PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 4340 p4p, 2730 weight class) and Felix Suarez (ranked 461 p4p, 302 weight class). Suarez has chosen Mexican Sun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Felix Suarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bautista
vs
Suarez

202 cm
19
278
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
265
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Brooklyn Threads
Vegan Gains

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautista looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Suarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez pushes down on Bautista's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez thows a huge punch but Bautista dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bautista's head.
Bautista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bautista tries to get out of the position.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Suarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Bautista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suarez on the ground.

Suarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Suarez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bautista tries to roll over but Suarez keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suarez stalling away here and it's allowed Bautista to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suarez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Suarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bautista is trying to work for a sweep but Suarez has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Suarez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bautista manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bautista stops Suarez from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bautista is looking to get back to his feet here but Suarez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bautista's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Suarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bautista manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bautista is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Bautista working a defensive guard but Suarez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bautista seems a little lost for a moment, as Suarez dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista is not content to let Suarez control the position.

Suarez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bautista, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez moves into full mount!
Bautista avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suarez.
Suarez scoring with strikes but Bautista is staying in there.
Felix Suarez has got the better of the ground game so far.

Suarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Bautista is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suarez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bautista can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Suarez controlling his opponent.
Suarez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Suarez looking to ground and pound but Bautista is blocking nicely.

Suarez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bautista is looking to escape.

Suarez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bautista tries to reverse the position but Suarez maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bautista prevents Suarez from taking his back.
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Suarez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bautista because Suarez loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bautista looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Suarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bautista.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Suarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bautista circles away.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Suarez moves away and avoids it.
Suarez shoots in but Bautista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bautista throws the left hand but Suarez avoids the punch easily.

Bautista gets caught flat footed, as Suarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
More stalling from Suarez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drax Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Suarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suarez just content to control the position.
Suarez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bautista!
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suarez looking to ground and pound but Bautista is blocking nicely.
Bautista is desperately trying to improve his position but Suarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Suarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Suarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Bautista is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Suarez dominating with strikes here.
Suarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Suarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Bautista is having none of it.
Suarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Suarez wants to finish this one by submission but Bautista is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suarez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Suarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suarez 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Suarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Suarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.