PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suvorov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Suvorov
vs
Reed

190 cm
32
201 lbs
21 - 10 - 2

188 cm
30
194 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandr Suvorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvorov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Suvorov shoots in and bounces Reed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reed wants to sweep here but Suvorov controlling him for the moment.
Reed is trying to keep Suvorov in close.
Suvorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suvorov throws a big right hand that misses.

Suvorov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Suvorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Suvorov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suvorov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suvorov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suvorov manages to get himself to full guard.
Suvorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suvorov keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Suvorov wants to sweep but no luck.
Reed lands a couple of digs.
Suvorov wants to sweep here but Reed controlling him for the moment.
Reed postures up in Suvorov's guard and throws a big left but Suvorov blocks it.
Reed trying to control but Suvorov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Reed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suvorov wants to sweep here but Reed controlling him for the moment.
Reed wants to control from the top but Suvorov keeps moving.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed throws a big elbow that misses.
Suvorov lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed stopping the sweep attempt from Suvorov.
Suvorov keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suvorov keeping full guard, as Reed tries to pass.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Suvorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed stays in close to Suvorov's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dean Reed.
Suvorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Suvorov throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Suvorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Reed lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suvorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suvorov throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Suvorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Suvorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reed tries to move into range but Suvorov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suvorov throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suvorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexandr Suvorov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suvorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suvorov.
Reed takes a swing at Suvorov's ribcage but misses.
Suvorov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Suvorov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reed struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suvorov's best efforts.
Reed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Suvorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suvorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suvorov chips away with some ground and pound.
Suvorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Reed trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suvorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suvorov won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
Suvorov looking to pass the guard.

Reed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Reed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suvorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reed is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suvorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Suvorov is proving a slippery customer.
Suvorov passes into half guard.
Reed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Reed wants to improve his position but Suvorov is controlling well.
Suvorov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suvorov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reed is looking to control Suvorov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reed avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suvorov wants to pass to mount but Reed is defending the position.
Suvorov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Suvorov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suvorov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Suvorov ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed misses the body punch
and Suvorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Suvorov.
Dean Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reed is defended easily by Suvorov.
Alexandr Suvorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Suvorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Suvorov lands a body shot.
Suvorov slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suvorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suvorov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suvorov.
Suvorov misses the jab.
Suvorov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reed throws a jab when Suvorov was well out of range.
Suvorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Suvorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.

Reed drives through with a takedown into Suvorov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alexandr Suvorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reed wants to control from the top but Suvorov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed is working to get back to half guard.
Suvorov with shots to the head and body - Reed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reed is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suvorov lands with some strikes.
Suvorov landing punches.
Reed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dean Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov wants to pass to mount but Reed is defending the position.

Suvorov 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.
Suvorov throwing shots but Reed is blocking nicely.

Suvorov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suvorov.
Alexandr Suvorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Reed throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Suvorov manages to pass to side control.
Reed throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed is looking to reverse the position.
Reed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reed tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Suvorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suvorov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Suvorov!