PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 5501 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Otto Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Sicko mode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

William
vs
Sutton

170 cm
18
156
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sutton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
William taking some punishment here, with Sutton in his half guard.
William keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sutton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sutton is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Sutton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Sutton.
Sutton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sutton stalling.

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.
William tries to kick Sutton off but Sutton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

Sutton gets a double leg takedown into William 's guard.
Sutton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sutton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sutton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sutton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sutton scoring with some ground and pound.
Sutton controls from within his opponent's guard.

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

Sutton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sutton.

William actively working from the bottom here.
William is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is nestled in close to William , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sutton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sutton is controlling the pace.
Sutton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William wants to control but Sutton is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sutton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for William !
William being controlled for a moment.
Sutton trying to control the position but William is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is trying to escape the position but Sutton is controlling the position.
Sutton working the body and head with strikes.
William is being controlled here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sutton.
Sutton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutton controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Otto Sutton has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Sutton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for William !
Sutton content just to control the position here.
William tries to hold on but Sutton pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sutton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sutton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
William is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sutton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
William wants to control but Sutton is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sutton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sutton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
William is desperately trying to improve his position but Sutton has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sutton controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Sutton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sutton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down William 's shoulder. That is not cool.
William is looking to reverse the position.
Sutton taking a breather here.
Sutton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sutton controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William wants to control but Sutton postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is looking to regain half guard here but Sutton keeps moving and retains side control.
Sutton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sutton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
William can't do much from the bottom here.
Sutton controls the position from side control.
Sutton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sutton is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sutton controls the position.

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

Sutton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sutton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sutton staying calm.
Sutton in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is letting Sutton control him for a moment.
Sutton cracks William with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sutton happy to just control the position for now.
Sutton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sutton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt William will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sutton with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sutton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. William quickly recovers to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Sutton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sutton 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Sutton!
James William spoke after the fight, saying 'Umm his not a easy opponent his a good fighter and i respect that'.