PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallas MacMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacMillan comes to the cage accompanied by The Outlaw. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

MacMillan
vs
Suarez

188 cm
30
219 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

183 cm
29
200 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dallas MacMillan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trinidad Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillan tries to clinch up.
Suarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Suarez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as MacMillan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
MacMillan throws a chopping leg kick but Suarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacMillan misses with an uppercut.

MacMillan takes the fight into the clinch.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but MacMillan has him pressed against the cage.
MacMillan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suarez or not.
I was talking to MacMillan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Suarez jumps guard and drags MacMillan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez is trying to keep MacMillan in close.
MacMillan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MacMillan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing MacMillan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dallas MacMillan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
MacMillan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacMillan lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan scores with a kick to the midsection.
MacMillan fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacMillan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacMillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suarez moves away.
MacMillan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

MacMillan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suarez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. MacMillan can't fight it off and eventually Suarez manages to take the fight to the floor. MacMillan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacMillan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacMillan is pulling down on Suarez's head to control his posture.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
MacMillan controlling the position.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacMillan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacMillan is adopting a defensive guard.

Dallas MacMillan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
MacMillan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
MacMillan throws a low kick but Suarez moves out of range easily.
MacMillan connects with a leg kick. Suarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacMillan misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacMillan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
MacMillan wants to clinch up but Suarez keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

MacMillan throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Trinidad Suarez has been cut.
MacMillan throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacMillan throws a leg kick which misses Suarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Suarez tries to avoid it.
MacMillan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suarez checks a leg kick nicely.
MacMillan jabs Suarez right on the nose. Suarez blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacMillan cracks the inside of Suarez's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacMillan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suarez prevents a body shot from MacMillan.
Suarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacMillan pulls his leg out and moves away.
MacMillan lands with a nice body punch.
MacMillan misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan lands with a thumping leg kick.
MacMillan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
MacMillan misses with a low kick.
MacMillan throws out a loose jab but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacMillan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacMillan throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacMillan.
MacMillan lands a nice shot to the body.

MacMillan clinches up against the cage.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but MacMillan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Suarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but MacMillan is defending well.
Dallas MacMillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trinidad Suarez.
MacMillan scores with a knee to the head.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables MacMillan to keep the fight standing.
MacMillan lands a nice knee to the body.
Suarez letting MacMillan take a breather here.
MacMillan stops a takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacMillan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacMillan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!

MacMillan drives through and clinches with Suarez against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez looking for a takedown.

Suarez jumps guard and drags MacMillan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
MacMillan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas MacMillan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trinidad Suarez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Suarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacMillan.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacMillan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacMillan misses with a jab to the body

and Suarez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for MacMillan!
MacMillan is looking to reverse the position.
MacMillan is trying to control Suarez's posture but Suarez avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacMillan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacMillan wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MacMillan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suarez wants to take a breather but MacMillan is having none of it.
Trinidad Suarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suarez lands a nice short elbow.
MacMillan is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacMillan keeps working.
MacMillan is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suarez thows a huge punch but MacMillan dodges it nicely.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
MacMillan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suarez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacMillan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suarez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suarez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suarez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MacMillan wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MacMillan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Suarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacMillan is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacMillan avoid being mounted?
Suarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacMillan keeping hold of Suarez's head, controlling as best he can.
MacMillan has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan trying to control but Suarez postures up.
MacMillan is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez throwing shots but MacMillan is blocking nicely.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suarez wants to take a breather but MacMillan is having none of it.
MacMillan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suarez is working away from the top position though.
MacMillan tries to roll over but Suarez keeps him under control.
MacMillan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacMillan trying to control from the bottom.
Suarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Suarez landing with the ground and pound.
MacMillan pulls Suarez in to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
MacMillan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacMillan trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacMillan holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacMillan trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
MacMillan keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trinidad Suarez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trinidad Suarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

MacMillan lands a jab to Suarez's midsection.
MacMillan misses with a double jab.
Dallas MacMillan is winning the standup battle so far.
MacMillan throws a leg kick which misses Suarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Suarez tries to avoid it.
MacMillan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillan is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillan throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacMillan wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacMillan. Suarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacMillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan moves in looking to clinch but Suarez pushes him off.
MacMillan wants to clinch up but Suarez keeps it at a distance.
Suarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMillan.
MacMillan misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacMillan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacMillan throws the kick towards the body but Suarez avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMillan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
MacMillan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suarez.
MacMillan takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses.
MacMillan throws a chopping leg kick but Suarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacMillan.
MacMillan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
MacMillan is looking to wear down Suarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez checks a low kick from MacMillan.
MacMillan misses with a kick to the body.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacMillan.
MacMillan throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacMillan jabs Suarez right on the nose. Suarez blinks but takes it well.
Dallas MacMillan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacMillan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas MacMillan had his way with Trinidad Suarez in that round.
The cut man is working on Trinidad Suarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Suarez avoids the body shot from MacMillan.
MacMillan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacMillan misses with a kick to the body.
MacMillan throws a sloppy head kick and Suarez moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.

Suarez is rocked!
MacMillan lands a big right hook! Suarez looks hurt but is still standing! MacMillan lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Suarez falls down and MacMillan dives in with a huge hammer fist! Suarez's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and MacMillan runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dallas MacMillan!
Dallas MacMillan retains his light heavyweight title!
Dallas MacMillan made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.