PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Suarez (ranked 3167 p4p, 3996 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 192 p4p, 234 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by Misery Business. Valverde has chosen LLAMAME YA as his entrance music. Amanda Suarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suarez
vs
Valverde

171 cm
19
140
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
140
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Falcon Fightwear

KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amanda Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valverde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Valverde.
Suarez slips under a jab.
Suarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valverde defends well and Suarez ends up having to push Valverde into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Suarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Suarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valverde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Suarez looks for a takedown but Valverde sprawls well.
Valverde scores with a leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Valverde enables Suarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valverde manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valverde can't keep his opponent in guard - Suarez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valverde looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Suarez manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valverde wants to try and get back to his feet.
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Valverde trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez with good strikes from the mount here!
Valverde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Suarez.
Valverde wants to try and get back to his feet.
Suarez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Valverde wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Valverde felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez landing strikes from the mount.
Suarez controlling the pace for now.
Suarez throwing strikes but Valverde bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Valverde trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Valverde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valverde must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Suarez working for a triangle but Valverde defends it easily.
Suarez is controlling Valverde's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Valverde from controlling successfully.
Valverde throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Valverde from controlling successfully.

Suarez looking for a guillotine here but Valverde defends easily.
Valverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amanda Suarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Valverde throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown but Valverde shows good takedown defense.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Valverde cracks Suarez with an open hand slap.
Suarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valverde counters with a straight right hand.
Suarez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valverde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suarez is defended easily by Valverde.
Valverde only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suarez shoots in for a double leg but Valverde sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheers as Valverde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suarez doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez fails with the takedown
and Valverde counters with a nice uppercut.
Suarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bethania Valverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valverde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suarez with a poor takedown
and Valverde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valverde jabs Suarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches up with Valverde, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes Valverde against the cage but Valverde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Valverde circles away easily
and Valverde counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suarez.
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!
Valverde's corner calls for a 1-2. Valverde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valverde sprawls well. Valverde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valverde counters with a series of strikes. Suarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
Amanda Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valverde wants to stand but Suarez is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up in Valverde's guard and throws a big left but Valverde blocks it.
Suarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suarez with the ground and pound but Valverde uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Valverde wants to stand and escape but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valverde lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Valverde there.
Suarez misses with a takedown
and Valverde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valverde cracks Suarez with a good jab.
Nice body kick there by Valverde.
Valverde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick lands for Valverde.
Suarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Suarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Valverde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suarez trying to control the position but Valverde is working away.
Valverde is trying to escape the position but Suarez is controlling the position.
Valverde is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Suarez is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bethania Valverde 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Suarez with a poor takedown
and Valverde counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suarez thinking.
That kick from Valverde tenderised Suarez's leg. Suarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Valverde circles away easily
and Valverde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valverde looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Valverde misses with a wild body shot.
Valverde stuns Suarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valverde connects with a jab.
Suarez fails with the takedown
and Valverde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown but Valverde shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Valverde.
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!
Valverde lands with a straight right. Suarez didn't see that one coming.
Suarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Suarez's head.
Suarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Valverde manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valverde throws a right and a left that Suarez avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde with a jab.
Suarez fails with the takedown
and Valverde counters with a stiff right hand.

Suarez is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Valverde.
Oh Suarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valverde moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valverde fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Suarez out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bethania Valverde!
After the big win, Bethania Valverde made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.