the standup battle so far.
Sutkin throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
O Leary lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Leary lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sutkin throws a hook to the side of O Leary's head but O Leary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sutkin misses with an uppercut. O Leary saw that one coming.
O Leary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sutkin swivels and escapes.
Sutkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Leary tries to clinch but Sutkin moves out of range.
Sutkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Leary throws out a loose jab but Sutkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by O Leary.
O Leary slips under a jab.
O Leary connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Sutkin.
O Leary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sutkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sutkin takes a step back to recover.
Sutkin dodges the punch combination from O Leary.

O Leary closes the distance and pushes Sutkin back into the cage.
O Leary stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by O Leary.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary is struggling to control the position.

O Leary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam O Leary dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sutkin avoids the body shot from O Leary.

O Leary has managed to clinch.

Sutkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sutkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling O Leary to counter with a crisp jab.
Sutkin misses with a left hand
and O Leary counters with a nice body shot.
O Leary dodges the punch combination from Sutkin.
Sutkin tries to move into range but O Leary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Leary cracks Sutkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Leary throws out a powerful jab.
O Leary throws a head kick that Sutkin semi-blocks.
Sutkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Leary.
O Leary jabs Sutkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Leary lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sutkin slips a jab from O Leary.
Sutkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Leary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sutkin tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sutkin.
O Leary thumps Sutkin with a low kick.
O Leary cracks Sutkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sutkin throws a right hand that misses
and O Leary counters with a left to the body.
O Leary throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
O Leary cracks Sutkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Leary tests Sutkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Leary.
O Leary with a nice cross.
Sutkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Leary throws a head kick that half lands.
O Leary fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sutkin on the side of the head.
A jab from O Leary finds it's way through Sutkin's defenses.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary lands a jab to the head.
O Leary stuns Sutkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Leary goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adam O Leary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Leary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sutkin's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Leary.
O Leary closes the distance and clinches up with Sutkin, looking for a takedown. O Leary pushes Sutkin against the cage but Sutkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Leary throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

O Leary has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from O Leary.
O Leary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

O Leary breaks the clinch.
O Leary buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sutkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Leary jabs Sutkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Leary shoots in but Sutkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Leary.
O Leary closes the distance and clinches up with Sutkin, looking for a takedown. O Leary pushes Sutkin against the cage but Sutkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary connects with a looping right hand.
Sutkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Leary throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sutkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Leary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sutkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Leary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sutkin circles away.
O Leary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Leary. Sutkin shrugs it off though.
Sutkin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Leary misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands with a good body shot.
O Leary scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Leary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sutkin defends it nicely.
O Leary throws a body punch but Sutkin moves out of range.
O Leary is looking to clinch but Sutkin is avoiding it.
Sutkin swings widly with a right hand
and O Leary counters with a thumping low kick.
Sutkin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Leary lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Leary.
O Leary is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Leary misses with a hook to the body
and Sutkin counters with a three punch combo that has O Leary backing up. O Leary nods at Sutkin to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutkin walks into a straight right hand from O Leary.
Sutkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valery Sutkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Leary counters with a leg kick.
Sutkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Leary.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Leary has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam O Leary!