PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RAZON PUBLICA. Sammy Suarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Blood's chin.

Suarez
vs
Blood

182 cm
23
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Voodoo Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez tries to clinch up but Blood circles away and keeps his distance.
Suarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Suarez defends it well.
Suarez tries to clinch up.
Blood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Suarez defends it well.
Nice sprawl there from Suarez as Blood shoots in.

Suarez pushes Blood up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blood tries to score a body lock takedown but Suarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez missing with knees to the body.
Suarez tries to land a knee to the head but Blood blocks with his arms.
Blood dodges an elbow strike from Suarez.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Suarez.
Suarez misses with the head strike.
Blood prevents a body shot from Suarez.
Blood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Suarez walks away with a smile on his face. Blood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sammy Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Blood.
Suarez tries to clinch up

and Blood counters with a single leg into guard. Suarez didn't expect that.
Suarez wants to stand but Blood is controlling the position.
Blood stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood stops Suarez from standing up.
Blood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suarez wants to stand but Blood is controlling the position.
Blood trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
Suarez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blood swats away the attempt to clinch by Suarez.

Suarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suarez stops a takedown attempt from Blood.

Suarez breaks from the clinch.
Blood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suarez but Suarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Suarez pushes Blood up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez missing with knees to the body.
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suarez trying to land knees to the body.
Blood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Suarez after a bit of a struggle.
Suarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.

Suarez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blood is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Suarez to the mat. Suarez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
Blood is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Suarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blood keeps the fight on the outside.
Blood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Suarez darts in trying to clinch

and Blood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suarez won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez prevents Blood from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Blood is trying to get an arm triangle but Suarez is defending well.

Blood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blood in the domination position with Suarez hanging on.

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.

Blood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Suarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Blood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blood working away.
Suarez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood advances nicely into full mount.
Blood fails to advance to Suarez's back.
Suarez is squirming around, avoiding Blood's attempts to control the action.
Suarez really wants to buck Blood off and get back to his feet.
Suarez stops Blood from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Suarez gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suarez tries to roll over but Blood keeps him under control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez trying to hold on to Blood's head to control him but Blood postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suarez looks to clinch

so Blood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Blood 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Suarez looking to control but Blood passes into half guard.
Blood is trying to control. Suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez tries to roll over but Blood keeps him under control.
Suarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blood's back!
Suarez keeps control of the position easily here as Blood tries to buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez controlling well, preventing Blood from escaping the position.
Blood is keeping busy.
Blood wants to escape the position.
Suarez controlling from the back.
Suarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
I really don't envy Blood right now.
Blood looking very determined here, making life difficult for Suarez.
Suarez doesn't have the hooks in and Blood manages to turn into his guard.
Suarez pulls Blood in to control the position.
Blood slips nicely into half guard.

Blood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suarez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood prevents Suarez from standing back up.
Blood trying to pass the guard but Suarez defending well.

Blood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suarez sees it coming and defends easily.
Suarez tries to roll over but Blood keeps him under control.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.

That's four 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.
Blood controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Suarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Suarez scores with a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blood blocks a head kick by Suarez.

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 Sammy Suarez.
I think Suarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Suarez!
A relieved looking Sammy Suarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.