PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mcgregor Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suarez
vs
Conor

159 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mcgregor Conor!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Conor.
Suarez throws a big counter combination but Conor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick by Conor misses
and Suarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Suarez clinches with his opponent.
Conor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Conor misses with an elbow strike.
Conor crunches a lovely knee into Suarez's ribcage.
Suarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
Conor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Suarez gets control of Conor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Suarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Conor throws a big elbow that misses.

Suarez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Conor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Conor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Suarez lands a good knee to the midsection. Conor won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Conor looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.

Suarez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Suarez is controlling the pace.
Conor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two 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.

Suarez seems to be working for a kimura but Conor defends the submission attempt.
Suarez throwing shots but Conor is blocking nicely.
Suarez is controlling the pace.
Suarez prevents Conor from improving his position.
Suarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Suarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suarez blocks a jab.
Suarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mcgregor Conor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suarez counters with a left and a right that stings Conor.
Suarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conor.
Conor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Conor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgregor Conor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conor tries to bum rush Suarez with a series of wild strikes but Suarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conor looks to land a body kick but Suarez moved away.
Suarez tries to counter by clinching up but Conor breaks away and moves out of range.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conor is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Conor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Conor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jim Suarez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Conor stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from Conor misses

and Suarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Suarez.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Conor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jim Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Conor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez stays in close to Conor's body and controls the position.
Conor is trying to keep Suarez in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conor's waist but Conor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suarez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Conor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conor is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Conor scores with a four punch combination!
Conor scores with a spinning back kick!
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conor throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conor stuffs the takedown.
Conor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Conor avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Conor.
Suarez goes for a double leg but Conor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conor continues to drive forward.
Suarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conor wants it to stay on the feet.
Conor connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conor misses with a looping left.
Conor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Suarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working Conor over with strikes.
Suarez controlling the action here.
Suarez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Conor for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mcgregor Conor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Conor misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mcgregor Conor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Suarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Suarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conor tries to avoid it but Suarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conor to the ground. Conor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Suarez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conor.
Conor gets underhooks to prevent Suarez's takedown attempt.
Conor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conor tries to throw a body punch but Suarez avoids it by throwing Conor back against the cage.
Conor stops a takedown attempt from Suarez.
We've been informed that Conor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conor up against the cage.
Conor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conor.
Conor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suarez cracks Conor with a nice body shot.
Suarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Conor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suarez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Suarez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Conor throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conor's guard. Nice move by Suarez!

Conor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Suarez passes into side control.
Conor is trying to get back to his feet.
Conor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Suarez working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez cracks Conor with a big right hand but Conor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Conor tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Suarez easily slips into full mount!
Suarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez continues to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Conor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Conor is trying to escape the mount.
Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suarez with a couple of short strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez avoids the attempt from Conor to control.
Conor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Suarez!
The defeated Mcgregor Conor had this to say: 'Il be back'.