PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sutter
vs
Dog

188 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog lands the left hand.

Dog closes the distance and clinches.

Dog lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sutter wants to get back to full guard.

Sutter has one foot on Dog's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sutter.
Dog lands a nice shot that snaps Sutter's head back.
Sutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutter wants to clinch.
Sutter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Sutter.
Sutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.

Sutter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dog's guard.
Sutter forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter slips a nice elbow through Dog's hands, connecting with Dog's forehead.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sutter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sutter is pressing down on Dog's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dog is holding on for now.
Sutter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Dog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sutter prevents Dog from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sutter.
Sutter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sutter slips a nice elbow through Dog's hands, connecting with Dog's forehead.
Sutter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sutter throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dog to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sutter throws a big elbow that misses.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is pushing down on Dog's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dog is fighting to maintain full guard but Sutter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sutter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sutter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dog's head.
Dog pushes Sutter off looking to stand but Sutter dives back in and keeps control.

Sutter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sutter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking to get back to is feet but Sutter passes into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dog can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sutter 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.
Sutter 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.
Sutter lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sutter.
Dog is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Sutter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog parries the strikes from Sutter easily there. Sutter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dog to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Sutter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sutter throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sutter looks to clinch
and Dog counters with a left to the body.
Sutter wants to clinch.
Sutter shoots in and drives through. Dog sprawls well.
Sutter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sutter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Sutter's shoulder, as Sutter tries to avoid the shot.
Sutter tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog digs a good hook to Sutter's body.
Sutter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.

Sutter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sutter postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sutter working some strikes from top position.
Sutter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Sutter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dog looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dog looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dog!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sutter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sutter wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dog working away.
Sutter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dog is controlling him well.
Sutter tries to bench press Dog off him but Dog keeps the position.
Sutter wants to control but Dog postures up.
Mark Sutter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog in the domination position with Sutter hanging on.
Sutter tries to improve position but can't.
Dog in the domination position with Sutter hanging on.
Sutter is looking for a sweep.
Sutter is working hard here to advance position.
Sutter looks to move to half guard but instead Dog has passed into mount! Damn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter tries to reverse the position but Dog maintains control.
Sutter tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sutter is desperately trying to improve his position but Dog has a good base and remains in mount.
Sutter 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sutter wants to hold on but Dog pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Sutter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sutter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Dog digs a good hook to Sutter's body.
Sutter throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Sutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter closes the distance and clinches up with Dog, looking for a takedown. Sutter pushes Dog against the cage but Dog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sutter misses with a hook. Dog ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Sutter or perhaps it was just good defense by Dog which made him look bad.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dog as he connects with a hook.
Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sutter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sutter moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Sutter looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Sutter misses with a takedown attempt - Dog sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Sutter moved out of range nicely.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Sutter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Dog. No joy for Sutter on that attempt.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Sutter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Dog throws a body punch but Sutter moves out of range.
Sutter misses the jab.
Sutter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dog's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutter tries for a takedown but Dog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dog is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sutter misses with a looping left.
Sutter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dog finds it's way round the side to connect with Sutter's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog thows a body shot but no joy.
Dog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sutter has time to react.
Dog misses with a right hand
letting Sutter counter with a right hand.
Sutter throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Sutter moved out of range nicely.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Sutter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dog on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sutter looks up at the clock and then as Dog takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sutter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sutter lands a few punches from side control.
Sutter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dog works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throwing shots but Dog is blocking nicely.
Mark Sutter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sutter is keen to just control but Dog is a slippery customer.
Sutter prevents Dog from standing back up.
Sutter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Mark Sutter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog leaves Sutter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutter fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutter drops his hands momentarily and Dog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bull Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sutter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sutter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Sutter!