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 kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is his teams song. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Brute
vs
Suggs

185 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoplo Brute!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suggs - that will leave a mark!
Brute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Suggs.
Brute throws a nice looking combination but Suggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brute misses the target.
Brute throws a body kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Suggs blocks the low kick.
Suggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Brute is predictable there
and Suggs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suggs connects with an inside leg kick.
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.
Suggs lands a right hook to the body.
Brute is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a wild body shot.
Suggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brute moves away.
Brute tried to score with a low kick but Suggs checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suggs - that will leave a mark!
Matt Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suggs.
Brute on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suggs. Suggs obviously looking to wear him down.

Suggs drives through and clinches with Brute against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs lands a knee to the head.
Suggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brute's defenses.
Brute avoiding damage as Suggs throws knees to the body.
Brute is working for takedown but Suggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
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.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brute avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Suggs.
Suggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brute blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs stops a takedown attempt from Brute.
Brute blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
Suggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
Brute takes an elbow to the temple.
Suggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suggs lands a knee to the body.
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.
Suggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brute's face.
Suggs lands a nice elbow.
Suggs is pressed up against the cage. Brute has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Suggs down to the mat. Suggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoplo Brute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suggs. That's going to slow Brute down.
Suggs cracks the inside of Brute's front leg.
Suggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brute throws a shot from downtown. Suggs moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suggs throws a leg kick which misses Brute's front leg but catches the back leg as Brute tries to avoid it.
Suggs tries to clinch there but Brute circles away.

Suggs closes the distance and clinches.
Brute is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suggs misses with an elbow strike.
Suggs working Brute over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Suggs.

It looks like Hoplo Brute has been cut.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
Suggs landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs with a knee to the head.

Suggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suggs takes a swing at Brute's ribcage but misses.
Suggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Suggs gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brute blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suggs lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
Suggs trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suggs.
Suggs trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suggs obliges.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brute avoids it.
Suggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Brute won't want to take too many of those.
Brute takes an elbow to the temple.

Brute is rocked!
Brute blocks an elbow strike.
Oh Brute is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brute avoids the elbow strike from Suggs, against the cage.
Suggs misses with an elbow strike.
Suggs looking to throw knees to the head but Brute is blocking nicely.
Suggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suggs misses with an elbow strike.
Suggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Suggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suggs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suggs misses with an elbow strike.
Suggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Suggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Suggs throws an elbow that misses.
Suggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suggs throws an elbow but misses.
Brute blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
Suggs misses with an elbow strike.
Brute blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Suggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoplo Brute's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Suggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brute seems to have got his legs back now.
Brute shoots in for a double leg but Suggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suggs throws a low kick but Brute avoids it.
Brute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suggs walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brute drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Suggs swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brute's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Suggs! Matt Suggs retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Matt Suggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.