PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Partridge told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Suzuki
vs
Partridge

186 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Partridge!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partridge lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Suzuki misses with a hook. Partridge ducked under it nicely.
Partridge throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Partridge scores with a hook to the body. Suzuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partridge. Suzuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partridge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suzuki lands with a nice body punch.
Partridge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Suzuki.
Partridge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Partridge does no damage.
Partridge swinging wildly here.
Partridge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Suzuki misses with a shot to the body
and Partridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Partridge misses the shot to the body.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Partridge.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but Partridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Partridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partridge tries to bum rush Suzuki with a series of wild strikes but Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Partridge swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Partridge walks into a stiff left hand from Suzuki.
Suzuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.
Suzuki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Partridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Partridge slips the punch.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Partridge looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Partridge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Partridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Partridge's knee momentarily.
Partridge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Partridge scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partridge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Partridge is predictable there
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Partridge.
Partridge moves out of range of the strikes.
Partridge misses with a combination
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Partridge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Partridge.
Suzuki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partridge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Partridge blocks a jab.
Partridge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Partridge looks gassed!
Partridge throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
Partridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Suzuki does it's job there.
Partridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Partridge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

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

Suzuki moves into the clinch successfully.

Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki misses with a hook.
Partridge is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suzuki rather than just go for the knockout.
Partridge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suzuki counters with a left to the body.
Partridge misses with a double jab
and Partridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Partridge with a series of wild strikes but Partridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partridge.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Partridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki scoring well with a low kick there.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Partridge should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suzuki, right into the meat.
Partridge misses with a few strikes there.
Partridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Partridge's knee momentarily.
Partridge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suzuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partridge throws a left and a right that both miss

and Suzuki moves into the clinch.
Suzuki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partridge takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Suzuki.
Still in the clinch, Suzuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suzuki throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Partridge throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Partridge walks into a straight right hand from Suzuki.
Suzuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Suzuki throws a combination. Partridge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Partridge throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Partridge's hands.
Partridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suzuki cracks the inside of Partridge's front leg.
Partridge misses with a leg kick
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suzuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Partridge backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Partridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzuki.
A shot to the body from Partridge misses
and Suzuki counters with a right hand to the body.
Partridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Partridge is breathing heavily.
Suzuki misses with a wild body shot.
Partridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Partridge with a series of wild strikes but Partridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suzuki.
Jab, jab by Suzuki - just one landing.
Suzuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suzuki lands a nice shot that snaps Partridge's head back.
Partridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiago Suzuki is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Suzuki lands.
Suzuki misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Suzuki.
Suzuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Partridge throws a body kick the misses
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Partridge was not able to check.
Suzuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Partridge can do to turn this around?
Suzuki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Suzuki.
Suzuki in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to control but Partridge is keeping him busy.

Suzuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Suzuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Partridge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki working the ground and pound but Partridge is defending the strikes.
Suzuki wants to control for a moment but Partridge uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Partridge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suzuki.

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.
Partridge tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Partridge is staying active underneath Suzuki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Suzuki not doing much here.
Suzuki looks to land a strike but Partridge avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Suzuki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Suzuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the body from Partridge misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Partridge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danga de danga de dang - Suzuki scores with a four punch combination!
Partridge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suzuki swings for the body but Partridge moves out of range.
Partridge misses with a shot to the body
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Suzuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Partridge doesn't seem phased though.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Partridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Partridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzuki.
Partridge throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Partridge.
A jab lands there for Suzuki.
Suzuki lands an overhand right.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Partridge.
Partridge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Partridge moves forwards but Suzuki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Partridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Suzuki both land. Nice combination.
Partridge takes one to the side of the head.
Thiago Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Partridge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suzuki tests Partridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Partridge is rocked!
Suzuki catches Partridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Partridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Suzuki finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzuki.
Partridge seems to have recovered his senses.
Partridge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suzuki lands a slapping body shot.
Suzuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Partridge moves out of range.
Partridge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
Partridge throws a nice looking combination but Suzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Partridge slips a jab and a cross from Suzuki.
Partridge throws a leg kick
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Partridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Suzuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Partridge on the side of the head.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Partridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Suzuki.
Suzuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suzuki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Suzuki.
Partridge misses with a double jab.
Suzuki lands a really nice looking cross but Partridge seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.
Suzuki throws out a powerful jab.

Suzuki moves into range and clinches up with Partridge.
Suzuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Partridge prevents a body shot from Suzuki.
Partridge managing to block the knees to the body from Suzuki.
Suzuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suzuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to work over Partridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partridge is trying to break the clinch but Suzuki has him pressed against the cage.
Suzuki tries to throw a body punch but Partridge avoids it by throwing Suzuki back against the cage.

Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partridge manages to avoid it.
Suzuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Partridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Partridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Partridge misses
and Suzuki counters with a two punch combo.
Partridge needs to keep his hands up - Suzuki had a free shot at his head there.
Partridge misses with a leg kick
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Partridge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partridge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Suzuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partridge.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body. Partridge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partridge throws a leg kick
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
Partridge swinging wildly here.
Partridge throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Suzuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suzuki shoots in but Partridge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Partridge misses with the combination.
Partridge lands with a shot to the body.
Steve Partridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partridge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suzuki. Suzuki obviously looking to wear him down.
A right-left combo lands from Suzuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki takes a swing at Partridge's ribcage but misses.
Partridge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Partridge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thiago Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Suzuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suzuki 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25

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