PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gabriel Suchet (ranked 3184 p4p, 3824 weight class) and Zanzibar Lee (ranked 411 p4p, 466 weight class). Louis Gabriel Suchet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suchet
vs
Lee

188 cm
19
215
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Gabriel Suchet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zanzibar Lee!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suchet has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Suchet misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lee has Suchet up against the cage in a clinch.
Suchet throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Suchet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee pushes Suchet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suchet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suchet is breathing heavily.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suchet's face.

It looks like Louis Gabriel Suchet has been cut.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suchet backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Suchet won't want to take too many of those.
Lee landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suchet's face.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a knee to the head.

Suchet is rocked!
Lee is working for takedown but Suchet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Suchet misses with the head strike.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Suchet tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Suchet drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suchet wants to stall.
Lee lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Suchet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Suchet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lee rushes Suchet and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suchet's face.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands an elbow just above Suchet 's eye.
Suchet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Suchet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Suchet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Suchet seems to have got his legs back now.

Lee lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Suchet goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Lee in side control.
Suchet manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchet is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Suchet passes to full mount!

Suchet has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suchet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchet landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suchet with the ground and pound from mount.
Suchet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suchet putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Suchet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suchet is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zanzibar Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Gabriel Suchet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.

Lee lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Suchet goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Lee in side control.
Lee tries to move to mount but Suchet blocks the move with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lee working away.
Lee trying to control the action but Suchet is working from the bottom.

Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suchet, who protects the arm well.
Suchet sneaks back into half guard.
Suchet 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchet is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!

Suchet is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Lee taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Suchet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Louis Gabriel Suchet!
An out of breath Louis Gabriel Suchet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.