PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Suzuki (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.

Kim
vs
Suzuki

175 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiji Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kim tries to clinch up but Suzuki circles away and keeps his distance.

Kim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
Suzuki prevents Kim from improving position.
Kim wants to control but Suzuki is keeping him busy.
Suzuki pushes Kim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kim working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki pushes Kim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Kim decides to stand back up. Kim steps back and let's Suzuki get back to his feet.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Suzuki sprawls well.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki stuffs the takedown.
Kim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suzuki swivels and escapes.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Suzuki stuffs the takedown.
Kim tries to clinch there but Suzuki circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suzuki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries for a takedown but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Suzuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki connects with a high kick.
A jab lands there for Suzuki.
Kim misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with an outside leg kick.
Suzuki lands with a cross.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a head kick.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a head kick. That will keep Kim thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Suzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Kim tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kim in his tracks momentarily.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kim's knee momentarily.
Kim looks to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a head kick.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a good, hard body kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Suzuki counters with a body kick.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim clinches but Suzuki breaks the clinch
and Suzuki counters with a head kick.
Keiji Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kim showed some decent athleticism there.
Kim stops Suzuki from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Suzuki 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.

A left lands for Kim.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suzuki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kim misses with a takedown
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Suzuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Suzuki lands a head kick. Kim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Suzuki.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suzuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim shoots and misses
and Suzuki counters with a solid body kick.
Kim tries to clinch up
and Suzuki counters with a thumping low kick.
Suzuki keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suzuki.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Suzuki.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a solid body kick.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suzuki keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Suzuki is rocked!
Kim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Suzuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suzuki lands a nice looking body kick.
Suzuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Kim
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kim's knee momentarily.

Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Suzuki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kim closes the distance but Suzuki moves to the side
and Suzuki counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim tries to clinch but Suzuki moves away
and Suzuki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suzuki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a head kick.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suzuki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a body kick.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kim in his tracks momentarily.
Kim tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
Kim tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kim in his tracks momentarily.
Mikey Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
Suzuki scores with a kick to the body.

Kim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kim showed some decent athleticism there.
Kim is just content to waste time from the top position. Suzuki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kim controls the pace.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but Kim isn't so interested in that idea.
Kim trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Kim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Kim tries to move into full mount but can't pass Suzuki's legs.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim trying to control the position but Suzuki is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim looks to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Kim shoots and misses
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim misses with a takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Suzuki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kim really felt that one!
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim has his takedown stuffed
and Suzuki counters with an inside leg kick.
Mikey Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suzuki 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Suzuki!