PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 1634 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Caelan Aengus (ranked 209 p4p, 192 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mexican Sun. Felix Suarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suarez
vs
Aengus

170 cm
29
166
14 - 7 - 0

173 cm
26
166
9 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Suarez lands the left hand.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felix Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Aengus moved out of range.
Suarez lands with a right hand.
Suarez connects with a body shot that sends Aengus's belly button to the back.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Suarez.
Suarez wants to control but Aengus is keeping him busy.
Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aengus to see if he's OK.
Suarez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus parries the strikes from Suarez easily there. Suarez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aengus to escape.

Suarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Suarez tries for a kimura but Aengus is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is looking to take a break and control but Aengus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aengus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aengus wants to control but Suarez postures up.
Aengus tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Suarez easily slips into full mount!
Aengus wants to control but Suarez is having none 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.
Suarez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aengus tries to hold on but Suarez postures up.
Suarez controlling from the full mount.
Aengus taking shots to the head.
Aengus tries to lock up and control but Suarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aengus is squirming around, avoiding Suarez's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suarez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Suarez wants to finish this one by submission but Aengus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suarez.
Suarez controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Suarez.
Suarez trying to control but Aengus is having none of it.

Aengus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Suarez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez with shots to the head and body - Aengus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suarez avoids the attempt from Aengus to control.
Suarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aengus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aengus tries to lock up and control but Suarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez lands a big shot there that rocks Aengus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Suarez has hold of Aengus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Aengus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Suarez tries to control but Aengus wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Suarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suarez defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez punishes Aengus's body with a nice straight punch.
Suarez throws the left hand but Aengus avoids the punch easily.
Suarez walks into a jab.
Aengus misses with a looping right.
A big right from Aengus misses.
It looked like Suarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aengus can do to turn this around?
A big left from Aengus misses.
It looked like Suarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aengus.

Suarez closes the distance and pushes Aengus back into the cage.
Suarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aengus wants to break free but Suarez has control.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aengus backwards.
Suarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aengus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aengus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Suarez tightens his grip and picks Aengus up, before dumping him to the ground. Aengus manages to land in guard.
Aengus is pulling down on Suarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Suarez, at least for the moment.
Aengus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.

Aengus looking for a guillotine here but Suarez defends easily.

Suarez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aengus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suarez, into his guard.

Suarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aengus's guard.

Aengus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suarez controls the pace.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Suarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aengus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aengus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aengus!

Suarez regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control but Aengus postures up.
Suarez is controlling Aengus's trapped leg to prevent Aengus from advancing to side control.
Suarez wants to control but Aengus is keeping busy.
Suarez has his hands clasped together around Aengus's back. He's all about the action.
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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.

Suarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aengus keeps working.

Suarez is working for a kimura but Aengus is defending it quite comfortably.
Suarez is looking to advance position but Aengus won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Suarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Suarez scores with a jab to the jaw.

Suarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aengus to the mat! Aengus manages to get full guard.

Aengus is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aengus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Aengus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aengus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aengus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throwing strikes from guard but Aengus blocks nicely.
Aengus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aengus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Aengus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aengus is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Suarez is pushing down on Aengus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aengus is fighting to maintain full guard but Suarez has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aengus is trying to stand back up but Suarez is controlling him
Aengus wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Aengus wants to get back to his feet.
Aengus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suarez.

Suarez is looking for a kimura but Aengus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suarez to get the leverage.

Aengus actively working from the bottom here.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Aengus is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Aengus avoids it well and moves away.

Suarez feints and as Aengus raises his hands in defense, Suarez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus trying to control the position here.

Suarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Aengus keeps moving.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Aengus is retaining full guard.
Aengus seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.

You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aengus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aengus staying calm.
Suarez looks to move to half guard but instead Aengus has passed into mount! Damn!
Caelan Aengus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aengus throwing strikes here but Suarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felix Suarez.
Well Suarez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

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.