PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Martine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Suyo (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?

Martine
vs
Suyo

170 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Martine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Suyo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suyo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suyo misses with a looping left.
Remy Martine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martine is looking to clinch.

Martine gets the takedown into side control.
Martine looks up at the clock and then as Suyo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Martine working the head with strikes.
Martine tries to move into full mount but can't pass Suyo's legs.
Suyo looking for a sweep but Martine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Suyo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suyo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Suyo holds on for dear life, controlling Martine's posture momentarily.
Suyo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Martine fails to advance to Suyo's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martine goes for an armbar but Suyo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Suyo.
Martine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suyo.
Suyo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martine is proving hard to escape from.
Suyo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Suyo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Martine, up you get!
Martine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martine throws a head kick that misses.

Martine pushes Suyo up against the cage in a clinch.
Martine keeps control of Suyo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suyo takes an elbow to the temple.
Martine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martine misses with an elbow strike.
Suyo tries to break the clinch but Martine is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Martine.
Martine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suyo smiles and moves away.
Martine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martine closes the distance and clinches.
Suyo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suyo blocks an elbow strike from Martine.
Martine could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martine pushes off an throws an elbow but Suyo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Suyo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martine is breathing heavily.
Martine tries to pull guard but Suyo holds him up against the cage and eventually Martine drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy Martine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suyo is looking to break free of the clinch but Martine has double underhooks.
Martine misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suyo breaks from the clinch.
Martine blocks a head kick by Suyo.
Suyo tries to bum rush Martine with a series of wild strikes but Martine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Martine darts in and clinches Suyo up against the cage.

Martine pulls guard.
Suyo trying to control but Martine is working from the bottom.
Suyo stays in close to Martine's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Suyo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Martine trying to control the position.
Suyo postures up in Martine's guard and throws a big left but Martine blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suyo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martine is proving hard to escape from.

Suyo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Frank Suyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martine lands with a nice combination. Suyo backs away looking to recover.
Martine tries to clinch up but Suyo circles away and keeps his distance.
Martine shoots in but no luck this time.
Suyo misses with a two punch combination.
Suyo avoids the head kick by Martine.
Martine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Martine.
Suyo misses with a few strikes there.
Martine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suyo throws a combination. Martine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Suyo.
Suyo misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Suyo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Suyo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Martine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suyo is trying to break free.
Martine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Suyo up against the cage.
Martine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suyo tries to break the clinch but Martine is controlling the position.
Suyo dodges an elbow strike from Martine.

Martine jumps guard and drags Suyo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Suyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Suyo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suyo wanted to stand there but Martine had control of the position.
Suyo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suyo wants to pass the guard but Martine is keeping the position.
Martine keeping moving, preventing Suyo from controlling successfully.

Martine is working an open guard so Suyo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martine tries a head kick but it misses.
Martine has a takedown stuffed.
Suyo misses with a low kick.
Remy Martine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Martine closes the distance and clinches.
Suyo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martine has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martine can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy Martine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suyo dodges an elbow strike from Martine.
Suyo is looking to break free of the clinch but Martine has double underhooks.
Suyo wants to get back to striking at distance but Martine won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suyo wants to break free but Martine has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Suyo has had enough of the clinch but Martine keeps him there for the moment.
Suyo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suyo has him pressed against the cage.
Suyo is trying to break free.
Martine tries to pull guard but Suyo won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suyo throws a nice looking combination but Martine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Martine or perhaps it was just good defense by Suyo which made him look bad.
Martine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suyo is staying active underneath Martine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Suyo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Martine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Suyo gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suyo keeps working.
Suyo wants to get back to his feet.

Martine goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Suyo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Martine's guard! Nice work there by Suyo!

Martine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suyo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Martine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suyo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Martine dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Martine moves in looking to clinch but Suyo pushes him off.
Suyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martine misses with a double jab
and Suyo counters with a three punch combo that has Martine backing up. Martine nods at Suyo to acknowledge the strikes.
Suyo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Martine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martine.
Martine looking to throw knees to the head but Suyo is blocking nicely.
Martine fails to pull guard.
Martine lands an elbow that stopped Suyo in his tracks for a moment.
Martine lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Martine.

Martine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Martine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suyo to the mat! Suyo manages to get full guard.
Suyo wants to stand but Martine is controlling the position.

Martine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Suyo, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martine walks into a straight right hand from Suyo.
Suyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martine throws a nice inside leg kick.

Martine clinches with his opponent.
Suyo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Martine fails to land.
Martine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Martine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martine.
Martine misses with an elbow strike.
Suyo wants to get back to striking at distance but Martine won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Martine manages to break the clinch.
Martine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suyo throws a right hand that Martine ducks under and follows up with a left that Martine also avoids with ease.
Martine checks a leg kick.
Martine misses with the combination.
Suyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martine with a poor takedown
and Suyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Suyo misses with a two punch combination.
Martine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suyo misses with a wild combination.
Martine moves out of range of the body kick.
Martine gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Martine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martine showed some decent athleticism there.
Martine works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martine swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Suyo is now in Martine's guard. A big mistake from Martine there, giving up the dominant position!
Martine looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Suyo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suyo lands a nice short elbow.
Suyo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Martine trying to control from the bottom.

Martine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Suyo decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martine avoids the head kick by Suyo.
Martine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Suyo.
Martine is looking to clinch.
Suyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Martine off the cage and back into rage.
Suyo with a nice cross.
Martine tries to clinch up but Suyo circles away and keeps his distance.

Martine clinches up with Suyo and pushes him back against the cage.
Suyo can't break the clinch.
Martine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suyo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suyo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy Martine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martine tries to break the clinch but Suyo is controlling the position.

Martine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Suyo.
I think Suyo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Suyo!