PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoplo Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brute comes to the cage accompanied by his teams song. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brute
vs
Suggs

185 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoplo Brute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs scores with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Brute blocks the leg kick.
Brute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suggs.
Suggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brute manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brute shoots for a double leg takedown but Suggs sprawls well. He's pushed Brute's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suggs is looking to land body kicks.
Brute pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suggs is out of range and Brute settles back down.
Brute looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
Suggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brute.
Brute fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suggs is out of range.
Brute dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Suggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suggs throws a low kick but Brute avoids it.

Brute shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suggs's guard.
Brute is looking to advance position but Suggs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs trying to control but Brute is having none of it.
Brute on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brute tries to get out of the position.
Brute wants to control but Suggs is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suggs controlling from the full mount.
Suggs wants to control the pace but Brute is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Suggs.
Brute scores with a decent looking hook.
Suggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Brute is just out of range.
Suggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Brute fails to land with a series of punches.
Suggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brute moves away.
A jab from Brute finds it's way through Suggs's defenses.
Matt Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brute blocks a low kick nicely.
Brute stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Brute throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs moves forwards but Brute connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suggs throws a solid leg kick but Brute takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suggs.
Suggs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brute rather than just go for the knockout.
Brute misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs tries to clinch up but Brute circles away and keeps his distance.
Suggs misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suggs throws a low kick, looking for Brute's leg but Brute calmly moves out of range.
Suggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suggs tries to clinch there but Brute circles away.
Brute throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
Suggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brute.
Brute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Brute throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Suggs was covering up waiting for the punch and Brute finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brute scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brute preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hoplo Brute will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brute's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Suggs throws a leg kick
letting Brute counter with a right hand.
Brute misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Brute.
Suggs checks a leg kick.

Suggs has managed to clinch.
Brute managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Brute wants a takedown but no success here.
Brute is trying to break the clinch but Suggs has him pressed against the cage.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brute avoids it.
Brute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brute avoids it.
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brute has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brute blocks the elbow strike.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
A short right from Brute.
Suggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Suggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brute.
Suggs throws an elbow that misses.
Brute avoiding damage as Suggs throws knees to the body.
Suggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute is trying to pull guard but Suggs has him pressed against the cage.
Brute blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
Brute takes an elbow to the temple.
Brute wants to break free but Suggs has control.
Suggs scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brute takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Hoplo Brute has been cut.
Suggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brute avoids the elbow strike from Suggs, against the cage.
Suggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brute is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suggs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brute's brow.
Suggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Brute avoids the damage to the body.
Brute has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoplo Brute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brute avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brute avoids a wild elbow strike from Suggs.
Suggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Suggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brute misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
Brute pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Brute.
Brute misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Brute.
Suggs throws out a leg kick but Brute moves out of range and Suggs only half commits.
Suggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suggs throws a solid leg kick but Brute takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suggs.
Brute connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brute swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Brute misses the target.
Suggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suggs moves away from the strike by Brute.
Suggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Suggs throws out a leg kick but Brute moves out of range and Suggs only half commits.
Brute lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brute throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Brute throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brute has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suggs.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Suggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hoplo Brute's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brute shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brute on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suggs throws a front kick aimed at Brute's knee but Brute avoids it well.
Brute looks to throw the jab but Suggs is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brute checks a leg kick.
Suggs swings for the body but Brute moves out of range.
Brute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suggs.
Brute gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brute lands a slapping body shot.
Brute tried to score with a low kick but Suggs checks it.
Brute lands with a good body shot.
Suggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brute.
Suggs misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brute fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brute looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
Brute lands with a straight right. Suggs didn't see that one coming.
Suggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Brute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brute misses with a body shot.
Suggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brute swats away the attempt to clinch by Suggs.
Brute misses with a combination
and Suggs counters with a nice leg kick.
Suggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brute fails with a takedown attempt.
Suggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suggs tries to clinch but Brute is having none of it.
Suggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brute avoids the body shot from Suggs.
Brute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suggs lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suggs.
Brute misses with a series of wild punches.

Suggs clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suggs scores with a knee to the head.
Suggs keeps control of Brute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matt Suggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suggs throws an elbow that misses.
Brute tries to score a body lock takedown but Suggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoplo Brute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brute avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suggs.
Brute tries to circle away but Suggs has him pinned against the cage.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suggs.
Suggs lands an elbow that stopped Brute in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Brute blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suggs landing knees to the head.
Suggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brute in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Brute is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Brute changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Suggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suggs 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Suggs!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Suggs waved his t-shirt featuring Rebel Pride Clothing. Many Items on Sale for $5's logo in front of the cameras.