PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Suzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mitchell
vs
Suzano

190 cm
22
274 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

196 cm
24
268 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Suzano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzano takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzano.
Suzano just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzano.

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suzano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Suzano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suzano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Suzano kicks off Mitchell and gets to his feet.
Suzano misses with a wild combination.
Suzano stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suzano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suzano tries to improve position but can't.

Mitchell stands up and beckons Suzano to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alex Suzano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitchell showed some decent athleticism there.
Suzano tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell is trying to control. Suzano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suzano is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Suzano is working from the bottom.

Suzano looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suzano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mitchell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suzano is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.

Mitchell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Suzano.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzano has his takedown stuffed

and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Suzano didn't expect that.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell throws and elbow that misses. Suzano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Suzano!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mitchell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzano.
Suzano misses the jab.

Mitchell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suzano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell prevents Suzano from improving his position.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suzano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Suzano is working from the bottom.
Mitchell prevents Suzano from improving his position.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mitchell prevents Suzano from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suzano falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mitchell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mitchell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell trying to control but Suzano is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzano.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Mitchell both land. Nice combination.
Suzano misses the body punch
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Suzano with a series of wild strikes but Suzano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a head kick.
Suzano misses with a combination

and Mitchell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Suzano's guard.
Mitchell postures up in Suzano's guard and throws a big left but Suzano blocks it.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Suzano's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Suzano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitchell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Mitchell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Suzano misses with a body shot
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Suzano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grant Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzano throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzano.
Suzano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Suzano's head.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Suzano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
and Suzano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Suzano is looking to improve his position.
Suzano regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell trying to control but Suzano is working from the bottom.
Suzano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchell's guard.

Mitchell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Suzano is trying to stall.
Mitchell fails to pull guard.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzano misses with a shot to the body

and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Suzano didn't expect that.
Mitchell wants to stand but Suzano is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Suzano keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell chips away with some ground and pound.
Suzano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Suzano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suzano postures up.
Suzano content to stall in guard here.
Mitchell is trying to hold Suzano in close to prevent damage but Suzano has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four 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.

Mitchell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suzano wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.

Mitchell kicks off Suzano and gets to his feet.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Suzano.
Suzano throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzano just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Suzano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Mitchell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Suzano counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Suzano to acknowledge the strikes.
Suzano misses with a shot to the body
and Mitchell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mitchell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suzano sprawls well initially but Mitchell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suzano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Suzano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell won't allow Suzano to sweep him here.
Suzano has a closed guard, preventing Mitchell from standing up.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suzano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suzano's guard.
Suzano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell postures up in Suzano's guard and throws a big left but Suzano blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suzano's head.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Suzano is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.

Mitchell stands and steps away. Suzano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mitchell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Suzano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a one-two to the body.
Mitchell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good shot there by Suzano.

Mitchell scores a takedown into full mount!
Suzano working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzano taking shots to the head.
Mitchell lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Mitchell.
Mitchell cracks Suzano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Mitchell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Suzano can't escape the position.
Mitchell working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzano taking shots to the head.
Suzano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suzano taking shots to the head.
Grant Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell cracks Suzano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suzano is looking to escape.

Mitchell has control of Suzano's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Suzano regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mitchell landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzano tries to reverse the position but Mitchell maintains control.

Suzano bucks up and throws Mitchell to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Alex Suzano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. Suzano fights it but they end up in guard.
Suzano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Mitchell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Suzano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Suzano misses with a combination

so Mitchell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Mitchell!