PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gotch comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Matt Suggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Gotch's chin.

Gotch
vs
Suggs

180 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Gotch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotch misses with a straight left.
Gotch misses with a left hand
and Suggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Suggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Gotch thows a body shot but no joy.
Gotch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suggs slips under a jab.
Suggs misses with a low kick as Gotch jumps back.
Gotch cracks Suggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suggs misses the shot to the body.
Suggs misses with a low kick.
Gotch misses with an uppercut.

Suggs clinches.
Gotch wants to take the fight to the mat but Suggs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gotch takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Frank Gotch has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gotch is defending well for now.
Gotch wants a takedown but no success here.
Gotch 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 Frank Gotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suggs prevents the takedown attempt.
Suggs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Suggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gotch's face.
Suggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gotch is breathing heavily.
Suggs lands an elbow inside.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gotch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suggs crunches a lovely knee into Gotch's ribcage.
Suggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gotch's defenses.
Suggs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suggs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Suggs connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suggs lands a nice elbow.
Gotch takes an elbow to the temple.
Suggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Gotch won't want to take too many of those.
Suggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suggs landing knees to the head.

Gotch is rocked!
Suggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suggs landing knees to the head.
Oh Gotch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suggs lands a knee to the head.
Suggs lands a knee to the head.
Suggs lands an elbow just above Gotch 's eye.
Suggs has Gotch pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Gotch is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Suggs - that's hurt Gotch badly! Oh, another knee lands and Gotch is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Gotch doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Matt Suggs!
Matt Suggs is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Matt Suggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.