PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mma Sucks (ranked 7904 p4p, 25840 weight class) and Javier Fernandez (ranked 542 p4p, 549 weight class). Mma Sucks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sucks
vs
Fernandez

170 cm
18
145
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
140
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

PEAK

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mma Sucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sucks.

Sucks instigates a clinch.
Fernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sucks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fernandez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fernandez is trying to break the clinch but Sucks is controlling him.
Sucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sucks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sucks off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez sizes up Sucks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fernandez connects with a body shot that sends Sucks's belly button to the back.
Sucks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Sucks with a series of wild strikes but Sucks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Sucks moves out of range.
Fernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernandez misses with a double jab
and Sucks counters with a left and a right that stings Fernandez.
Sucks is breathing heavily.
Sucks shoots in for a takedown but Fernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Sucks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Fernandez coming out on top.
Fernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sucks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fernandez pinned against the cage. Fernandez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mma Sucks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sucks doesn't seem bothered though.
Sucks tries for a takedown but Fernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fernandez thuds his right hand into Sucks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sucks.
Fernandez misses with a double jab.
Javier Fernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sucks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fernandez works Sucks's body with a nice hook.
Fernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sucks at a distance.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Sucks with a series of wild strikes but Sucks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Fernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Javier Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez throws a one two combo.
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sucks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sucks takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Fernandez.

Sucks drives through and clinches with Fernandez against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Sucks tries for a takedown but Fernandez manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandez is trying to stall.
Fernandez tries to circle away but Sucks has him pinned against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Sucks.
Sucks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Sucks has Fernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Fernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Sucks won't allow it.
Fernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Fernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fernandez lands a jab.
Fernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernandez avoids the head kick by Sucks.
Fernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sucks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Fernandez misses.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Sucks misses
and Fernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mma Sucks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Sucks with that takedown attempt.
Sucks dodges the punch combination from Fernandez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucks fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sucks off the cage and back into range.
Fernandez thuds a left hand into Sucks's body.
Fernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sucks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sucks walks into a left hand.
Fernandez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernandez dips to his left and cracks Sucks with an uppercut!

That's two 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!
Fernandez works Sucks's body with a nice hook.
Sucks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mma Sucks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez thuds his right hand into Sucks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sucks moves forwards but Fernandez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fernandez throws a nice looking combination but Sucks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fernandez misses with the combination.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Sucks moves out of range.
Sucks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernandez as he jumps to the side.
Fernandez misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that Sucks avoids nicely.
A cross from Fernandez lands.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that Sucks avoids nicely.
Fernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Sucks with a series of wild strikes but Sucks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sucks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fernandez takes one on the button.
Sucks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernandez is fending him off so far but Sucks persists. Nope, Fernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernandez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sucks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fernandez.
A punch combination from Fernandez misses.
Javier Fernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sucks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sucks.
Sucks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fernandez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sucks somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sucks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sucks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sucks eats them both and turns towards Fernandez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sucks dodges the punch combination from Fernandez.
Fernandez connects with a right hand. Sucks shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fernandez leaves Sucks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernandez misses with the combination.
Sucks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fernandez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sucks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fernandez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sucks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandez looks to land a combination but Sucks avoids it well.
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sucks is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fernandez scores with a body shot.
Sucks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sucks shoots in for a double leg but Fernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sucks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mma Sucks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sucks at a distance.
Fernandez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fernandez duly obliges.
A jab lands there for Fernandez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez feints a jab promting Sucks to slip. Fernandez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sucks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sucks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandez scores with a hook.
Fernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Fernandez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sucks rather than just go for the knockout.
Fernandez with a jab.
Fernandez throws a right hand that Sucks ducks under and follows up with a left that Sucks also avoids with ease.
Sucks moves to clinch but Fernandez breaks away
and Fernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Sucks with a series of wild strikes but Sucks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sucks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fernandez on his heels. He'll look to pass Fernandez's guard now, I'm sure.
Fernandez is wriggling around but Sucks manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sucks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sucks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fernandez keeps working.
Fernandez is trying to get back to full guard.

Fernandez manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Fernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Fernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Fernandez catches Sucks right on the button with a cross.
Fernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sucks backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sucks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fernandez lands with a straight right. Sucks didn't see that one coming.
Fernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sucks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Fernandez. No joy for Sucks on that attempt.
Mma Sucks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javier Fernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fernandez connects with a right hand. Sucks shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Fernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fernandez 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Fernandez!