PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eon Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perseen Suti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eon Yaj's chin.

Yaj
vs
Suti

165 cm
30
165 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

171 cm
38
157 lbs
35 - 26 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Vandal & Laundry

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eon Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj punishes Suti's body with a nice straight punch.
Suti has a takedown stuffed.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Suti misses with a head kick.
Yaj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jacks Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj throws the left hand but Suti avoids the punch easily.
Yaj scores with a nice strike.
Suti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yaj swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suti misses with a low kick.
Suti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suti.
Yaj jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suti throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks Suti with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Suti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suti swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaj counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yaj takes a swing at Suti's ribcage but misses.
Suti flicks out a counter leg kick but Yaj steps away.
A big right from Suti misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj checks a leg kick.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Suti moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Suti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suti was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.

Suti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yaj was covering up waiting for the punch and Suti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yaj controlling Suti's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suti throws a big elbow that misses.
Suti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaj seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Suti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suti postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Suti looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Yaj looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suti drops an elbow to the side of Yaj's head.
Suti is looking to take a break and control but Yaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yaj defending well though.
Suti is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Suti throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti throws a strike but Yaj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Yaj won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
Yaj trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
Yaj is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yaj cracks Suti with a solid left hand.

Suti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suti wants to sweep here but Yaj controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Perseen Suti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suti.
Yaj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suti.
Yaj fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yaj throws a hook but Suti blocks it.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suti misses with a low kick.
Yaj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Suti.
Suti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
Yaj throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Suti to counter with a crisp jab.
Suti throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Suti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eon Yaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj throws a jab when Suti was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Suti's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yaj.
Suti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yaj as he jumps to the side.
Yaj appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Suti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yaj checks it well.
Yaj misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yaj.
Suti misses with a hook to the body
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suti throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Suti is just out of range.
Suti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Suti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suti moves away.
Suti throws a head kick that misses.
Suti throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suti misses with a looping left.
Yaj throws a shot from downtown. Suti moves away and avoids it.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suti was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti misses with a straight right.
Suti fails with a takedown attempt.

Suti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yaj looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yaj managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Suti.
Suti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yaj dodges the ground and pound from Suti.
Suti working the ground and pound from side control.
Suti scores with punches from side control.
Suti working the ground and pound but Yaj is defending the strikes.
Yaj parries the strikes from Suti easily there. Suti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yaj to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Suti crashes against the mat.
Yaj is trying to improve his position.
Suti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yaj parries the strikes from Suti easily there. Suti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yaj to escape.
Yaj takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yaj can't do much from the bottom here.
Suti tries to score with some ground and pound. Yaj controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Suti connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yaj some visible discomfort.
Suti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti misses with the ground and pound.
Suti wants to control but Yaj is keeping him busy.
Yaj gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Suti misses with a head shot. Yaj uses the momentum to regain guard.
Suti postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Suti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suti throws a strike but Yaj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Perseen Suti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yaj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yaj lands with an uppercut that bounces Suti off the cage and back into range.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suti.
Suti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
Suti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Suti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yaj sprawls well initially but Suti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suti thows a huge punch but Yaj dodges it nicely.
Yaj on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Suti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yaj defends it well.
Yaj keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj is trying to control but Suti manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yaj because Suti loaded up on that one.
Suti thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Yaj that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You get the feeling that Yaj really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Suti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yaj tries to hold on but Suti postures up.
Yaj is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to lock up and control but Suti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Suti throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yaj because Suti loaded up on that one.
Suti wants to control the pace but Yaj is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Suti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Suti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Suti lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suti with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yaj holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yaj working to try and regain half guard.
Suti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Suti looking to ground and pound but Yaj is blocking nicely.
Suti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Suti with the ground and pound from mount.
Yaj manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perseen Suti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perseen Suti has got the better of the ground game so far.

Suti is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yaj is trying to maintain the position but Suti is very close to passing his half guard.
Eon Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perseen Suti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Perseen Suti!
A relieved looking Perseen Suti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.