PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hazem el magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kizzy Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

el magic
vs
Suzuki

170 cm
26
160 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

169 cm
24
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crocodile Steak and Ale House

Shango Designs

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hazem el magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kizzy Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki swinging wilding here.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suzuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but el magic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
el magic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
Suzuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like hazem el magic has been cut.
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

el magic forces Suzuki back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Suzuki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
el magic tries to score a body lock takedown but Suzuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
el magic lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but el magic won't allow it.
el magic misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
el magic leaning his opponent against the cage.

el magic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
el magic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suzuki throws a series of strikes that have el magic backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
el magic slips under a jab.
Kizzy Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

el magic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suzuki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
el magic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
el magic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
el magic wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but el magic isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
el magic preventing the sweep.
el magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.

el magic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
el magic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suzuki smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hazem el magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but el magic moves away.

el magic forces Suzuki back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

el magic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
el magic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki avoids it really well and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suzuki.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
el magic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Suzuki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows el magic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Suzuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from el magic.
Suzuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but el magic is one step ahead there.
el magic is pushing down on Suzuki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suzuki is fighting to maintain full guard but el magic has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki gets full guard.
el magic tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
Suzuki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but el magic isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kizzy Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on hazem el magic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

el magic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

el magic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suzuki's guard.
el magic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
el magic throwing strikes but missing.
Suzuki keeping full guard, as el magic tries to pass.

Suzuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. el magic defends it easily.
Suzuki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
el magic trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
el magic forces his way into half guard.
Suzuki is trying to stand back up but el magic is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to de liver by Suzuki. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki lands a really nice looking cross but el magic seems unphased.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

el magic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to improve his position.
el magic wants to control for a moment but Suzuki uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
el magic wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. el magic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Suzuki gets to his feet. el magic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Suzuki cracks el magic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
el magic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suzuki tries to avoid it but el magic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suzuki to the ground. Suzuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kizzy Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but el magic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki connects with a good right hand that stumbles el magic. el magic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
el magic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzuki throws out the jab.
el magic moves away from the strike by Suzuki.
Nice shot by Suzuki.

hazem el magic's cut is getting worse.
Suzuki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Suzuki duly obliges.
Suzuki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suzuki throws a nice looking combination but el magic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
el magic takes one to the side of the head.
Kizzy Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suzuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as el magic backs up against the cage.
el magic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

hazem el magic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
el magic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but el magic is out of range.
Suzuki misses with a two punch combination.
Suzuki's corner calls for a 1-2. Suzuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

el magic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
el magic thowing shots but they're missing.

el magic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Suzuki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Suzuki and el magic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
el magic wants to stand but Suzuki has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kizzy Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on hazem el magic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Suzuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract el magic.
el magic walks into a left hand.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Kizzy Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
el magic shoots for a double leg takedown but Suzuki sprawls well. He's pushed el magic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suzuki swinging wilding here.
Suzuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suzuki wants it to stay on the feet.
Suzuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but el magic moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
el magic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
el magic 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 hazem el magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
el magic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Suzuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
el magic avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps el magic's head backwards.
A punch combination from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki tries to bum rush el magic with a series of wild strikes but el magic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract el magic.
Suzuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from el magic.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

el magic rushes Suzuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
el magic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
el magic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
el magic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suzuki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suzuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

el magic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Suzuki wants to stand but el magic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
el magic looking for a sweep. Not yet el magic, not yet.
el magic is working hard here to advance position.

Suzuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki jabs at el magic's body.
Suzuki misses with a hook. el magic ducked under it nicely.
el magic tries to clinch but Suzuki moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
el magic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suzuki sprawls well. Suzuki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. el magic gets slowly back to his feet.
el magic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
Suzuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suzuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck el magic on the side of the head.
Suzuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suzuki wants it to stay on the feet.
el magic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
el magic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suzuki scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Suzuki misses.
el magic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
el magic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suzuki works el magic's body with a nice hook.
el magic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suzuki as he jumps to the side.
hazem el magic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
el magic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzuki.
Suzuki cracks el magic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kizzy Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kizzy 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

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