PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Milek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Sucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herb Sucks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Milek
vs
Sucks

173 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Milek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Sucks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sucks tries to clinch but Milek is having none of it.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milek throws a head kick but Sucks moves out of range.
Sucks scores with a one two! Milek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Mateusz Milek has been cut.
Milek swats away the attempt to clinch by Sucks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milek moves in looking to clinch but Sucks pushes him off.
Milek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sucks tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch but Milek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sucks throws a head kick but Milek moves out of range.
Sucks scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sucks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Milek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sucks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sucks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sucks tries to clinch up.

Milek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sucks is trying to defend but Milek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sucks is trying to stand up here but Milek is controlling him well.
Milek trying to pass the guard but Sucks defending well.
Milek controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sucks's head.
Milek prevents Sucks from standing back up.
Milek is looking to advance position but Sucks won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milek controlling the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Mateusz Milek wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Milek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sucks did well to prevent Milek getting side control.
Milek wants to pass the guard but Sucks is defending well.
Sucks wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucks is trying to escape back to his feet but Milek uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Milek is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sucks's shoulder. That is not cool.

Milek stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sucks throws a sloppy head kick and Milek moves out of range easily.

Milek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sucks was covering up waiting for the punch and Milek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Milek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sucks is looking to stand up but Milek isn't so interested in that idea.
Milek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Milek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sucks counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Milek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sucks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sucks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sucks is looking to clinch but Milek is avoiding it.
Sucks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Milek if he has to take too many more of those.
Milek is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sucks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sucks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sucks duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Herb Sucks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Milek's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sucks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Milek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sucks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sucks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sucks is trying to hold Milek in close to prevent damage but Milek has managed to pass into half guard.
Milek not doing much here.
Milek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Milek decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milek drives through with a takedown into guard.
Milek pushing down on Sucks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sucks is trying to get back to full guard.
Sucks is trying to stand.
Milek not doing much here.

Milek seems to be working for a kimura but Sucks defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sucks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milek is looking to advance position but Sucks won't allow it.

Milek decides to stand and escape the position.
Sucks avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sucks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sucks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sucks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sucks.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sucks is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Milek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sucks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mateusz Milek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Milek decides to stand back up. Milek steps back and let's Sucks get back to his feet.

Milek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sucks's guard.
Milek forces his way into half guard.

Milek decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sucks scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sucks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Milek.
Sucks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Milek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sucks scores with a jab. Milek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mateusz Milek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sucks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Milek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Milek tries to close the distance and clinch but Sucks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sucks lands with an overhand left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sucks.
Milek shoots for a double leg takedown but Sucks sprawls well. He's pushed Milek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sucks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Sucks has closed the distance and engaged Milek in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sucks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Milek as Sucks tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Milek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Milek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sucks scores with a one two! Milek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Herb Sucks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sucks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milek has time to react.
Milek tries to clinch but Sucks is having none of it.
Sucks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milek moves in looking to clinch but Sucks pushes him off.
Sucks swats away the attempt to clinch by Milek.
Milek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sucks tries to clinch there but Milek circles away.
Sucks looks to land a combination but Milek avoids it well.
Sucks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sucks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milek paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucks moves in looking to clinch but Milek pushes him off.

Milek drives through with a takedown into Sucks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Milek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Milek is looking to work some ground and pound but Sucks has wrist control.
Sucks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milek's guard.
Milek throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Milek is pulling down on Sucks's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sucks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Milek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milek managing to control the position.
Milek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Milek pulls Sucks in to control the position.
Sucks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milek trying to control the position here.

Milek has his foot on Sucks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sucks works his way back into a safe position though.
Milek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Milek pulls Sucks in close to prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Mateusz Milek wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch but Milek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sucks fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Milek's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sucks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Milek's brow.
Milek stalling in the clinch but Sucks improves position.
Sucks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milek blocks an elbow strike from Sucks.
Milek has Sucks pressed against the cage, preventing Sucks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Milek tries to land a knee to the head but Sucks blocks with his arms.

Sucks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sucks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sucks is looking to stand up but Milek isn't so interested in that idea.
Milek won't allow Sucks to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herb Sucks.
I think Sucks 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Herb Sucks!