PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

DeVito
vs
Suti

168 cm
35
157 lbs
28 - 16 - 3

171 cm
33
157 lbs
28 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suti darts in and clinches DeVito up against the cage.
Suti displaying some good clinch control by pressing DeVito up against the cage.
Suti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeVito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suti.
DeVito stops a takedown attempt from Suti.
Suti lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
Suti keeps control of DeVito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DeVito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suti.

DeVito is fighting off a takedown attempt but Suti is just too persistent for him and manages to trip DeVito to the mat. DeVito regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
DeVito has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti trying to control but DeVito is working from the bottom.
DeVito wants to sweep here but Suti controlling him for the moment.
Suti postures up.
DeVito is controlling Suti's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Suti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Suti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suti prevents a body shot from DeVito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeVito.
DeVito presses Suti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been informed that Suti 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.
Suti misses with a body punch.
Suti is working DeVito over against the cage.
DeVito swings wildly with an uppercut but Suti uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeVito gets underhooks to prevent Suti's takedown attempt.
Suti lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
DeVito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeVito.
A short right from DeVito on the inside.
DeVito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

DeVito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suti looking to score a takedown here. DeVito is defending well but Suti drives through and ends up in DeVito's guard.
DeVito is looking to stand back up but Suti counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by DeVito.

Suti throwing shots but DeVito is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti thows a huge punch but DeVito dodges it nicely.
Suti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DeVito is looking for a sweep. Suti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DeVito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suti.
Suti is just content to waste time from the top position. DeVito takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Suti wants to control from the top but DeVito keeps moving.
DeVito pulls Suti in close to prevent any damage.
Suti won't allow DeVito to sweep him here.

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.
Suti lands a couple of digs.
Suti trying to control but DeVito is working from the bottom.
DeVito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suti tries to free his leg and advance position but DeVito is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suti throws an elbow that misses. DeVito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suti's guard. Nice move by DeVito!

DeVito wanted to stand there but Suti had control of the position.
DeVito won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Perseen Suti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

DeVito gets tackled into the cage by Suti. Suti maintains the clinch.
Suti lands a hook that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
Suti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suti.
I was talking to DeVito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Suti misses with a punch on the inside.
Suti misses with a punch to the body.
Suti prevents a body shot from DeVito.
Suti is working for takedown but DeVito is calmly controlling the position for now.
DeVito is stalling here.
DeVito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suti up against the cage.
Suti tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti misses with a punch to the body.
DeVito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suti misses with a punch to the body.
Suti working aggressively here.
Perseen Suti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from DeVito.
DeVito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
Suti lands a nice shot to the body.

DeVito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeVito but DeVito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from DeVito.
Suti darts in trying to clinch
and DeVito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Suti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in DeVito's guard.
Suti wants to control from the top but DeVito keeps moving.

Suti postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! DeVito is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suti, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVito controls from within his opponent's guard.
DeVito won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
DeVito sitting in guard, not really doing much.

DeVito gets to his feet. Suti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti throws a lazy head kick
and DeVito counters with a head kick. That will keep Suti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suti.
Suti is looking to clinch.
DeVito throws a body punch but Suti moves out of range.
Tommy DeVito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeVito throws a series of punches but Suti moves out of range.
No luck for Suti with that takedown attempt.
DeVito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DeVito throws a head kick but Suti moves out of range.
Suti moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
Suti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVito. DeVito obviously looking to wear him down.
DeVito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Suti moves into range and clinches up with DeVito.
DeVito stops a takedown attempt from Suti.
A right hook to the body lands for DeVito.
DeVito scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti trying to stall but DeVito improves his position.
DeVito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suti is breathing heavily.
DeVito scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
DeVito swings away with an uppercut that misses.

DeVito manages to break the clinch.
Suti misses with a kick to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Suti.
Suti laying and praying for a moment but DeVito takes advantage and regains half guard.
Suti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suti is trying to control the action in half guard but DeVito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suti content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy DeVito dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

DeVito misses with a lunging right hand
and Suti counters with a nice leg kick.
Suti with a lazy takedown attempt
letting DeVito counter with a right hand.
Suti has his takedown stuffed
and DeVito counters with a nice uppercut.
DeVito cracks Suti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from DeVito misses.
A head kick misses from DeVito.
DeVito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suti can do to turn this around?
Suti tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
DeVito is looking to counter punch.
Suti closes the distance and clinches up with DeVito, looking for a takedown. Suti pushes DeVito against the cage but DeVito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.

DeVito gets caught napping as Suti dives in and scores a takedown. DeVito manages to retain guard.
Suti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeVito pulls Suti in close to his closed guard and prevents Suti from doing any damage or advancing position.
DeVito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
DeVito content to stall in guard here.
DeVito trying to control the position from guard on top but Suti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeVito 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.
Suti working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
DeVito wants to stand and escape but instead Suti has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

DeVito looking to control but Suti passes into half guard.
Suti is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeVito defending well though.
Suti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suti is looking to take a break and control but DeVito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suti is looking to stall here but DeVito recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito pulls Suti in close to prevent any damage.

Suti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! DeVito is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! DeVito has escaped and now he's on top!

DeVito postures up.
Suti wants to sweep here but DeVito controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suti being controlled here, momentarily.
DeVito passes into half guard.
Suti is looking to improve his position.
DeVito content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Perseen Suti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DeVito is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy DeVito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeVito 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy DeVito!
A relieved looking Tommy DeVito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.