PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landeverde comes to the cage accompanied by Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. Suarez has chosen Skindred - Rat Race as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Landeverde
vs
Suarez

170 cm
27
147 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

165 cm
29
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Landeverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Landeverde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landeverde tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landeverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Landeverde slams his shin into Suarez's torso.
Landeverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landeverde fails to land the takedown.
Landeverde looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Landeverde misses the shot to the body.
Landeverde misses with a hook

and Suarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez stops Landeverde from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
Landeverde keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Landeverde wants to sweep but no luck.
Landeverde managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ric Landeverde.
A slow jab from Landeverde misses its intended target.
Suarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Landeverde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.

Landeverde drives through with a takedown into guard.
Landeverde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Landeverde wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landeverde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landeverde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landeverde throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landeverde's guard. Nice move by Suarez!

Landeverde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landeverde is keeping the position for now.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Landeverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landeverde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Suarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Landeverde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suarez controls the pace.
Landeverde keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Landeverde working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Suarez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Landeverde manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Suarez has Landeverde in his guard.
Landeverde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde is looking to stand up but Suarez won't let him.
Landeverde definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landeverde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landeverde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landeverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landeverde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Landeverde dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Landeverde missing with a left hand there. Suarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landeverde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Landeverde throws a sloppy head kick and Suarez moves out of range easily.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Landeverde scores with a hook.
Landeverde throws a looping overhand right but Suarez ducks down to avoid it.
Landeverde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suarez's hands.

Suarez gets caught flat footed, as Landeverde shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Landeverde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landeverde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landeverde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landeverde stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.
Landeverde throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Landeverde wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Landeverde postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Landeverde lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Landeverde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Landeverde passes Suarez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Landeverde looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Landeverde is looking for a kimura here.
Suarez gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Landeverde tries to pass.
Landeverde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Landeverde postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Landeverde wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Landeverde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landeverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landeverde wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Suarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landeverde's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Landeverde wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
Suarez trying to control but Landeverde is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Landeverde dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Landeverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Landeverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Landeverde gets the takedown into side control.
Landeverde tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
An elbow from Landeverde crashes against the mat.
Landeverde working the strikes but Suarez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ric Landeverde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landeverde is pressing down on Suarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suarez is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde stalling away here and it's allowed Suarez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Landeverde wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Landeverde throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Landeverde throwing strikes but missing.
Suarez looking to control.
Landeverde throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde looking to pass the guard.
Landeverde is working hard here to advance position.
Landeverde trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Landeverde missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Landeverde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Landeverde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antonio Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landeverde's guard. Nice move by Suarez!
Landeverde seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
Suarez won't allow Landeverde to sweep him here.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Landeverde is looking for a triangle but Suarez pushes his legs off easily.
Suarez trying to control but Landeverde is working from the bottom.
Suarez works over Landeverde with some ground and pound from guard.
Suarez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Landeverde is controlling Suarez's posture.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Landeverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde controlling Suarez's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Landeverde.
Landeverde throws out a loose jab but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landeverde takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landeverde tries a head kick but it misses.
Suarez moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landeverde with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Landeverde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landeverde has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Landeverde!
Ric Landeverde bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.