PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giani Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loose Mooseknuckle has chosen John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Suarez
vs
Loose Mooseknuckle

170 cm
25
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giani Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Suarez throws a hook but Loose Mooseknuckle blocks it.
Suarez throws a head kick that misses.
Loose Mooseknuckle connects with a right hand. Suarez shakes it off.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loose Mooseknuckle.
Suarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle has been cut.
Loose Mooseknuckle connects with a jab.
Suarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loose Mooseknuckle leaves Suarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suarez throws a hook to the side of Loose Mooseknuckle's head but Loose Mooseknuckle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez throws a right hand that Loose Mooseknuckle ducks under and follows up with a left that Loose Mooseknuckle also avoids with ease.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Loose Mooseknuckle slips the punch.
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with a double jab
and Suarez counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a left to the body.
Suarez throws a lazy head kick

and Loose Mooseknuckle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Loose Mooseknuckle jumps into guard, dragging Suarez to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez looking to sit in guard and control but Loose Mooseknuckle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Loose Mooseknuckle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Loose Mooseknuckle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Suarez wants a takedown.

Loose Mooseknuckle drags the fight down to the ground.
Suarez won't allow Loose Mooseknuckle to get back to his feet.
Loose Mooseknuckle trying to control the position.
Loose Mooseknuckle wants to stand but Suarez is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez wants to stand and escape but instead Loose Mooseknuckle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Suarez tries to strike from the bottom.
Loose Mooseknuckle won't allow Suarez to get back to his feet.
Suarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suarez tries to get out of the position.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet but Loose Mooseknuckle passes into half guard.
Suarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Loose Mooseknuckle moves into the clinch.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to score a body lock takedown but Suarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suarez tries to break free but Loose Mooseknuckle pushes him back against the ropes.

Suarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giani Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a nice uppercut.
Loose Mooseknuckle scores with a sloppy right hand. Suarez should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Loose Mooseknuckle there.
Suarez lands an overhand right.
Loose Mooseknuckle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Loose Mooseknuckle lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Giani Suarez has been cut.
Loose Mooseknuckle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Loose Mooseknuckle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suarez.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loose Mooseknuckle staying out of range there.
Loose Mooseknuckle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Suarez misses
and Loose Mooseknuckle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez takes one on the button.
Suarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loose Mooseknuckle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Loose Mooseknuckle counter with a right hand.
Suarez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Loose Mooseknuckle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Loose Mooseknuckle cracks Suarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Loose Mooseknuckle to counter with a crisp jab.

Loose Mooseknuckle clinches with his opponent.

Loose Mooseknuckle pulls guard.
Loose Mooseknuckle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suarez wants to stand but Loose Mooseknuckle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Loose Mooseknuckle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Suarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Loose Mooseknuckle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Loose Mooseknuckle won't allow Suarez to get back to his feet.

Loose Mooseknuckle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Suarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Loose Mooseknuckle sprawls well. He's pushed Suarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loose Mooseknuckle.
Suarez throws a jab when Loose Mooseknuckle was well out of range.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a straight right hand.
Suarez misses with a double jab
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Loose Mooseknuckle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Suarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Loose Mooseknuckle finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Suarez is striking but Loose Mooseknuckle is not phased and passes to half guard.
Suarez tries to kick Loose Mooseknuckle off in order to stand up. Loose Mooseknuckle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Suarez strikes from the bottom but Loose Mooseknuckle takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Loose Mooseknuckle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suarez tries to buck Loose Mooseknuckle off but Loose Mooseknuckle takes his back!
Suarez is trying to get back to his feet but Loose Mooseknuckle has full control of the position and if anything, Suarez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Suarez wants to control his opponent's hands but Loose Mooseknuckle gets his hands free.
Suarez is trying to get back to his feet but Loose Mooseknuckle has full control of the position and if anything, Suarez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Suarez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Loose Mooseknuckle.
Suarez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Loose Mooseknuckle controls the action.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Suarez is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suarez is trying to stand back up.
Suarez can't escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Suarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loose Mooseknuckle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Loose Mooseknuckle counter with a right hand.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez scores with a head kick.
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Loose Mooseknuckle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loose Mooseknuckle is standing up over Suarez. Suarez looks to escape but Loose Mooseknuckle dives into side control.
Loose Mooseknuckle slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Suarez.
Suarez tries to buck Loose Mooseknuckle off but Loose Mooseknuckle takes his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose Mooseknuckle biding his time, controlling Suarez.
Suarez tries to escape but Loose Mooseknuckle has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Suarez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suarez trying to control the hands but Loose Mooseknuckle breaks the grip.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Loose Mooseknuckle controlling the positon.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suarez trying to get back to his feet but Loose Mooseknuckle is in full control for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suarez is trying to shake Loose Mooseknuckle off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Loose Mooseknuckle won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Giani Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Suarez does no damage.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loose Mooseknuckle lands a head shot.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a series of strikes. Suarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loose Mooseknuckle slips under a jab.
Suarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loose Mooseknuckle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Suarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giani Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Loose Mooseknuckle forces Suarez back against the ropes and clinches.
Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suarez throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loose Mooseknuckle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle!