PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cherkin McJerkins (ranked 3827 p4p, 24910 weight class) and Nero Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McJerkins
vs
Suarez

188 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
195
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cherkin McJerkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nero Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suarez forces McJerkins back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez.
McJerkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McJerkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Suarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but McJerkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
McJerkins lands with a cross.
McJerkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McJerkins lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJerkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suarez walks into a jab.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McJerkins throws a lazy uppercut

and Suarez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McJerkins!
Suarez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McJerkins is looking for a sweep.
Suarez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McJerkins is avoiding damage well.
McJerkins wants to control but Suarez postures up.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Suarez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Suarez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Suarez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McJerkins is looking to reverse the position.
McJerkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McJerkins tries to get out of the position.
The strikes coming from Suarez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McJerkins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands with a punch from half guard.
McJerkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McJerkins to regain full guard.
McJerkins is breathing heavily.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suarez works over McJerkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Suarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suarez is in close to McJerkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up in McJerkins's guard and throws a big left but McJerkins blocks it.
Suarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
McJerkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez postures up in McJerkins's guard and throws a big left but McJerkins blocks it.
McJerkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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 shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McJerkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Suarez throws a strike aimed at the side of McJerkins's head but McJerkins avoids it well.
McJerkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Suarez working the head and body with strikes.

McJerkins is rocked!
You can see the frustration on McJerkins's face as Suarez controls the position.
McJerkins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Suarez.
The referee asks Suarez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suarez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suarez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McJerkins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Suarez dominated that round.
That's time! McJerkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Suarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McJerkins swivels and escapes.

Suarez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McJerkins is trying to defend but Suarez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McJerkins is trying to control but Suarez manages to pass to mount!
Suarez throws some wild stikes that McJerkins manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Suarez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez throwing strikes here but McJerkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McJerkins can't escape the position.
Suarez looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suarez with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns McJerkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suarez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Suarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Suarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McJerkins?
Oh McJerkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suarez loads up with a big shot that hurts McJerkins! He's pulled Suarez in close but Suarez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can McJerkins survive? More strikes from Suarez and McJerkins is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nero Suarez!
Nero Suarez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.