PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suggs
vs
Russell

187 cm
21
222 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
219 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
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, Shaun Russell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Russell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russell throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
Russell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suggs.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Russell is out of range and Suggs settles back down.
Russell lands with a cross.
Suggs thows a body kick. Russell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Russell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suggs checks it well.
A shot to the liver by Suggs. Beautiful body shot.
Suggs connects with a leg kick. Russell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Russell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Russell finds it's way round the side to connect with Suggs's head.
Suggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russell 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.
Russell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Russell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Suggs ducks down to avoid it.
Suggs slips a jab and a cross from Russell.
Russell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Suggs moves away and avoids it.
Russell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suggs at a distance.
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Suggs.
Russell throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Suggs staying out of range there.
Suggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Russell misses the jab.
Russell misses with a wild combination.
Russell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Suggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Russell, pushing him back against the cage.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell tries to break the clinch but Suggs is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Shaun Russell has been cut.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suggs is struggling to control the position.
Russell wants to get back to striking at distance but Suggs won't allow it.

Suggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russell swinging wildly here.
Suggs checks a low kick from Russell.
A slow jab from Russell misses its intended target.
Russell misses with a straight left.
Russell throws out a loose jab but Suggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell throws a right and a left that Suggs avoids nicely.
Suggs cracks the inside of Russell's front leg.
Russell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russell misses with a hook.
Russell misses with a hook.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with an uppercut
and Suggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Russell looks gassed!
Russell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Russell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Suggs rushes Russell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Russell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suggs dodges the punch combination from Russell.
Suggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Russell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Suggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suggs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs stands and throws Russell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Suggs.
Suggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suggs sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Russell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Suggs is chipping away with strikes.
Suggs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Suggs cracks Russell with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs throwing strikes but Russell manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suggs tries to bench press Russell off him but Russell keeps the position.
Suggs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Russell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Shaun Russell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suggs, right into the meat.
Suggs scores with a kick to the body.
Russell misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
Russell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suggs - that will leave a mark!
Suggs defending well as Russell loads up on a big left hand.
Russell takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Russell misses.
Suggs lands with a nice body kick.
Shaun Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suggs obliges.
Russell blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
Russell is trying to break the clinch but Suggs is controlling him.
Suggs has Russell pressed against the cage, preventing Russell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Suggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Suggs lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Suggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell is trying to force a seperation but Suggs has the dominant position.
Russell is trying to force a seperation but Suggs has the dominant position.
Russell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russell can do to turn this around?
Suggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs scores with a knee to the head.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Suggs misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Suggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs working Russell over with knees to the body.
Suggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Shaun Russell's cut even more.
Suggs stalling the fight.
Russell wants to get back to striking at distance but Suggs won't allow it.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Suggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Suggs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suggs looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Russell avoiding damage as Suggs throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Russell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suggs misses with a knee strike.
Russell wants to break free but Suggs has control.
Suggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.

Russell is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is trying to force a seperation but Suggs has the dominant position.
Russell is still on wobbly legs! Can Suggs finish him?
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suggs misses with a knee strike.
Russell seems to have recovered his senses.
Suggs lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.

The cut above Shaun Russell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
Suggs is working Russell over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Russell is out! One big shot and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Matt Suggs!
Matt Suggs retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Matt Suggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.