PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolad Kjeldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Suez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kjeldsson
vs
Suez

190 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolad Kjeldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Suez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjeldsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kjeldsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suez is looking to clinch.
Kjeldsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suez.
Suez moves in looking to clinch but Kjeldsson pushes him off.
Kjeldsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kjeldsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Kjeldsson finds it's way through Suez's defenses.
Kjeldsson lands a head shot.
Suez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kjeldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kjeldsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Suez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kjeldsson misses.

Kjeldsson clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suez fails to pull guard.
Kjeldsson is pressed up against the cage. Suez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kjeldsson down to the mat. Kjeldsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rolad Kjeldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Suez.
Kjeldsson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kjeldsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kjeldsson rushes Suez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kjeldsson avoids it.
Suez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Suez jumps guard but Kjeldsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suez prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.

Kjeldsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suez.

Suez closes the distance and pushes Kjeldsson back into the cage.
Suez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Suez has control.
Suez looking for a takedown.
Suez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kjeldsson smiles and moves away.
Kjeldsson lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kjeldsson.
Kjeldsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suez.
Kjeldsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kjeldsson lands a jab.
Kjeldsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kjeldsson rushes Suez and presses him up against the cage.

Suez jumps into guard, dragging Kjeldsson to the mat.
Kjeldsson passes Suez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kjeldsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kjeldsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kjeldsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suez trying to control but Kjeldsson postures up.
Kjeldsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Suez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kjeldsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kjeldsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolad Kjeldsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kjeldsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kjeldsson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kjeldsson pushes Suez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Suez has him pinned against the cage.
Suez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kjeldsson smiles and moves away.

Suez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kjeldsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Suez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kjeldsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kjeldsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kjeldsson!
Suez tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kjeldsson is staying tight to Suez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Suez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kjeldsson trying to control the position but Suez is working away.
Suez tries to buck Kjeldsson off but Kjeldsson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson tries to advance to mount but Suez denies him.
Kjeldsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suez on the ground.
Kjeldsson trying to control the position but Suez is working away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Suez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Suez is trying to maintain the position but Kjeldsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Kjeldsson controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Rolad Kjeldsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Suez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kjeldsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suez somewhat.
Suez misses with a takedown attempt - Kjeldsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rolad Kjeldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Suez.
Suez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kjeldsson stuffs the takedown.
Suez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kjeldsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Kjeldsson feints a jab promting Suez to slip. Kjeldsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kjeldsson looks to land a combination. Suez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kjeldsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kjeldsson misses with a body shot.
Kjeldsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suez momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suez shoots for a takedown but Kjeldsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kjeldsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suez walks into a stiff left hand from Kjeldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolad Kjeldsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Suez with a poor takedown
and Kjeldsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rolad Kjeldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Suez misses with a takedown
and Kjeldsson counters with a straight right hand.
Kjeldsson misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kjeldsson does it's job there.
Suez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kjeldsson has managed to clinch.
Suez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kjeldsson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kjeldsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kjeldsson drives through and clinches with Suez against the cage.

Suez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kjeldsson regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suez being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson wants to stand and escape but Suez is having none of it.
Suez is fighting to break Kjeldsson's control of his arms but Kjeldsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suez trying to control but Kjeldsson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kjeldsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Suez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kjeldsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Rolad Kjeldsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kjeldsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suez throws a big elbow that misses.

Suez drops back looking for a leg! Kjeldsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kjeldsson manages to kick Suez off! Suez jumps back into Kjeldsson's guard.
Kjeldsson is pulling down on Suez's head to control his posture.
Kjeldsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rafael Suez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson looking to control.
Suez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kjeldsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Suez drops back looking for a leg! Kjeldsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kjeldsson manages to kick Suez off! Suez jumps back into Kjeldsson's guard.
Suez slips nicely into half guard.
Kjeldsson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suez seems to be looking for submissions.
Rolad Kjeldsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Suez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Suez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suez.
Kjeldsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Suez.
I think Kjeldsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolad Kjeldsson!
Rolad Kjeldsson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Blodet av mina fiender kommer att fortsätta att driva min framgång. Du bär vittne till min uppstigning. Guttentag mina vänner.'.