PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazuboku Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kayo's choice of entrance music: Flipsyde - Someday. Keiji Suzuki looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Suzuki
vs
Kayo

173 cm
19
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

South Side Swagger
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiji Suzuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazuboku Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Kayo finds it's target.
Suzuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kayo avoids a kick to the body.
Suzuki dodges the punch combination from Kayo.
Kayo works the jab nicely.

Suzuki is rocked!
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Suzuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kayo misses the jab.
Suzuki seems to have got his legs back now.
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.
Good shot there by Suzuki.
Suzuki thuds his shin into the meat of Kayo's side.
Kayo misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Suzuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kayo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suzuki pushes Kayo away with a front kick.
Kayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki stuns Kayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suzuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands a nice shot that snaps Kayo's head back.
Kayo throws a left that rocks Suzuki and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kayo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Suzuki regain composure!
Suzuki regains half guard, as Kayo was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet.
Kayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kayo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Suzuki reverses the position - he's now on top in Kayo's guard.
Kayo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kayo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suzuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo postures up and lands a big shot to Suzuki's brow.
Kayo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suzuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kayo looks gassed!
Suzuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kayo throwing strikes but missing.
Kayo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suzuki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kayo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kayo passes into half guard.
Kayo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kayo misses with an uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suzuki.
Kayo throws a right hand that misses
and Suzuki counters with an outside leg kick.
Suzuki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suzuki there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kayo misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suzuki!
Kayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Kayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suzuki thows a body kick. Kayo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suzuki scores with a head kick.
Kayo wants to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kayo in his tracks momentarily.
Kayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Kayo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suzuki can pounce on him.
Kayo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suzuki. Kayo shrugs it off though.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Suzuki counters with a good, hard body kick but Kayo shrugs it off.
Kayo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suzuki can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suzuki.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Suzuki counters with a thumping low kick.
Kayo misses with a looping right.
Kayo misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kayo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kayo throws a lazy right hand but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Suzuki avoids them all with ease.
Suzuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.
Kayo wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki staying out of range there.
Suzuki staying out of range there.
Keiji Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kayo tries for a takedown but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Suzuki lands an overhand right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suzuki.
Kayo misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
Keiji Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazuboku Kayo.
Nice body kick from Suzuki.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Kayo.
Suzuki scores with a leg kick.
Kayo throws a right hand that misses
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kayo in his tracks momentarily.
Suzuki stalks Kayo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kayo's face. Kayo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kayo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suzuki.
Kayo swings widly with a right hand
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Kayo throws an off balance right hand
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suzuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayo misses with a left hand
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kayo in his tracks momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kayo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kayo swings widly with a right hand
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kayo's knee momentarily.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kayo throws a right hand that misses
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Suzuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suzuki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kayo will feel that in the morning.
Kayo misses with a body shot.
Suzuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the body from Kayo misses
and Suzuki counters with a solid body kick.
Tazuboku Kayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Suzuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kayo if he has to take too many more of those.
Suzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kayo swings widly with a right hand
and Suzuki counters with an outside leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suzuki's head.
Kayo throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Kayo misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kayo misses with a looping right.
Kayo lunges at Suzuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suzuki's hand.
Kayo takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Kayo throws a looping overhand right but Suzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Kayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayo misses with a body shot
and Suzuki counters with an inside leg kick.
Kayo tries to clinch
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suzuki throws a body kick that misses.
Kayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzuki.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kayo with a jab.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kayo misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki feints and then cracks Kayo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kayo down.
Kayo swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki cracks the inside of Kayo's front leg.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suzuki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kayo misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Kayo misses.
Suzuki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the body from Kayo misses
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Suzuki slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suzuki.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suzuki!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kayo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suzuki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suzuki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Suzuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kayo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kayo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kayo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Kayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kayo.
Kayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kayo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kayo throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tazuboku Kayo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Kayo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kayo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kayo works Suzuki's body with a nice hook.
Suzuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kayo if he has to take too many more of those.
Kayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suzuki counters with a nice leg kick.
Suzuki scores with a push kick.
Kayo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suzuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suzuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kayo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suzuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Suzuki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tazuboku Kayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayo takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Kayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kayo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kayo lands in his opponent's guard.
Kayo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzuki has his feet on Kayo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kayo closes the distance but Suzuki moves to the side
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kayo takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Kayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Kayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Suzuki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suzuki!
Suzuki misses with a kick to the body.
Kayo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kayo tests Suzuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kayo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kayo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo misses with a hook to the body
and Suzuki counters with a nice leg kick.
Kayo misses with an uppercut.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suzuki misses with a looping left.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suzuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kayo fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a good, hard body kick but Kayo shrugs it off.
Kayo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suzuki throws a wild body kick that Kayo sees coming a mile off.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Kayo slips the punch.
Kayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Kayo 's knee.
Kayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suzuki counters with a good, hard body kick but Kayo shrugs it off.
Kayo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suzuki counters with a big head kick but Kayo shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Suzuki lands but Kayo takes it in his stride.
Kayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suzuki.
Kayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suzuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kayo swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
Kayo throws a right hand that misses
and Suzuki counters with a solid body kick.
Kayo misses with a body shot
and Suzuki counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzuki.
Kayo misses with an uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick.
Kayo swings widly with a right hand
and Suzuki counters with a nice leg kick.
Suzuki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kayo takes a step back to recover.
Suzuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kayo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kayo in his tracks momentarily.
Keiji Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazuboku Kayo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzuki.
Kayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
Suzuki moves away from the strike by Kayo.
Kayo throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Kayo ducks down to avoid it.
Kayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suzuki counters with a one-two to the body.
Kayo misses with a right hand
and Suzuki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kayo really felt that one!
Kayo misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a solid body kick.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kayo clinches but Suzuki breaks the clinch
and Suzuki counters with a head kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kayo takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Kayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Tazuboku Kayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Kayo misses.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kayo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that stops Kayo in his tracks momentarily.
Kayo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suzuki. Suzuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Suzuki.
Kayo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suzuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut. Kayo saw that one coming.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kayo's knee momentarily.
Kayo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
Kayo misses with a looping right.
Suzuki slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. Suzuki saw that one coming.
Kayo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Kayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzuki.
Suzuki lands a front kick.
A head kick from Suzuki lands but Kayo takes it in his stride.
Kayo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kayo avoids the body shot from Suzuki.

Suzuki gets caught flat footed, as Kayo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kayo advances to half guard.
Kayo looks to land a strike but Suzuki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Suzuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kayo.
Kayo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kayo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kayo looking to pass the guard.
Kayo throws a strike but Suzuki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kayo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kayo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kayo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kayo, not yet.
Kayo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kayo throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kayo moves out of range of the body kick.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a spinning back kick!
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
Kayo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Suzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayo moves out of range of the body kick.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kayo throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Kayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Suzuki cracks the inside of Kayo's front leg.
Suzuki lands a front kick.
Kayo with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Kayo 's knee.
Suzuki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suzuki tries to land a front kick but Kayo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kayo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a big head kick but Kayo shrugs it off.
Kayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with an outside leg kick.
Kayo misses with a left hand
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suzuki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kayo to score with a decent uppercut.
Kayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suzuki counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suzuki.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Kayo.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suzuki counters with an outside leg kick.
Kayo with a poor takedown
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kayo misses with a right hand
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kayo's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keiji Suzuki.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tazuboku Kayo!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tazuboku Kayo!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tazuboku Kayo!

Tazuboku Kayo wins by unanimous decision!
Tazuboku Kayo is the new welterweight champion!