PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mats Fotoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fotoberg comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said Knock you out. Mats Fotoberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fotoberg
vs
Paredes

180 cm
28
174 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Fotoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fotoberg misses.

Paredes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paredes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Paredes is stalling here. Fotoberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Paredes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fotoberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Paredes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Paredes is just content to waste time from the top position. Fotoberg takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Paredes wants to control from the top but Fotoberg keeps moving.
Fotoberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fotoberg tries to get out of the position.
Fotoberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Paredes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg wants to stand but Paredes is controlling the position.
Fotoberg working a defensive guard here.
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fotoberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Suan Paredes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fotoberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paredes.
Fotoberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paredes lands a jab to Fotoberg's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg slips a straight right by Paredes.
Fotoberg takes one to the side of the head.
Paredes connects with a body shot.
Fotoberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paredes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paredes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paredes loads up on a big right hand but Fotoberg slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg takes a swing at Paredes's ribcage but misses.
Fotoberg thuds a left hand into Paredes's body.
Paredes takes a swing at Fotoberg's ribcage but misses.
Fotoberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fotoberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paredes was well out of range. Poor timing from Fotoberg.
Fotoberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paredes.
Fotoberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paredes was well out of range. Poor timing from Fotoberg.
Paredes lands with a nice body punch.
Fotoberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fotoberg throws a hook but Paredes blocks it.
Fotoberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paredes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paredes fails to land the takedown.
Mats Fotoberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fotoberg scores with a jab. Paredes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Suan Paredes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fotoberg throws the left hand but Paredes avoids the punch easily.
Paredes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fotoberg.
Paredes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fotoberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Paredes.
Fotoberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Fotoberg misses.
Fotoberg misses with a wild body shot.
Paredes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fotoberg throws a body punch but Paredes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fotoberg takes a swing at Paredes's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paredes checks a leg kick.
Paredes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Fotoberg misses.
Nice cross by Paredes.
Fotoberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg lands a nice hook to Paredes's body. Paredes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paredes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mats Fotoberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fotoberg throws out a powerful jab.
Paredes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fotoberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fotoberg misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fotoberg lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Paredes misses.
Fotoberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paredes ducks under a wild hook from Fotoberg.
Paredes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fotoberg throws a jab when Paredes was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Paredes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paredes with the ground and pound but Fotoberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fotoberg looking to control.
Fotoberg is pulling down on Paredes's head to control his posture.
Fotoberg controls Paredes momentarily but Paredes frees himself.
Paredes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fotoberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes won't allow Fotoberg to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mats Fotoberg just wasn't active enough.
Fotoberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Fotoberg. No joy for Paredes on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mats Fotoberg dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fotoberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paredes was well out of range. Poor timing from Fotoberg.
Fotoberg connects with a body shot.
Fotoberg looks to land a combination but Paredes avoids it well.
Fotoberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paredes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fotoberg works Paredes's body with a nice hook.
Paredes fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paredes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fotoberg.
Fotoberg misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Paredes blocks the leg kick.
Fotoberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fotoberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Paredes slips a straight right by Fotoberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes lands a nice shot to the body.
Paredes misses with a hook.
Fotoberg throws an overhand right that lands on Paredes's shoulder, as Paredes tries to avoid the shot.
Fotoberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Paredes off the cage and back into rage.
A slow jab from Fotoberg misses its intended target.
Mats Fotoberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Paredes looks to score with a jab to the body but Fotoberg is just out of range.
Fotoberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Paredes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fotoberg won't be happy with that.
Fotoberg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fotoberg dodges the ground and pound from Paredes.
Paredes is trying to ground and pound but Fotoberg uses the momentary lack of control by Paredes to regain half guard.
Fotoberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paredes is working away from the top position though.
Paredes lands with a punch from half guard.
Paredes works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paredes working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fotoberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fotoberg is not content to let Paredes control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paredes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fotoberg!
Paredes trying to control but Fotoberg is having none of it.
Paredes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fotoberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fotoberg tries to hold on but Paredes postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suan Paredes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paredes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suan Paredes!