PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misaki Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misaki Suzuki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sutton
vs
Suzuki

167 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Suzuki. No joy for Sutton on that attempt.
Suzuki with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sutton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Sutton decides to stand up.

Suzuki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sutton's guard.
Suzuki passes into half guard.
Sutton tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Sutton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
Sutton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Suzuki lands with a punch from half guard.
Suzuki passes to full mount!
Sutton wants to hold on but Suzuki pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki with shots to the head and body - Sutton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suzuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suzuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sutton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sutton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Suzuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sutton actively working from the bottom here.
Suzuki works his way into side control.
Sutton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Suzuki lands an elbow.

Sutton is rocked!
Suzuki working the ground and pound.
Oh Sutton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

Suzuki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sutton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 works to advance to full mount. Sutton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Suzuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Suzuki lands with some strikes.
Suzuki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sutton is looking to improve his position but Suzuki isn't that keen on the idea.
Sutton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sutton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suzuki with a couple of short strikes.
Suzuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sutton gets back to half guard.
Sutton tries to roll over but Suzuki keeps him under control.
Sutton is trying to stand up here but Suzuki is controlling him well.

Sutton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Suzuki pulls his head out easily.
Sutton seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suzuki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

It looks like Mark Sutton has been cut.
Suzuki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suzuki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suzuki tries to pass to full mount but Sutton defends it.
Suzuki lands with a punch from half guard.
Suzuki working Sutton over with strikes.

Sutton is defending against the submission attempts here by Suzuki.
Suzuki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suzuki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sutton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suzuki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sutton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sutton taking shots to the head.
Suzuki with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sutton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Suzuki working Sutton over with strikes here.
Suzuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Suzuki swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sutton is now in Suzuki's guard. A big mistake from Suzuki there, giving up the dominant position!
Suzuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzuki, not yet.
Suzuki throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sutton preventing the sweep.

Sutton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sutton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Suzuki is striking off his back. Sutton thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Suzuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suzuki is refusing to be controlled, as Sutton sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misaki Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sutton'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.

Sutton tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily

and Suzuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Sutton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suzuki landing a few strikes.
Sutton is pushing Suzuki's head away, looking to escape. Suzuki manages to hold on to the position though.
Suzuki working the ground and pound.
Sutton gets back to half guard.

Suzuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sutton taking some punishment here, with Suzuki in his half guard.
Suzuki stops Sutton from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suzuki connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
Suzuki working the head and body with strikes.
Suzuki thows a huge punch but Sutton dodges it nicely.
Sutton is looking to improve his position.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Sutton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suzuki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suzuki's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sutton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Suzuki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Suzuki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Suzuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzuki, not yet.
Sutton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suzuki strikes from his own guard.

Suzuki working for a triangle but Sutton defends it easily.
Sutton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suzuki manages to get back to half guard.
Suzuki misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Suzuki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suzuki missing with punches from the bottom.
Suzuki gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki punching from the bottom.
Suzuki striking from the bottom here.

Suzuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Suzuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suzuki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sutton!
Suzuki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suzuki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sutton can't escape the position.
Suzuki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sutton? Sutton working to try and regain half guard.
Sutton is working hard here to advance position.
Sutton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suzuki is landing with some decent strikes but Sutton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Mark Sutton's cut is getting worse.
Misaki Suzuki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki landing punches.

Mark Sutton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Suzuki with shots to the head and body - Sutton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sutton can't escape the position.
Sutton tries to hold on but Suzuki postures up.
Suzuki is landing with some decent strikes but Sutton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suzuki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sutton is trying desperately to improve position.
Suzuki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sutton hang on?
Sutton can't escape the position.
Suzuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sutton is in a horrible position here. Suzuki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Suzuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Suzuki has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sutton's face.

Jeez, Mark Sutton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Sutton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Misaki Suzuki!