PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Morato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Morato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dean Sutherland's chin.

Sutherland
vs
Morato

188 cm
22
188 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Morato!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morato dodges the punch combination from Sutherland.
A jab from Sutherland misses.

Morato drives through with a takedown into Sutherland's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morato is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutherland has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutherland wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sutherland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
Sutherland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been informed that Morato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Morato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sutherland defends it nicely.
Sutherland scores with a kick to the midsection.

Morato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morato misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sutherland manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morato's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morato is thwarting Sutherland's attempts to control the position.
Morato wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sutherland uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Morato postures up in Sutherland's guard and throws a big left but Sutherland blocks it.
Sutherland is controlling Morato's posture.
Morato is stalling in the full guard.
Morato throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is controlling Morato's posture.
Morato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Morato fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sutherland to the ground. Morato is now in Sutherland's guard.
Morato controlling from the top position.
Sutherland working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morato trying to control but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Morato sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morato throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sutherland defends it nicely.
Sutherland is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Morato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morato shoots in and bounces Sutherland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morato wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
Morato wants to get up but he can't break Sutherland's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morato being controlled here momentarily.
Sutherland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Morato from controlling successfully.
Morato wants to stand but Sutherland has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Morato from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Morato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morato wants to stand but Sutherland has his arm trapped.
Morato with the ground and pound but Sutherland regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morato wants to control but Sutherland is keeping him busy.
Morato seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sutherland is refusing to be controlled, as Morato sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutherland wants to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sutherland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sutherland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sutherland, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sutherland misses with the combination.
Dean Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland tries to work over Morato's front leg with a kick but Morato checks it.
Morato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morato feints the counter takedown.
Sutherland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sutherland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sutherland tries to land a front kick but Morato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Morato looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sutherland!
Morato scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Sutherland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morato is looking to take a break and control but Sutherland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morato tries to stand but Sutherland controls the position and pulls Morato into his guard.
Morato is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutherland has wrist control.
Morato is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutherland has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sutherland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morato scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Morato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sutherland misses with a body kick.
Morato moves away from the strike by Sutherland.
A little jabbing left from Morato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sutherland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sutherland throws a low kick but Morato avoids it.
Sutherland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morato fails with the takedown.
Morato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sutherland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morato's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sutherland tries to sprawl but Morato drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sutherland is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morato connects with a nice short shot to Sutherland's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morato connects with a nice short shot to Sutherland's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato is trying to control the action in half guard but Sutherland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sutherland wants to control but Morato is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Morato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morato throwing shots but Sutherland is blocking nicely.
Morato working over Sutherland with some ground and pound. Sutherland looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sutherland wants to get back to full guard.
Dean Sutherland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Morato wants to take a breather but Sutherland is having none of it.
Morato trying to pass the guard but Sutherland defending well.
Morato throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sutherland to regain full guard.
Morato postures up in Sutherland's guard and throws a big left but Sutherland blocks it.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Morato from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Morato scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morato throws a strike aimed at the side of Sutherland's head but Sutherland avoids it well.
Morato working the ground and pound but Sutherland is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is trying to control Morato's posture but Morato avoids it.
Morato is working Sutherland over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sutherland dodges the ground and pound from Morato.
A lull in the action here.
Morato throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sutherland seems a little lost for a moment, as Morato dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morato looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sutherland is avoiding damage well.
Sutherland is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morato in side control, throwing shots but Sutherland defends.
Morato scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morato misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sutherland keeps working.
Sutherland takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morato tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Morato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Morato!