PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Suulas
vs
Pitbull

170 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull lands with a shot to the body.
Pitbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Suulas.

Suulas drives through and clinches with Pitbull against the cage.
Suulas blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Suulas.
Suulas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suulas misses with a body punch.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
Pitbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suulas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suulas lands a nice uppercut.
Suulas lands a body shot.
Suulas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suulas.
Pitbull has a couple of punches blocked by Suulas.
Pitbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitbull lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitbull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Suulas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Suulas.
Suulas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pitbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suulas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pitbull pulls Suulas into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull looking to control.
Pitbull being controlled here, momentarily.

Suulas stands up and waves to Pitbull to follow him.
Pitbull moves out of range as Suulas strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pitbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suulas throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull defending well as Suulas loads up on a big left hand.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitbull misses with a looping left.

Suulas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pitbull sprawls well initially but Suulas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suulas is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pitbull wants to improve his position but Suulas is controlling well.
Suulas thows a huge punch but Pitbull dodges it nicely.
Pitbull is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Suulas is looking to take a break and control but Pitbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suulas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suulas is keen to just control but Pitbull is a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Tarmo Suulas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suulas shoots in but Pitbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suulas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roy Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Suulas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pitbull looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pitbull defending against the ground and pound.
Suulas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pitbull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull can't do much from the bottom here.
Suulas controls the position.

Suulas stands up and beckons Pitbull to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas misses with a wild combination.
Pitbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Suulas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Suulas moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Suulas misses.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Suulas keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.

Pitbull rushes Suulas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pitbull manages to pull guard.
Suulas wanted to stand there but Pitbull had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitbull seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pitbull is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suulas tries to clinch up.
Suulas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Suulas slips the punch.
Pitbull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suulas on the side of the head.
Suulas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tarmo Suulas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Suulas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suulas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pitbull sprawls well. Pitbull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suulas gets slowly back to his feet.
Suulas is looking to clinch but Pitbull is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Pitbull scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Pitbull.
Suulas tries to clinch there but Pitbull circles away.
Suulas checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitbull thuds his right hand into Suulas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suulas looks to land a combination but Pitbull avoids it well.
Pitbull tries to land a leg kick but Suulas saw it coming and moves away.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Pitbull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Suulas closes the distance and clinches.
Suulas lands a shoulder strike.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
Suulas scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with some punches.
Pitbull wants to stall.
Suulas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitbulls head.
Suulas blocking some punches.
Suulas tries to score a body lock takedown but Pitbull shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suulas.

Pitbull pulls guard.
Suulas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pitbull is proving hard to escape from.
Pitbull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pitbull working a defensive guard here.

Suulas gets to his feet. Pitbull looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suulas clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suulas takes a shot to the head.

Suulas manages to pull guard.
Pitbull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pitbull throws a strike aimed at the side of Suulas's head but Suulas avoids it well.
Pitbull in side control, throwing shots but Suulas defends.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Suulas throws Pitbull to one side and escapes!
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Suulas slips the punch.
Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Pitbull as Suulas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Suulas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Suulas.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas tries to clinch there but Pitbull circles away.
Suulas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suulas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitbull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Suulas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Suulas moves into range and clinches up with Pitbull.
Pitbull is leaning against Suulas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Pitbull decides to pull guard.
Suulas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Pitbull looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Suulas has picked Pitbull up and slammed him! Pitbull can't keep hold of the triangle and Suulas manages to pass to side control!
Pitbull manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suulas's best efforts.
Suulas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tarmo Suulas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull is controlling Suulas's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Suulas winds up and cracks Pitbull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pitbull trying to control here.
Suulas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Suulas thows a huge punch but Pitbull dodges it nicely.

Suulas decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pitbull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suulas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Suulas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitbull, pushing him back against the cage.

Suulas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Suulas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pitbull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suulas is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull stops Suulas from standing up.
Suulas can't keep his opponent in guard - Pitbull advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Suulas wants to get back to his feet.
Pitbull is looking to advance position but Suulas won't allow it.
Suulas is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitbull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pitbull seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pitbull stops Suulas from getting back to his feet.
Pitbull trying to mount his opponent but Suulas defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull moves into full mount! Suulas won't be happy about that!
Pitbull looking to ground and pound but Suulas is blocking nicely.
Pitbull lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pitbull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suulas is looking to escape.
Suulas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pitbull working the ground and pound effectively.
Suulas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pitbull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Suulas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pitbull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pitbull throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pitbull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suulas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pitbull sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas wants to get back to his feet.
Pitbull misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pitbull controlling from the full mount.
Pitbull with a couple of short strikes.
Suulas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Suulas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pitbull with good strikes from the mount here!
Pitbull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pitbull lands a big shot there that rocks Suulas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitbull breaks from Suulas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Suulas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pitbull scoring with strikes but Suulas is staying in there.
Pitbull thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Pitbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pitbull 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Pitbull!