PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland Ill Esq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sutherland Ill Esq
vs
Jimm

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

155 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Sutherland Ill Esq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Jimm!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sutherland Ill Esq shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jimm being controlled here, momentarily.
Jimm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sutherland Ill Esq is controlling him.

Sutherland Ill Esq gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sutherland Ill Esq could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jimm shoots for a double leg takedown but Sutherland Ill Esq sprawls well. He's pushed Jimm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sutherland Ill Esq slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Sutherland Ill Esq wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutherland Ill Esq manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jimm looks for a takedown but Sutherland Ill Esq sprawls well.
Sutherland Ill Esq feinted with a counter takedown.
Dean Sutherland Ill Esq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jimm.
Jimm misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Sutherland Ill Esq was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jimm.
Jimm moves out of range of the strikes.

Sutherland Ill Esq shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jimm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sutherland Ill Esq controls the pace.

Sutherland Ill Esq gets to his feet - Jimm follows without any prompting.
Jimm fails with the takedown.
Sutherland Ill Esq appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jimm looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sutherland Ill Esq drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jimm is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sutherland Ill Esq dives into side control.

Jimm prevents Sutherland Ill Esq from moving into mount.
Jimm being controlled for a moment.
Sutherland Ill Esq'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 three minutes gone in the round.

Sutherland Ill Esq stands up and beckons Jimm to his feet.

Sutherland Ill Esq closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jimm to the mat! Jimm manages to get full guard.
Sutherland Ill Esq slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Sutherland Ill Esq stands and steps away. Jimm gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sutherland Ill Esq pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sutherland Ill Esq changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jimm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sutherland Ill Esq moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland Ill Esq with the ground and pound from mount.
Sutherland Ill Esq controlling the position easily from mount.
Jimm has given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Sutherland Ill Esq dominated that 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.

Sutherland Ill Esq bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Sutherland Ill Esq thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sutherland Ill Esq creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sutherland Ill Esq controls the position from side control.
Jimm is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutherland Ill Esq controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Sutherland Ill Esq.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Sutherland Ill Esq is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Sutherland Ill Esq in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sutherland Ill Esq in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jimm is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sutherland Ill Esq tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Sutherland Ill Esq tries for a kimura but Jimm is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland Ill Esq takes a little break here. Jimm wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Sutherland Ill Esq decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Sutherland Ill Esq looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sutherland Ill Esq lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sutherland Ill Esq looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sutherland Ill Esq trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sutherland Ill Esq is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Sutherland Ill Esq dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jimm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sutherland Ill Esq defends it nicely.
Jimm tries to clinch up.

Sutherland Ill Esq changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jimm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jimm is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jimm can't do much from the bottom here.
Jimm is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sutherland Ill Esq asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sutherland Ill Esq working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Sutherland Ill Esq politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sutherland Ill Esq prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jimm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sutherland Ill Esq controls the position from side control.
Jimm tries to buck Sutherland Ill Esq off but Sutherland Ill Esq is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jimm trying to remain calm as Sutherland Ill Esq controls from the top position.

Sutherland Ill Esq decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jimm to his feet.
Sutherland Ill Esq throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sutherland Ill Esq fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jimm sprawls well initially but Sutherland Ill Esq persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sutherland Ill Esq passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutherland Ill Esq punishing his opponent with strikes.

Sutherland Ill Esq is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jimm has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sutherland Ill Esq controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland Ill Esq lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sutherland Ill Esq sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sutherland Ill Esq lands a big elbow.
Sutherland Ill Esq controlling the pace for now.
Jimm is in a horrible position here. Sutherland Ill Esq smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland Ill Esq lands a big shot there that rocks Jimm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Sutherland Ill Esq working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Sutherland Ill Esq is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jimm can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutherland Ill Esq controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Sutherland Ill Esq showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sutherland Ill Esq 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Sutherland Ill Esq!