PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Stien has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trinidad Suarez's chin.

Suarez
vs
Stien

183 cm
27
200 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Stien!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez misses with a hook. Stien ducked under it nicely.
Stien tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trinidad Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stien scores with a jab.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Stien counters with a right hand to the body.
Stien digs a good body shot into Suarez's ribs.
Suarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stien. Stien obviously looking to wear him down.
Suarez dips to his left and cracks Stien with an uppercut!

It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Stien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suarez missing with a left hand there. Stien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Stien closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez is staying active underneath Stien, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Suarez wants to control but Stien is keeping busy.
Stien trying to pass the guard but Suarez defending well.
Suarez is refusing to be controlled, as Stien sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Stien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stien perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stien working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stien lands strikes from half guard.
Stien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suarez controlling the position for now.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stien in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stien misses with a looping right.
Stien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stien lands with a good body shot.
Suarez swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Stien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stien scores with a body shot.
Stien scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stien throws a hook to the side of Suarez's head but Suarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stien moves away.
Suarez misses with a body shot
and Stien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suarez has time to react.
Suarez misses with a takedown
and Stien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stien feints and as Suarez raises his hands in defense, Stien changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stien trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez wants to improve his position but instead Stien has moved into half guard.
Stien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suarez is concentrating on defense, preventing Stien from advancing position.
Suarez tries to roll over but Stien keeps him under control.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.
Stien tries to pass to full mount but Suarez defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien is keen to just control but Suarez is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stien trying to mount his opponent but Suarez defends it.
Stien slips a nice elbow through Suarez's hands, connecting with Suarez's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stien looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stien thows a huge punch but Suarez dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stien tries for a takedown but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stien shoots in looking for a takedown. Suarez tries to sprawl out of it but Stien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Suarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Stien.
Stien just misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stien defends well and Suarez ends up having to push Stien into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stien prevents the takedown attempt.
Suarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stien.
Trinidad Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Stien.
Stien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stien is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suarez is working for takedown but Stien is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Stien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stien scores with a nice strike.
Stien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suarez somewhat.
Stien staying out of range there.
Stien looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Suarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stien manages to avoid it.
Stien needs to keep his hands up - Suarez had a free shot at his head there.
Stien cracks the inside of Suarez's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez fails with the takedown
letting Stien counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Stien misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Stien. That snapped Suarez's head back.
Suarez misses with an uppercut.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt - Stien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stien is just out of range.
Suarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Stien misses with a body shot.
Stien lands a glancing blow to the side of Suarez's head.

Stien bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stien lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Suarez down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stien trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is trying to control Stien's posture but Stien avoids it.
Ben Stien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stien trying to control the position but Suarez is working away.
Stien misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez regains half guard, as Stien was trying to land strikes.
Stien wants to take a breather but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez controlling the position for now.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Stien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suarez defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suarez's head.
Suarez is holding on to half guard well.
Stien lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stien shoots in for a double leg but Suarez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez avoids the body shot from Stien.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Stien misses with the combination.
Stien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stien misses with a straight right.
Stien misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez misses the shot to the body.
Stien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stien misses with a left hand
letting Suarez counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez misses with a body shot
and Stien counters with a leg kick.
Stien lands with a good body shot.
Stien misses with a low kick.
Stien misses with an uppercut.
Suarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stien.
Stien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stien looks for the body kick but Suarez saw that one coming.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stien counters with a straight right hand.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Stien saw that one coming.
Stien throws the left hand but Suarez avoids the punch easily.
Suarez lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stien, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stien moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Suarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Stien.
Suarez moves out of range as Stien strikes.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stien.
Stien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suarez momentarily.
Stien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suarez moves away.
Stien swings for the body but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez slips a jab from Stien.
Stien ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Stien on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a combination

and Stien counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Suarez is in trouble now - Stien has advanced to mount!
Suarez is looking to improve his position but Stien isn't that keen on the idea.
A big strike lands for Stien! That's really hurt Suarez and he's turned his back - Stien keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Stien jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
After winning the bout, Ben Stien thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.