PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 1114 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 143 p4p, 219 weight class). Suarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mexican Sun. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suarez
vs
Victor

170 cm
29
166
15 - 7 - 0

165 cm
40
164
32 - 23 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

NARCOS
Fantasy Threads

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 15 - 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 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor misses with a straight left.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
Victor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Suarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Victor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Victor moves out of range of the strikes.
Victor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Suarez lands a really nice looking cross but Victor seems unphased.
Victor thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Victor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Suarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Suarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Suarez is working for a kimura but Victor is defending it quite comfortably.
Victor wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor trying to control here.

Victor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Victor actively working from the bottom here.
Suarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Suarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Suarez is looking to take a break and control but Victor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Suarez is working for a kimura but Victor is defending it quite comfortably.
Suarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Suarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Victor is just riding it out for now. Suarez eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Victor tries to roll over but Suarez keeps him under control.
Victor is not content to let Suarez control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Victor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Suarez is pressing down on Victor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Victor is holding on for now.

Suarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Victor has managed to free his arm - good work.

Suarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Victor wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

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

Suarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Victor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Victor moves into full guard.
Victor is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Victor wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Victor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Suarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suarez closes the distance and clinches up with Victor, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes Victor against the cage but Victor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Suarez instigates a clinch.

Suarez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Victor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Victor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Suarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Felix Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez wants to control but Victor is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor trying to pass the guard but Suarez defending well.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Victor has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor wants to pass to mount but Suarez is defending the position.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Victor is controlling well.

Victor is working for a submission of some sort.

Victor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suarez sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Suarez trying to control here.
Suarez has his hands clasped together around Victor's back. He's all about the action.

Victor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suarez gets back to full guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor advances to half guard.
Suarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Victor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Victor can do to turn this around?
Victor won't allow Suarez to sweep him here.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Victor isn't so interested in that idea.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
Suarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor passes into half guard.
Victor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victor wants to take his opponent's back but Suarez doesn't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Victor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Victor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Victor.
Victor throws an overhand right that lands on Suarez's shoulder, as Suarez tries to avoid the shot.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Victor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Suarez cracks Victor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suarez fails with the takedown
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Suarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Victor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Suarez's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Victor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Suarez is trying to control Victor's posture but Victor avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
Suarez struggling a bit here.
Suarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Victor tries to advance to mount but Suarez denies him.

Victor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Victor tries for a kimura but Suarez is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Victor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suarez stops Victor from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Victor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Suarez wants to control but Victor postures up.
Victor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Suarez tries to bench press Victor off him but Victor keeps the position.

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

Victor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suarez wants to control but Victor postures up.
Victor tries to move to mount but Suarez blocks the move with his legs.

Victor is trying to get an arm triangle but Suarez is defending well.
Victor tries to advance to mount but Suarez denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez wants to control but Victor postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Victor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Victor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Victor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Caio Victor thanked PWNAGE Elite for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).