PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Sucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McKiddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sucker
vs
McKiddy

186 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Sucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George McKiddy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKiddy swinging wilding here.
Sucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKiddy manages to avoid it.
McKiddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McKiddy gets caught flat footed, as Sucker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sucker stopping the sweep attempt from McKiddy.
McKiddy is looking to stand up but Sucker isn't so interested in that idea.
McKiddy is looking to stand back up but Sucker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by McKiddy.
Sucker is taking a breather. McKiddy 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sucker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKiddy is looking for a sweep. Sucker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sucker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Sucker 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.
Sucker is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Sucker is working for a submission of some sort.

Sucker is looking for a kimura but McKiddy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sucker to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sucker prevents McKiddy from standing back up.
Sucker wants to control but McKiddy is keeping him busy.
Sucker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sucker works his way into full mount!
Sucker controlling the position easily from mount.
McKiddy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucker scoring with strikes but McKiddy is staying in there.
McKiddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sucker controlling the pace for now.
Sucker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sucker with a couple of short strikes.
McKiddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sucker with good strikes from the mount here!
Sucker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McKiddy looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sucker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sucker lands a big shot there that rocks McKiddy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four 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.
McKiddy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McKiddy looks gassed!
Sucker with good strikes from the mount here!

Sucker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McKiddy is surviving well by controlling Sucker's body position as best he can.
McKiddy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sucker controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sucker is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. McKiddy is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Sucker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McKiddy swinging wilding here.
McKiddy fails with the takedown

and Sucker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sucker.
Sucker stays in close to McKiddy's body and controls the position.
Sucker forces his way into half guard.
McKiddy wants to improve his position but Sucker is controlling well.
Sucker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sucker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McKiddy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sucker is looking for a kimura but McKiddy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sucker to get the leverage.
Sucker passes to side control.
Sucker is putting a hurting on McKiddy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sucker working the head with strikes.
Sucker controlling the position from side mount.
Sucker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Sucker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sucker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on McKiddy's face as Sucker controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKiddy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Sucker cracks McKiddy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McKiddy prevents Sucker from improving position.

Sucker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sucker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sucker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McKiddy has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucker works to advance to full mount. McKiddy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sucker working McKiddy over with strikes here.
McKiddy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sucker dominating with strikes here.
McKiddy has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

Sucker is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
McKiddy prevents Sucker from getting a body triangle.

McKiddy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKiddy has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Sucker sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! McKiddy taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donald Sucker!