PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Suttie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Noiado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suttie comes into the arena with Slayer - Raining Blood blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suttie
vs
Noiado

180 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Suttie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Noiado!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suttie tries to clinch up but Noiado circles away and keeps his distance.
Suttie motions for Noiado to come forward. Suttie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noiado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noiado throws a leg kick which misses Suttie's front leg but catches the back leg as Suttie tries to avoid it.
Noiado throws a nice looking combination but Suttie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noiado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suttie in his tracks.
Noiado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Suttie is predictable there
and Noiado counters with a nice uppercut.
Noiado avoids the body shot from Suttie.
Suttie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noiado misses with the combination.

Suttie clinches up against the cage.
Suttie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suttie has Noiado pressed against the cage, preventing Noiado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Noiado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suttie lands with a light punch inside.
Suttie keeps control of Noiado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suttie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noiado avoids it.

Suttie breaks the clinch.

Suttie has managed to clinch.
Noiado is trying to break the clinch but Suttie has him pressed against the cage.
Noiado is looking to break free of the clinch but Suttie has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noiado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suttie tries a knee to the head but Noiado blocks it.

Noiado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suttie, right into the meat.
Noiado looks gassed!
Suttie throws a head kick that misses
and Noiado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jason Suttie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noiado takes a swing at Suttie's ribcage but misses.
Noiado moves out of range of the strikes.
Suttie throws a head kick but Noiado moves out of range.
Noiado misses with a head kick.

Suttie closes the distance and pushes Noiado back into the cage.
Suttie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suttie keeps control of Noiado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suttie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suttie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Suttie prevents Noiado from breaking the clinch.
Suttie scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Billy Noiado has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suttie.
Suttie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suttie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suttie obliges.
Suttie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suttie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Suttie breaks the clinch.
Suttie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suttie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noiado throws a shot from downtown. Suttie moves away and avoids it.
Suttie is looking to clinch.

Suttie pushes Noiado up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suttie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suttie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Suttie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suttie misses with a head kick.
Noiado swinging wilding here.
Suttie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid body kick from Suttie.
Suttie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suttie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noiado.
Suttie tries to close the distance and clinch but Noiado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noiado slips a jab and a cross from Suttie.
Suttie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suttie throws a head kick that misses
and Noiado counters with a two punch combo.
Suttie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suttie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suttie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Noiado blocks the leg kick.
Noiado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noiado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suttie backs up against the cage.
Suttie misses with a straight left.
Suttie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noiado moves out of range as Suttie throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suttie.
Suttie throws out a leg kick but Noiado moves out of range and Suttie only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noiado counters with a two punch combo.
Suttie throws a series of strikes that have Noiado backpedaling.
Suttie throws a nice looking combination but Noiado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noiado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suttie scores with a jab to the body.
Suttie lands with a kick to the temple. Noiado shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Suttie misses
and Noiado counters with an outside leg kick.
Suttie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noiado's calf.
Noiado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noiado misses with a wild combination.
Suttie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suttie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Noiado.
Suttie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noiado's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Suttie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Noiado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Suttie throws a lazy head kick
and Noiado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noiado just misses with a punch to the body.
Suttie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suttie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Noiado throws out a powerful jab.

Suttie takes the fight into the clinch.
Noiado working hard to break the clinch.
Suttie lands an elbow inside.

Suttie breaks the clinch.
Noiado slips under a jab.
Suttie thows a body kick. Noiado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suttie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suttie throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suttie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Suttie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noiado doesn't seem bothered though.

Suttie takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suttie with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suttie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noiado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suttie can pounce on him.
Suttie lands with a kick to the temple. Noiado shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noiado blocks a head kick by Suttie.
Suttie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suttie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noiado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suttie throws a head kick that Noiado semi-blocks.
Suttie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suttie throws a head kick that Noiado semi-blocks.

Noiado is rocked!
Noiado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suttie.
Noiado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Noiado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suttie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noiado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suttie moves in looking to clinch but Noiado pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suttie misses with an uppercut. Noiado saw that one coming.
Suttie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suttie.
Suttie throws a leg kick which misses Noiado's front leg but catches the back leg as Noiado tries to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suttie throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suttie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Suttie has closed the distance and engaged Noiado in a clinch.
Suttie keeps control of Noiado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Suttie breaks the clinch.
Suttie scores with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suttie connects with a knee to the head.
Suttie connects with a knee to the head.

Suttie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Billy Noiado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noiado staying out of range there.
Suttie tries to clinch up but Noiado circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noiado scores with a head kick.
Suttie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noiado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suttie throws a lazy head kick
and Noiado counters with a good low kick that Suttie was not able to check.
Noiado lands a head kick. Suttie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Suttie connects with a high kick.
Suttie throws an overhand right that lands on Noiado's shoulder, as Noiado tries to avoid the shot.
Suttie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noiado can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Noiado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suttie tries to clinch up but Noiado circles away and keeps his distance.
Noiado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Suttie forces Noiado back against the cage and clinches.
Suttie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suttie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suttie missing with knees to the body.
Noiado is trying to break the clinch but Suttie has him pressed against the cage.

Suttie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suttie tries to bum rush Noiado with a series of wild strikes but Noiado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttie lands a body shot.
Noiado fails to land with a series of punches.
Suttie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suttie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noiado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suttie.
Noiado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Noiado throws a sloppy head kick
and Suttie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Suttie misses with an uppercut. Noiado saw that one coming.
Noiado throws a nice looking combination but Suttie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid body kick from Suttie.
A low kick from Suttie is predictable there
and Noiado counters with a left and a right that stings Suttie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suttie swinging wilding here.
Suttie cracks the inside of Noiado's front leg.

Suttie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Suttie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Noiado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Noiado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suttie tries to land a front kick but Noiado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Noiado.
Noiado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Noiado lands with a slapping head kick.
Noiado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suttie throws a leg kick
and Noiado counters with a leg kick.
Noiado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Suttie is predictable there
and Noiado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jason Suttie is winning the standup battle so far.
Noiado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suttie.
Suttie throws a front kick that sends Noiado stumbling back into the cage.
Suttie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suttie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suttie throws a sloppy head kick
and Noiado counters with a two punch combo.
Suttie misses with a double jab.
Suttie throws out a loose jab but Noiado uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noiado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Suttie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noiado's head.
Suttie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noiado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suttie looks to score with a jab to the body but Noiado is just out of range.

Suttie has Noiado up against the cage in a clinch.

Suttie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noiado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Suttie tries to clinch there but Noiado circles away.
Noiado misses with the combination.
Suttie doesn't manage to clinch there - Noiado circles away.
Suttie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Noiado both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Suttie.
Crunch! Suttie slams his shin into Noiado's torso.
Suttie scores with a body shot.
Noiado throws a sloppy head kick and Suttie moves out of range easily.
Noiado ducks under a wild hook from Suttie.

Suttie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suttie missing with knees to the body.
Noiado has had enough of the clinch but Suttie keeps him there for the moment.

Suttie breaks from the clinch.
Suttie just misses with a punch to the body.
Suttie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Suttie drives through and clinches with Noiado against the cage.
Suttie lands a damaging elbow.
Suttie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noiado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noiado has had enough of the clinch but Suttie keeps him there for the moment.
Noiado has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suttie.
Suttie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suttie landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suttie breaks from the clinch.
Noiado lands with a nice body kick.
Suttie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noiado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noiado fails to land with a series of punches.
Suttie scores with a leg kick.
Suttie tries to clinch but Noiado is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suttie.
Suttie throws a head kick that misses
and Noiado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suttie's knee momentarily.
Noiado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suttie looks for the body kick but Noiado saw that one coming.
Noiado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suttie has time to react.
Suttie throws a lazy head kick
and Noiado counters with a solid body kick.
Suttie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suttie misses with a leg kick.
Noiado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suttie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noiado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noiado blocks a leg kick.
Suttie tries to clinch but Noiado is having none of it.
Suttie scores with a decent looking hook.
Noiado looks to land a combination but Suttie avoids it well.
Suttie keeps Noiado at a distance using the push kick.
Suttie misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suttie.
Noiado misses with a wild combination.

Suttie gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suttie obliges.
Suttie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Suttie breaks the clinch.
Noiado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Billy Noiado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Suttie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suttie throws a head kick that misses
and Noiado counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Suttie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suttie 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Suttie!