PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skip Bayless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Suarez (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.

Bayless
vs
Suarez

180 cm
20
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skip Bayless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bayless.

Suarez moves into the clinch.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bayless has him pressed against the cage.

Suarez breaks the clinch.
Bayless misses with a wild combination.
Bayless tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Suarez. Those never looked like landing.
Bayless swings for the body but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bayless appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Bayless avoids it well.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bayless. Those never looked like landing.
Bayless is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyson Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Suarez both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Bayless throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
Bayless swats away the attempt to clinch by Suarez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayless swinging wildly here.
Bayless moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bayless throws a leg kick that misses.
Suarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayless.
Suarez blocks a jab.
Suarez tries to clinch but Bayless moves out of range.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayless.
Bayless lands with a shot to the body.
Bayless lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson Suarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suarez.
Bayless looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Tyson Suarez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bayless closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bayless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bayless misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bayless misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bayless throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Bayless is avoiding it.
Suarez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bayless works over Suarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Bayless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez throws a right hand that Bayless ducks under and follows up with a left that Bayless also avoids with ease.
Suarez connects with a crisp jab.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Bayless stalks Suarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suarez's face. Suarez staggers backwards, shaken.
Bayless looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suarez throws a right hand that Bayless ducks under and follows up with a left that Bayless also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
Suarez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bayless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayless.
Bayless throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Bayless misses the target.
Suarez moves in looking to clinch but Bayless pushes him off.
Bayless throws a big counter combination but Suarez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bayless cracks Suarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bayless lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bayless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bayless.
Suarez cracks a nice hook into Bayless's ribs.
Bayless misses with a wild combination.
Bayless dives in and grabs Suarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes down on Bayless's head and hops out.
Suarez tries to clinch there but Bayless circles away.
A punch combination from Bayless misses.
Bayless throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bayless keeps the fight on the outside.
Bayless jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bayless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez scores with a hook.

Bayless is rocked!

It looks like Skip Bayless has been cut.
Bayless tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suarez defends well and Bayless ends up having to push Suarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Suarez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh Bayless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bayless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bayless seems to have got his legs back now.

Oooooh!!! Suarez has knocked Bayless down with a huge combo! Suarez steps away and waves a wobbly Bayless back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fighters circle momentarily. Suarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suarez tries to clinch but Bayless is having none of it.
Bayless connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Bayless misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Suarez! Bayless is backing up but he can't get away as Suarez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bayless and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyson Suarez!