PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Suazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jorge's choice of entrance music: So far away. Nicolas Suazo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suazo
vs
Jorge

167 cm
23
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Suazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suazo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jorge tries for a takedown but Suazo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Suazo feints and as Jorge raises his hands in defense, Suazo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suazo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorge is keeping the position for now.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Suazo from controlling successfully.
Jorge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suazo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge looking to control.
Suazo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suazo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jorge struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge stops Suazo from passing to mount.
Suazo scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge is trying to get back to half guard.
Jorge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jorge taking punishment in the form of punches.
Suazo tries to advance to mount but Jorge denies him.
Jorge on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suazo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jorge down.
Jorge is pushing Suazo's head away, looking to escape. Suazo manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Suazo lands an elbow.
Jorge tries to bench press Suazo off him but Suazo keeps the position.
Jorge takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Jorge is rocked!
Suazo moves into full mount!
Suazo is breathing heavily.
Suazo breaks from Jorge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jorge is still in real trouble! Can Suazo finish him?
Suazo unloading with bombs!
Suazo lands a big elbow - Jorge is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jorge is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nicolas Suazo!