PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trinidad Suarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suarez
vs
Capone

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Capone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capone tries to clinch but Suarez moves away

and Suarez counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Suarez working the head with strikes.
Suarez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Suarez decides to stand back up. Suarez steps back and let's Capone get back to his feet.

Capone tries to sprawl but Suarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Suarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Capone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
Capone pushes Suarez off looking to stand but Suarez dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suarez connects with a nice short shot to Capone's temple.
Suarez is taking a breather. Capone 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Suarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Capone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suarez working Capone over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suarez connects with a nice short shot to Capone's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez controlling the action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Suarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Capone is trying to control but can't.
Suarez slips a nice elbow through Capone's hands, connecting with Capone's forehead.
Suarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Capone has eaten all the pies!
Suarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Capone's head.
Suarez tries to pass to full mount but Capone defends it.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
Suarez controlling the pace.
Capone wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez trying to mount his opponent but Capone defends it.
Capone wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone is looking to improve his position.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Capone's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Suarez seems content to control.
Suarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Capone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Capone is rocked!
Suarez lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Capone! More strikes land and this one is all over! Suarez jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!