PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet with a name on it. Bob Dam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sutton
vs
Dam

169 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvey Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Dam!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dam throws a head kick but Sutton moves out of range.

Sutton gets the takedown into side control.
Sutton taking a breather here.
Sutton working away.

Sutton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sutton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Sutton stalls from top position.
Dam struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dam is trying to improve his position.
Dam is letting Sutton control him for a moment.
Sutton in side control lands a decent elbow.

Sutton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dam, who protects the arm well.
Dam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sutton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sutton is chipping away with strikes.

Sutton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dam is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam taking a bit of punishment here - Sutton scoring with strikes.
Sutton really is a fat lump.

Sutton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dam is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dam is looking for a sweep. Sutton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dam is trying to control but can't.
Dam wants to get back to full guard.

Sutton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dam is just riding it out for now. Sutton eventually gives up the hold.

Sutton is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam tries to get to full guard but Sutton has control of the leg.

Sutton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sutton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sutton stands up and beckons Dam to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Sutton dominated that round.
That's time! Sutton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sutton.

Dam sneaks out the side door and pushes Sutton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Dam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dam showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dam is stalling here. Sutton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dam seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sutton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dam sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Sutton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dam defends it well.

Sutton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dam sees it coming and defends easily.
Harvey Sutton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam is trying to control but can't.
Dam is trying to get back to full guard.
Dam gets full guard.
Sutton with a nice head shot there.
Sutton landing some decent shots from guard.
Sutton distracts Dam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sutton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sutton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dam can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is in close to Dam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sutton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sutton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sutton distracts Dam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dam trying to control the position.
Sutton prevents Dam from getting back to his feet.
Dam thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Sutton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dam, up you get!
Some wild striking there from Dam.
It looked like Sutton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dam.
Dam is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dam scores with a takedown into Sutton's guard.

Sutton pushes Dam off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Dam shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sutton is trying to defend but Dam finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dam stops Sutton from getting back to his feet.
Dam is looking to stall here but Sutton recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sutton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dam won't allow Sutton to get back to his feet.
Sutton keeping moving, preventing Dam from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harvey Sutton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dam is stalling here. Sutton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dam seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sutton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dam is trying to control Sutton's posture but Sutton avoids it.

Sutton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sutton tries for a kimura but Dam is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam tries to bench press Sutton off him but Sutton keeps the position.

Sutton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sutton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sutton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sutton working the head with strikes.
Dam is looking to reverse the position.

That's two 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.

Sutton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sutton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Sutton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Dam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Sutton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dam has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam struggling a bit here.
Sutton cracks Dam with a big elbow.

Sutton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sutton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sutton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sutton scores with punches from side control.

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.

Sutton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dam is looking to regain half guard here but Sutton keeps moving and retains side control.

Sutton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sutton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sutton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dam rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sutton's guard! Nice work there by Dam!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Sutton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sutton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Sutton!
Bob Dam was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight '.