PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sandoval's choice of entrance music: Overseer - Slayed. Felix Sandoval told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Suti
vs
Sandoval

171 cm
32
157 lbs
26 - 19 - 2

171 cm
35
158 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval shoots in and drives through. Suti sprawls well.
Suti slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval looks for a takedown but Suti sprawls well.

Sandoval gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sandoval wants to sweep here but Suti controlling him for the moment.
Suti wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Sandoval is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Suti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti is looking to control Sandoval's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suti avoid being mounted?
Sandoval takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Sandoval.
Sandoval is taking a breather. Suti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suti gets back to full guard.
Suti controlling the position.

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.
Sandoval content to stall in guard here.
Sandoval trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suti is trying to keep Sandoval in close.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suti is keeping the position for now.
Sandoval stays in close to Suti's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suti trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval goes for a double leg but Suti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suti continues to drive forward.
Perseen Suti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Sandoval.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandoval checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suti shoots for a takedown but Sandoval saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sandoval dives in for a single leg takedown but Suti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Suti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sandoval's half guard.
Sandoval is looking to improve his position.
Sandoval moves into full guard.
Suti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandoval working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sandoval works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sandoval is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suti tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandoval is retaining full guard.
Suti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandoval pulls Suti in close to prevent any damage.
Suti 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.
Sandoval is trying to keep Suti in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suti works over Sandoval with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Suti closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandoval did well to prevent Suti getting side control.
Suti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandoval can do to turn this around?
Suti is controlling the pace.
Suti is thwarting Sandoval's attempts to control the position.
Suti wants to take a breather but Sandoval is having none of it.
Suti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandoval keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suti trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Suti cracks Sandoval with a solid left hand.
Suti trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Suti distracts Sandoval with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandoval looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandoval, not yet.
Suti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sandoval manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suti manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suti is adopting a defensive guard.
Suti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sandoval is trying to control the position but Suti postures up.
Suti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandoval is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sandoval had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suti defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Suti trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Sandoval looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suti is one step ahead there.
Suti trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sandoval managing to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suti landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suti with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sandoval closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suti circles away.

Sandoval looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Suti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suti wants to sweep here but Sandoval controlling him for the moment.
Suti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval is fighting to break Suti's control of his arms but Suti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suti is trying to keep Sandoval in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti is adopting a defensive guard.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suti is keeping the position for now.

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

Suti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sandoval to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Suti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Suti has his foot on Sandoval's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sandoval works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti seems keen to control Sandoval's posture.
Sandoval controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandoval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perseen Suti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandoval works over Suti with some ground and pound from guard.
Sandoval passes Suti's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sandoval perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perseen Suti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandoval trying to control from half guard but Suti is working away.
Sandoval is looking to advance position but Suti won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti wants to control but Sandoval is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sandoval thows a huge punch but Suti dodges it nicely.
Sandoval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suti keeps working.
Sandoval missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Felix Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Suti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suti trying to control the position.
Sandoval stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suti swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sandoval goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

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.
Good exchange - Sandoval coming out on top.
Sandoval's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sandoval's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Suti feints and as Sandoval raises his hands in defense, Suti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandoval looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suti is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suti 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseen Suti!
During a confident post fight interview, Perseen Suti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.