PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Sutton (ranked 2596 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Darius Perseu (ranked 341 p4p, 361 weight class). The key to victory for Brooklyn Sutton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sutton
vs
Perseu

190 cm
25
170
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darius Perseu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perseu slaps away a takedown attempt from Sutton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sutton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Sutton shoots in and bounces Perseu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutton advances to half guard.
Sutton controlling the pace.
Sutton is trying to control. Perseu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perseu is looking for a sweep. Sutton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sutton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sutton is looking to advance position but Perseu won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton wants to control but Perseu is keeping him busy.
Sutton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perseu is looking to escape.
Perseu wants to control but Sutton is keeping busy.
Sutton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sutton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Perseu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sutton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Perseu tries to score with some ground and pound. Sutton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Sutton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sutton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perseu off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton trying to control.
Perseu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Perseu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perseu preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sutton controlling the pace.
Perseu trying to control from the bottom.
Sutton passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseu is trying to work for a sweep but Sutton has mounted him!
Sutton content just to control the position here.
Perseu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sutton looking to control but Perseu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Sutton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sutton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton looking to control but Perseu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perseu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooklyn Sutton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sutton fails with a takedown attempt.

Sutton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Perseu struggling a bit here.
Sutton laying and praying for a moment but Perseu takes advantage and regains half guard.
Perseu is not content to let Sutton control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutton tries to pass to full mount but Perseu defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton is trying to control. Perseu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perseu can do anything to dispel that myth.

Sutton is trying to work for a kimura but Perseu is defending well.
Perseu is looking to control Sutton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perseu avoid being mounted?
Perseu is staying active underneath Sutton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two 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.

Sutton is trying to work for a kimura but Perseu is defending well.
Sutton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perseu keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sutton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perseu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perseu wants it to stay on the feet.

Perseu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perseu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sutton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perseu connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Perseu.
Sutton is looking for a sweep.
Sutton taking a bit of punishment here - Perseu scoring with strikes.
Sutton prevents Perseu from moving into mount.
Sutton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Perseu working the head and body with strikes.
Perseu laying and praying for a moment but Sutton takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sutton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perseu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sutton trying to hold on to Perseu's head to control him but Perseu postures up.
Sutton is looking for a sweep. Perseu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is looking to control Perseu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sutton avoid being mounted?
Perseu controlling the action here.
Sutton is staying active underneath Perseu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sutton is looking to control Perseu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sutton avoid being mounted?
Sutton is not content to let Perseu control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sutton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perseu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Perseu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sutton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sutton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perseu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sutton.
Sutton shoots in for a double leg but Perseu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brooklyn Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perseu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perseu lands in his opponent's guard.
Perseu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sutton's head.
Perseu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sutton controls Perseu momentarily but Perseu frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perseu looking to sit in guard and control but Sutton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sutton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perseu wants to stand and escape but Sutton is having none of it.
Sutton trying to control but Perseu is working from the bottom.
Sutton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perseu's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseu wants to get back to his feet.
Sutton is trying to control. Perseu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Sutton seems to be working for a kimura but Perseu defends the submission attempt.
Sutton wants to take a breather but Perseu is having none of it.

Perseu is defending against the submission attempts here by Sutton.
Sutton is looking to take a break and control but Perseu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perseu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sutton's guard.
Perseu postures up.

Sutton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Perseu passes into half guard.
Sutton trying to control here.
Perseu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sutton is trying to get back to full guard.
Perseu winds up and cracks Sutton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseu controlling the action here.
Sutton is not content to let Perseu control the position.
Sutton is trying to maintain the position but Perseu is very close to passing his half guard.
Perseu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sutton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sutton wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Perseu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perseu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Darius Perseu!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Darius Perseu!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Darius Perseu!

Darius Perseu wins by unanimous decision!
Darius Perseu very nearly forgot to thank MKFC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.