PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Suez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MOSCA -Tilt Shift. Rafael Suez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Talha
vs
Suez

170 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Vitality
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firnanda Talha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Suez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suez throws a sloppy body shot
and Talha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Suez misses.
Suez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talha.

Talha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Suez!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Talha raining down hammerfists from mount.

Talha looking to secure an arm triangle but Suez defends it well.
Suez is working to get back to half guard.
Talha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Talha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha raining down hammerfists from mount.
Talha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suez is looking to escape.

Talha has control of Suez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Suez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Suez is desperately trying to improve his position but Talha has a good base and remains in mount.
Talha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Talha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Talha working Suez over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha looking to control but Suez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suez gets back to half guard.
Talha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Talha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Talha is taking a breather. Suez 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.

Talha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suez defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez is refusing to be controlled, as Talha sits in half guard.
Talha slows the pace down in half guard.

Suez actively working from the bottom here.
Talha trying to mount his opponent but Suez defends it.
Talha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha thows a huge punch but Suez dodges it nicely.
Talha lands strikes from half guard.
Talha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Talha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Talha is taking a breather. Suez 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.
Talha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Talha in particular looking to stall.

Suez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Talha pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Talha is trying to work for a kimura but Suez is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firnanda Talha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Suez has a takedown stuffed.

Talha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Suez's guard.
Suez keeping moving, preventing Talha from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Suez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Talha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Talha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Talha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suez is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha trying to control the position from guard on top but Suez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Talha trying to control the position from guard on top but Suez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Firnanda Talha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Firnanda Talha just wasn't active enough.
Suez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suez wants it to stay on the feet.
Talha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suez.
Talha avoids a kick to the body.

Suez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Talha's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Talha manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Suez lands with a hook. Talha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Talha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Talha wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talha blocks a jab.
Suez throws a head kick that misses.
Talha shoots for a takedown but Suez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talha shoots in for a takedown but Suez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firnanda Talha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talha shoots in looking for a takedown but Suez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suez with a poor takedown

and Talha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Suez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha looking to finish Suez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suez!
Talha dominating with strikes here.
Talha landing strikes, looking to finish!
Talha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suez hang on?
Talha looking to control and managing it successfully.
Talha prevents Suez from getting the reversal.
Suez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Suez is desperately trying to improve his position but Talha has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talha with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suez is looking to improve his position but Talha isn't that keen on the idea.
Suez is breathing heavily.
Talha raining down hammerfists from mount.
Talha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Talha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Talha cracks Suez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Talha wants to control the pace but Suez is squirming around nicely.
Talha content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suez is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firnanda Talha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Suez lands a slapping body shot.
Suez throws a chopping leg kick but Talha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Talha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suez can do to turn this around?
Talha slips a jab from Suez.
Suez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Talha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suez is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Suez is looking for a triangle here but Talha uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Talha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suez keeps working.
Talha looks up at the clock and then as Suez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Talha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha in side control lands a decent elbow.
Talha looks up at the clock and then as Suez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Talha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Talha cracks Suez with a big elbow.
Talha takes a little break here. Suez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Talha scores with a couple of short elbows.
Talha cracks Suez with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talha is working Suez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Suez taking a bit of punishment here - Talha scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Talha is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Talha wants to take a breather but Suez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Talha.
Talha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suez's head.

Suez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Suez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talha is in close to Suez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rafael Suez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez being controlled here, momentarily.
Talha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talha lands a couple of digs.
Talha scoring with some ground and pound.
Talha controls from within his opponent's guard.
Talha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suez's head.
Talha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Talha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suez has momentary wrist control but Talha slips an elbow through the middle.
Talha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Talha scoring with some ground and pound.

Suez looking for subs off his back but Talha has passed one foot through into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Suez looking for submissions off his back.
Firnanda Talha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talha content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Firnanda Talha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Talha, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firnanda Talha!
Our winner, Firnanda Talha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.