PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mohsen Mosaddegh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Suti
vs
Mosaddegh

171 cm
29
157 lbs
21 - 13 - 2

175 cm
32
153 lbs
23 - 5 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosaddegh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Suti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mosaddegh won't be happy with that.
Mosaddegh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Suti in side control lands a decent elbow.
Suti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suti happy to just control the position for now.
Suti in side control, throwing shots but Mosaddegh defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Mosaddegh's face as Suti controls the position.
Suti working the ground and pound.
Suti 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 strikes coming from Suti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti moves into full mount!
Mosaddegh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suti controlling from the full mount.
Mosaddegh is trying to escape the mount.
Suti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Suti landing shots from mount.
Suti thowing shots but they're missing.
Mosaddegh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh is trying to escape the mount.
Suti raining down shots from the mount!

Suti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mosaddegh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Suti throwing strikes but Mosaddegh bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suti has control of Mosaddegh's left arm, preventing Mosaddegh from doing any damage.
Mosaddegh stopping the sweep attempt from Suti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti is pulling down on Mosaddegh's head. It's preventing any offense from Mosaddegh, at least for the moment.
Mosaddegh pushes down on Suti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mosaddegh wants to stand up but Suti is controlling the position.
Suti preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mosaddegh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suti is looking for a sweep. Mosaddegh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suti keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Suti wants to improve his position but Mosaddegh is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Suti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mosaddegh throws a big shot that misses.
Suti tries to counter with a takedown but Mosaddegh is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Mosaddegh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosaddegh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Suti.
Suti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suti throws a jab but it's blocked by Mosaddegh.
Suti avoids the body shot from Mosaddegh.
Suti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mosaddegh clobbers Suti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Suti connects with a jab.
Suti shoots in looking for a takedown. Mosaddegh tries to sprawl out of it but Suti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mosaddegh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suti blocks a jab.
Mosaddegh looks to land a right hand but Suti moved out of range.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mosaddegh moves away.
Suti lands with a hook. Mosaddegh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mosaddegh in his tracks.
Suti tests Mosaddegh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suti scores with a sloppy right hand. Mosaddegh should have avoided that one.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosaddegh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suti avoids the body shot from Mosaddegh.
Suti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mosaddegh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mosaddegh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perseen Suti is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Suti misses its intended target.
Suti throws a hook but Mosaddegh avoids it easily.
Mosaddegh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suti. Suti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh looks to land a right hand but Suti moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Mosaddegh does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti throws a jab when Mosaddegh was well out of range.
Suti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosaddegh takes one to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook.
Mosaddegh takes a swing at Suti's ribcage but misses.

Suti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Suti trying to control the action but Mosaddegh is working from the bottom.
Mosaddegh is looking for a sweep.
Suti connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mosaddegh some visible discomfort.
Suti throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mosaddegh keeps working.
Suti throws a strike aimed at the side of Mosaddegh's head but Mosaddegh avoids it well.
Suti landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Suti throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mosaddegh works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Suti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suti thows a huge punch but Mosaddegh dodges it nicely.
Suti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Suti is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mosaddegh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mosaddegh wants to control but Suti is keeping busy.
Perseen Suti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mosaddegh tries to roll over but Suti keeps him under control.
Suti wants to control but Mosaddegh is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosaddegh is just out of range.
Suti shoots in for a takedown but Mosaddegh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosaddegh slips under a jab.
Suti tries to clinch but Mosaddegh is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Mosaddegh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Suti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mosaddegh doesn't seem phased though.
Mosaddegh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suti moves forwards but Mosaddegh connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Suti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suti works over Mosaddegh with some ground and pound from guard.
Mosaddegh keeping moving, preventing Suti from controlling successfully.
Suti advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosaddegh manages to get back to half guard.
Suti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mosaddegh wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suti is keen to just control but Mosaddegh is a slippery customer.
Suti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mosaddegh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Suti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mosaddegh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mosaddegh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suti not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
Mosaddegh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suti.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mosaddegh defending well though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suti keeps the fight on the outside.
Mosaddegh throws a lazy right hand but Suti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Suti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suti jabs Mosaddegh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mosaddegh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suti swings for the body but Mosaddegh moves out of range.
Mosaddegh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sutis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mosaddegh is looking for the big counter here.
Mosaddegh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Mosaddegh saw that one coming.
Mosaddegh blocks a jab.
Mosaddegh throws a lazy uppercut
and Suti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti looks to land a right hand but Mosaddegh moved out of range.
Suti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mosaddegh.

Suti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mosaddegh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Suti tries to score with some ground and pound. Mosaddegh controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mosaddegh wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mosaddegh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Suti.
Mosaddegh regains half guard, as Suti was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Suti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Suti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mosaddegh's head.
Suti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Suti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mosaddegh's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suti misses with a head shot. Mosaddegh uses the momentum to regain guard.
Suti chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suti shoots in for a takedown but Mosaddegh shows good takedown defense.
Mosaddegh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suti slips a straight right by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mosaddegh can do to turn this around?
Suti avoids the body shot from Mosaddegh.
Suti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mosaddegh avoids it really well and circles away.
Mosaddegh throws a jab but it's blocked by Suti.
Suti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mosaddegh momentarily.
Suti moves out of range of the strikes.
Suti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti throws a hook but Mosaddegh blocks it.
Mosaddegh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sutis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice straight punches there by Suti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suti.
Mosaddegh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mosaddegh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti digs a good hook to Mosaddegh's body.
Mosaddegh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mosaddegh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suti cracks Mosaddegh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suti defending well as Mosaddegh loads up on a big left hand.
Mosaddegh throws a series of punches but Suti moves out of range.
Suti throws a jab when Mosaddegh was well out of range.
Suti is looking to slow Mosaddegh down with leg kicks.
Suti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mosaddegh doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosaddegh. Suti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosaddegh slips a straight right by Suti.
Mosaddegh moves out of range as Suti strikes.
Suti misses with a left hand
and Mosaddegh counters with a nice uppercut.
Suti throws a body punch but Mosaddegh moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Suti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti slips under a jab from Mosaddegh.
Suti cracks Mosaddegh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mosaddegh walks into a straight right hand from Suti.
Mosaddegh is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suti.
Mosaddegh misses with a few strikes there.
Mosaddegh slips under a jab from Suti.
Suti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mosaddegh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mosaddegh drops his hands momentarily and Suti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suti throws a combination. Mosaddegh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Mosaddegh is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosaddegh. Suti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosaddegh is still on wobbly legs! Can Suti finish him?
Mosaddegh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mosaddegh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suti checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Suti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti rushes Mosaddegh with punches - Mosaddegh moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Mosaddegh goes down! Suti follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perseen Suti!
Perseen Suti retains his featherweight title!
Perseen Suti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.