PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Suzuki has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hardy
vs
Suzuki

182 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Suzuki takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Suzuki misses the jab.
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suzuki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Suzuki had a free shot at his head there.
Suzuki lands a jab.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Carter Hardy has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a nice strike.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Suzuki scores with a spinning back kick!
Suzuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiago Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Suzuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardy checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Suzuki.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Suzuki's shoulder, as Suzuki tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Suzuki counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Suzuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardy checks it well.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Suzuki misses
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suzuki thinking.
Suzuki looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suzuki misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy cracks Suzuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy is looking to wear down Suzuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Suzuki.
Suzuki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hardy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Suzuki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Suzuki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Suzuki tries to work over Hardy's front leg with a kick but Hardy checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzuki wants to slow Hardy down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suzuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carter Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carter Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Suzuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Suzuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suzuki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suzuki throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the body
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Suzuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suzuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Suzuki.
A punch lands to the side of Suzuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Suzuki.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Suzuki.
Suzuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Suzuki throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Suzuki as Hardy shoots in.
Suzuki misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suzuki throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Suzuki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook but Suzuki blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hardy blocks the low kick.
A left lands for Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Suzuki missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carter Hardy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Suzuki looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a one two! Hardy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Suzuki shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Carter Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Suzuki motions for Hardy to come forward. Suzuki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suzuki lands a jab to the head.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suzuki scores with a leg kick.
Suzuki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thiago Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tried to score with a low kick but Hardy checks it.
Hardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suzuki throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
Suzuki 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.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Suzuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the cage.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Hardy connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Suzuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suzuki misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suzuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Thiago Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Suzuki misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Carter Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Hardy!