PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Late Darren Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocco hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Late Darren Sutherland
vs
hard

177 cm
19
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

206 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Bushido Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, The Late Darren Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, rocco hard !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hard shoots for a takedown but Sutherland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
hard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sutherland stuffs the takedown attempt from hard . hard gets slowly back to his feet.
The Late Darren Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocco hard .

Sutherland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
hard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sutherland has passed into side control.
Sutherland slows the pace down.
hard is looking to reverse the position.
Sutherland is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt hard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
hard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
hard tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
hard is looking for a sweep. Sutherland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sutherland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hard moves into full guard.
Sutherland preventing the sweep.
Sutherland not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sutherland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sutherland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
hard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sutherland!
hard throwing strikes here but Sutherland is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sutherland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hard on the ground.
Sutherland really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hard landing shots from mount.
hard thowing shots but they're missing.
Sutherland tries to lock up and control but hard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hard thowing shots but they're missing.

hard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
hard looks gassed!
Sutherland can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

hard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sutherland keeping control of the position.
Sutherland is trying to stand up here but hard is controlling him well.
Sutherland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sutherland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
hard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
hard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sutherland wants to hold on but hard pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sutherland defending well though.
hard slips a nice elbow through Sutherland's hands, connecting with Sutherland's forehead.
hard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
hard moves nicely into side control.

hard goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sutherland has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for hard but great work by Sutherland.
hard is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on hard 's face as Sutherland controls the position.
hard is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sutherland scores with a takedown into hard 's guard.

hard looking for a guillotine here but Sutherland defends easily.
Sutherland looking to pass the guard.
Sutherland showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
hard wants to sweep but no luck.
hard is breathing heavily.
Sutherland stays in close to hard 's body and controls the position.

hard has an active guard here but Sutherland has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hard is looking to improve his position.
Sutherland drops an elbow to the side of hard 's head.
hard tries to roll over but Sutherland keeps him under control.
Sutherland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sutherland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
hard wants to get back to full guard.
Sutherland sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sutherland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sutherland controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sutherland seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down hard for as long as he can get away with.
hard sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sutherland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
hard is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sutherland slows the pace down in half guard.
Sutherland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
hard wants to improve his position but Sutherland is controlling well.
hard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
hard moves into full guard.
Sutherland passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sutherland in particular looking to stall.

That's four 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.
hard tries to roll over but Sutherland keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sutherland connects with a nice short shot to hard 's temple.
Sutherland wants to pass the guard but hard is defending well.
Sutherland content to control rather than advance.
Sutherland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
hard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sutherland scores a takedown into full mount!
hard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sutherland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Sutherland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sutherland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sutherland content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. The Late Darren Sutherland just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
hard with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sutherland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
hard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

hard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sutherland has picked hard up and slammed him! hard can't keep hold of the triangle and Sutherland manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
hard is letting Sutherland control him for a moment.
hard throws a few strikes from the bottom but Sutherland takes advantage and mounts!
Sutherland controlling from the full mount.
hard tries to reverse the position but Sutherland maintains control.
Sutherland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hard working to try and regain half guard.
Sutherland connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sutherland lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
hard is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee warns hard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sutherland controlling from mount.
hard is working to get back to half guard.
hard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sutherland landing strikes from the mount and hard is in trouble!
hard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sutherland controlling the position easily from mount.
hard is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland looking to control and managing it successfully.
hard is trying desperately to improve position.
Sutherland with a couple of short strikes.
rocco hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutherland sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
hard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
hard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sutherland blocks hard 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
hard is bucking up trying to escape but Sutherland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sutherland working hard over with strikes here.
Sutherland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sutherland prevents hard from getting the reversal.
The Late Darren Sutherland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sutherland sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

And that's the end of the fight!
The Late Darren Sutherland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sutherland 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Late Darren Sutherland!