PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kun Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakatsu Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breaking Point - One of a Kind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masakatsu Suzuki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kun Lee
vs
Suzuki

187 cm
24
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Kun Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Masakatsu Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kun Lee shoots and misses
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kun Lee misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Kun Lee tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Kun Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kun Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Suzuki misses.
Kun Lee has his takedown stuffed

and Suzuki counters with a single leg into guard. Kun Lee didn't expect that.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Kun Lee is keeping the position.
Suzuki is working Kun Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suzuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzuki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kun Lee controls Suzuki momentarily but Suzuki frees himself.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kun Lee is trying to keep Suzuki in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rob Kun Lee just wasn't active enough.
Kun Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

Suzuki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Kun Lee keeps moving.

Kun Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suzuki passes Kun Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kun Lee wants to control but Suzuki is keeping busy.
Kun Lee is breathing heavily.
Suzuki wants to control but Kun Lee is keeping him busy.
Suzuki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kun Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Suzuki is trying to control the action in half guard but Kun Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suzuki slows the pace down in half guard.
Suzuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kun Lee!
Suzuki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kun Lee hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki breaks from Kun Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kun Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kun Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Suzuki.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suzuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kun Lee.
Kun Lee advances to half guard.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Kun Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Suzuki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kun Lee pulls his head out easily.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kun Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kun Lee prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Kun Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suzuki defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masakatsu Suzuki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kun Lee with a poor takedown

and Suzuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Suzuki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kun Lee some visible discomfort.
Suzuki grinds an elbow into Kun Lee's temple.
Kun Lee stops Suzuki from passing to mount.
Suzuki lands some shots froms side control.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kun Lee keeps working.
Suzuki scoring with punches and elbows.
Suzuki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kun Lee is pushing Suzuki's head away, looking to escape. Suzuki manages to hold on to the position though.
Kun Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kun Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kun Lee.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Kun Lee keeps moving.
Kun Lee keeping full guard, as Suzuki tries to pass.
Suzuki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kun Lee is trying to control the position but Suzuki postures up.
Suzuki stands and throws Kun Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suzuki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kun Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kun Lee keeps working.
Kun Lee tries to escape but Suzuki is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kun Lee keeps working.
Suzuki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Suzuki looks up at the clock and then as Kun Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Suzuki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kun Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Suzuki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Kun Lee is working from the bottom.
Kun Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Kun Lee is working from the bottom.
Suzuki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Suzuki working the ground and pound from side control.
Suzuki cracks Kun Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kun Lee keeps working.
Suzuki landing strikes.
Kun Lee sneaks back into half guard.
Suzuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Suzuki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kun Lee is just riding it out for now. Suzuki eventually gives up the hold.
Suzuki is looking to advance position but Kun Lee won't allow it.
Suzuki wants to take a breather but Kun Lee is having none of it.
Kun Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suzuki is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masakatsu Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kun Lee fails with the takedown

and Suzuki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kun Lee's guard now.
Suzuki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kun Lee's head.
Suzuki passes Kun Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Suzuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kun Lee's head.
Suzuki is looking to take a break and control but Kun Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suzuki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kun Lee wants to improve his position but Suzuki is controlling well.
Kun Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Suzuki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kun Lee is looking to improve his position.

Suzuki seems to be looking for submissions.
Kun Lee is looking to escape.
Suzuki works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kun Lee stops Suzuki from passing to mount.
Suzuki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kun Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kun Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two 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.
Suzuki trying to control the position but Kun Lee is working away.
Suzuki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Suzuki is looking to take a break and control but Kun Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kun Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Suzuki working the ground and pound from side control.
Suzuki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kun Lee some visible discomfort.
Suzuki working the body and head with strikes.
Kun Lee prevents Suzuki from moving into mount.
Kun Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suzuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suzuki is putting a hurting on Kun Lee here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kun Lee stops Suzuki from passing to mount.
Kun Lee is letting Suzuki control him for a moment.

Suzuki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Kun Lee is working from the bottom.
Kun Lee bucks up and tries to throw Suzuki off but instead Suzuki has got his back!
Suzuki lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kun Lee hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kun Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Suzuki lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Suzuki.
Suzuki lands shots from the back.
Suzuki scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kun Lee is looking for a way out.
A lull in the action here.
Suzuki lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Masakatsu Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Kun Lee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
What can Kun Lee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suzuki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

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