PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bohemia-2 Of The Best Ft. RD . Bilbo Baggins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Baggins
vs
Shah Suri

180 cm
37
190 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

183 cm
32
200 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilbo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baggins doesn't seem bothered though.
Baggins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baggins lunges at Suri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suri's hand.
Baggins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
No luck for Baggins with that takedown attempt.
Suri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sher Shah Suri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suri looks to throw the jab but Baggins is out of range.
Suri scores with a nice head shot.
Suri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baggins.
Suri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baggins with a body shot.
Suri cracks Baggins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baggins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Baggins swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suri avoids it really well and circles away.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Baggins scores with a nice strike.
Suri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suri throws a hook to the side of Baggins's head but Baggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baggins attempts a counter takedown but Suri avoids it well and moves away.

Baggins gets a double leg takedown into Suri's guard.
Suri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baggins manages to get himself to full guard.

Baggins wants to sweep but no luck.
Suri trying to control but Baggins is working from the bottom.
Baggins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suri's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri pulls Baggins in to control the position.
Suri is continuing to stall.
Baggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Suri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baggins controls the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baggins cracks Suri with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Suri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suri is on top in guard.

Baggins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Suri from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baggins controls Suri momentarily but Suri frees himself.
Baggins pulls Suri in close to his closed guard and prevents Suri from doing any damage or advancing position.
Baggins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Suri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baggins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Suri misses.
Baggins walks into a left hand.
A left and a right from Suri both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri stuns Baggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baggins throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suri throws the left hand but Baggins avoids the punch easily.
Suri swings for the body but Baggins moves out of range.
Baggins misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bagginss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suri stalks Baggins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baggins's face. Baggins staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Bilbo Baggins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baggins misses the target.
Suri misses with a looping right.
Baggins attempts a counter takedown but Suri avoids it well and moves away.
Baggins lands an overhand right.
Suri slips a straight right by Baggins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sher Shah Suri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bilbo Baggins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Suri throws out a loose jab but Baggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baggins staying out of range there.

Baggins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suri napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Baggins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggins scoring with punches from side control.
Baggins moves into full mount!
Baggins lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Baggins avoids the attempt from Suri to control.
Suri regains half guard.
Baggins is pressing down on Suri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suri is holding on for now.
Suri is looking to control Baggins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suri avoid being mounted?
Baggins is looking to advance position but Suri won't allow it.
Baggins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins working the head and body with strikes.
Baggins working the head and body with strikes.
Baggins is thwarting Suri's attempts to control the position.
Suri tries to get to full guard but Baggins has control of the leg.
Baggins thows a huge punch but Suri dodges it nicely.
Baggins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Suri to regain full guard.
Baggins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baggins's guard.

Baggins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilbo Baggins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suri 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.
Suri postures up.
Suri is looking to work some ground and pound but Baggins has wrist control.
Baggins looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baggins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Suri.
Suri misses with a straight left.
Baggins moves away from the strike by Suri.
Baggins throws a hook but Suri avoids it easily.
Suri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baggins.
A telegraphed right hand from Baggins misses the target.
Baggins staying out of range there.
Baggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suri misses with a looping left.
Baggins throws a big shot that misses.
Suri misses with a hook. Baggins ducked under it nicely.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Sher Shah Suri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suri cracks Baggins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baggins feinted with a counter takedown.
Baggins slips a jab from Suri.
A jab from Suri misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bilbo Baggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bilbo Baggins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Suri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baggins.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Baggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baggins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Suri misses with a looping left.
Baggins slips a straight right by Suri.
Baggins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baggins misses with a wild combination.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baggins.
Suri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Suri. No joy for Baggins on that attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baggins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
Baggins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Suri sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri scores with a body shot.
Baggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baggins feinted with a counter takedown.
Suri thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Suri misses.
Suri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suri misses with a series of wild punches.
Baggins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Suri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baggins to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Suri misses.
Baggins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baggins misses with a wild body shot.
Suri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri misses with an uppercut. Baggins saw that one coming.
Suri misses with a left hand

and Baggins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baggins thows a huge punch but Suri dodges it nicely.
Baggins is nestled in close to Suri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baggins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suri's head.
Baggins is nestled in close to Suri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins is trying to control. Suri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suri gets full guard.
Baggins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Baggins throws an elbow that misses. Suri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baggins's guard. Nice move by Suri!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri stopping the sweep attempt from Baggins.
Baggins is trying to control the position but Suri postures up.
Baggins wants to control but Suri passes easily into half guard.
Baggins keeping hold of Suri's head, controlling as best he can.
Baggins is looking to control Suri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baggins avoid being mounted?
Baggins is holding on to half guard well.
Suri scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baggins is looking for a sweep. Suri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baggins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Baggins tries to roll over but Suri keeps him under control.
Baggins is trying to stand up here but Suri is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Baggins should have avoided that one.
Baggins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suri lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Shah Suri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suri 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.