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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nastasya Putin (ranked 3133 p4p, 4049 weight class) and Amanda Suarez (ranked 201 p4p, 256 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by Bubblegum Bitch. The crowd seem to be enjoying Suarez's choice of entrance music: Misery Business. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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171 cm 20 137 3 - 1 - 0 |
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171 cm 20 140 2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Excellent MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Brawler Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nastasya Putin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amanda Suarez! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Putin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Putin wants to pass to mount but Suarez is defending the position. Suarez is positioning himself well to prevent Putin advancing to mount. Suarez is trying to get back to full guard. Suarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Well, if Putin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Putin wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Putin controlling the pace. Putin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suarez wants to get back to full guard. Putin wants to work for an arm triangle but Suarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Putin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suarez sees it coming and defends easily. Suarez gets back to full guard.
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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. Putin wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Suarez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Putin to the ground. Suarez is now in Putin's guard. Putin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Putin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Putin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suarez controls the pace. Putin working for submissions but it's allowed Suarez to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Suarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Putin looking for submissions off his back. Putin wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez is controlling the pace.
Suarez is trying to control. Putin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Putin is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Putin avoid being mounted? Suarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Putin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Putin wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Putin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suarez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suarez's back! Putin is trying to stick to Suarez's back but Suarez is turning into Putin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Putin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Suarez. Putin wants to hit a sweep here but Suarez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Putin there! Putin is looking to get to half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Suarez avoids the attempt from Putin to control. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amanda Suarez will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Putin trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Suarez wants to pass to mount but Putin is defending the position. Putin is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Putin trying to control from the bottom.
Putin wants to get back to full guard but Suarez has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suarez lands a few punches from side control. Putin is trying to get back to half guard. Putin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Suarez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Amanda Suarez has got the better of the ground game so far. Putin is trying to escape the mount.
Putin tries to lock up and control but Suarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Suarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Putin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Putin is working hard here to advance position. Putin tries to hold on but Suarez pushes him away. Suarez looking to control and managing it successfully. Putin wants to hold on but Suarez pushes him away. Suarez lands a couple of good shots and Putin has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Putin trying to control the hands but Suarez won't let him. Putin wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Suarez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Suarez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Suarez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Suarez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Putin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suarez as he avoids it easily. Putin fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Suarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Suarez not doing much here.
Putin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Putin actively working from the bottom here. Putin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Putin is trying to control but can't.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Putin keeps working. Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Putin's head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Putin is trying to maintain the position but Suarez is very close to passing his half guard. Putin is trying to get back to full guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Suarez 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Suarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Suarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Putin tries to avoid it but Suarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Putin to the ground. Putin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Amanda Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Suarez keeps the fight on the outside. Putin drives through and clinches with Suarez against the cage.
Suarez is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position. Putin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Putin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Putin lands a body punch in the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch. Suarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Putin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nastasya Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amanda Suarez. Putin shoots in and drives through. Suarez sprawls well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Suarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Putin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Putin shoots in but no luck this time. Suarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Suarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Putin napping and manages to drive through into side control! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Suarez cracks Putin with a big right hand but Putin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Putin is trying to work for a sweep but Suarez has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round. Putin tries to hold on but Suarez postures up. Suarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suarez unloading with bombs! Putin tries to get back to half guard but can't. Suarez lands a heavy elbow. Suarez avoids the attempt from Putin to control. Putin working to try and regain half guard.
Nastasya Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Putin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Putin tries to get back to half guard but can't. Putin is bucking up trying to escape but Suarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Amanda Suarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Putin is working to get back to half guard.
Putin wants to hold on but Suarez pushes him away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Putin is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Suarez controlling from the full mount. Putin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Putin tries to hold on but Suarez pushes him away. Putin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Putin regains half guard. Suarez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Putin.
And that's the end of the fight! Amanda 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amanda Suarez! Amanda Suarez took some time post fight to say the following; 'Madi Mattresback you're taking everything I worked for, mother fucker. I'm gonna fight your fucking ass. You know what's the real fight, what's the real money fight -- me. Not these clowns that you already punked at the forums. Ain't nobody wants to see that.'.
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