PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Suazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Suazo
vs
Mayweather

167 cm
22
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Suazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Suazo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mayweather lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Suazo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayweather misses with the combination.

Suazo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Suazo trying to mount his opponent but Mayweather defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suazo is working hard here to advance position.
Suazo working over Mayweather with some ground and pound. Mayweather looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suazo trying to pass the guard but Mayweather defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suazo moves away.

Suazo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayweather manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mayweather wants to stand up but Suazo is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suazo forces his way into half guard.
Mayweather pushes Suazo off looking to stand but Suazo dives back in and keeps control.
Suazo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayweather knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Suazo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suazo lands strikes from half guard.
Mayweather is in trouble now - Suazo has advanced to mount!
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Suazo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suazo lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suazo scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Suazo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suazo lands a heavy elbow.
Suazo unloading with bombs!
Suazo breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suazo scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
Suazo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Suazo lands a big shot there that rocks Mayweather but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Suazo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suazo working the ground and pound effectively.
Suazo with shots to the head and body - Mayweather looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mayweather is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suazo unloading with bombs!
Suazo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Suazo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Suazo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayweather?
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suazo lands a big elbow.
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayweather is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Suazo with a couple of short strikes.
Suazo unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suazo scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Suazo.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Suazo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Suazo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mayweather looks to land a left hand but Suazo moved out of range nicely.

Suazo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suazo is pushing down on Mayweather's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayweather is fighting to maintain full guard but Suazo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suazo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mayweather!
Nicolas Suazo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suazo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suazo with a couple of short strikes.
Suazo breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Suazo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayweather hang on?
Suazo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Suazo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Suazo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suazo with good strikes from the mount here!
Suazo lands a big elbow.
Suazo working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayweather really wants to buck Suazo off and get back to his feet.
Suazo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mayweather taking shots to the head.
Suazo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Suazo working Mayweather over with strikes here.
Suazo 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.
Mayweather squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Suazo raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suazo breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayweather's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Suazo with shots to the head and body - Mayweather looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mayweather tries to buck Suazo off but he can't manage it.
Suazo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Suazo lands a big elbow.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Suazo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Suazo breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suazo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mayweather trying desperately to get to his feet.
Suazo scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
Suazo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Suazo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Suazo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayweather?
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Suazo looking to finish Mayweather with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayweather!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suazo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayweather?
Suazo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suazo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayweather's face.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Mayweather taking shots to the head.
Suazo with the ground and pound from mount.
Suazo breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Suazo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mayweather really wants to buck Suazo off and get back to his feet.
Suazo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Suazo dominating with strikes here.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Suazo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Suazo with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Suazo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Mayweather finds it's way through Suazo's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Suazo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Suazo feints and as Mayweather raises his hands in defense, Suazo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suazo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayweather is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suazo passes into half guard.
Suazo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mayweather is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suazo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Suazo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mayweather looks a forlorn figure.
Mayweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Suazo dominating with strikes here.
Suazo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayweather hang on?
Mayweather is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Suazo scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suazo lands a heavy elbow.
Suazo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayweather hang on?
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Suazo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Suazo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Suazo won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Suazo controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Nicolas Suazo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.

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.

Suazo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayweather manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Suazo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mayweather tries to strike from the bottom.
Suazo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Suazo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suazo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Suazo!