PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Miyamoto Usagi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Suzuki
vs
Usagi

190 cm
24
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

185 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usagi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suzuki throws a leg kick
and Usagi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Usagi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suzuki. Suzuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Usagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Usagi blocks a head kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Usagi counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Usagi misses
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suzuki. That's going to slow Usagi down.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick

and Usagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Usagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Usagi tries to throw a body punch but Suzuki avoids it by throwing Usagi back against the cage.
Suzuki lands a nice uppercut.
Suzuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Usagi.
Usagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suzuki has Usagi pressed against the cage.
Usagi misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi misses with a knee to the head.
Usagi lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Daisuke Suzuki has been cut.
Usagi lands an elbow just above Suzuki 's eye.
Usagi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Usagi lands with a short shot to the head.
Usagi throws an elbow but it misses.
Usagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suzuki lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suzuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Usagi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miyamoto Usagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki throws a leg kick
and Usagi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Usagi just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usagi manages to avoid it.
Suzuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Usagi moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Usagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Usagi throws a leg kick but Suzuki checks it.
Usagi misses with a leg kick
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Suzuki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Usagi counter with a right hand.
Suzuki throws a low kick, looking for Usagi's leg but Usagi calmly moves out of range.
Usagi blocks a low kick nicely.
Usagi blocks a head kick by Suzuki.

Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suzuki landing strikes from the mount.
Suzuki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Usagi is holding on tight.
Poor strikes thrown by Suzuki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Usagi is desperately trying to improve his position but Suzuki has a good base and remains in mount.
Suzuki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Suzuki misses with a head shot.
Suzuki misses with a head shot.
Usagi wants to hold on but Suzuki pushes him away.
Usagi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Usagi trying to control but not successfully.
Usagi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Suzuki off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Suzuki tightening his grip on Usagi, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Usagi right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki is working the ground and pound. Can Usagi escape?
Suzuki doesn't have the hooks in and Usagi manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daisuke Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Suzuki's cut.
That's time! Suzuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Usagi is looking to chop away at Suzuki's legs.
A low kick from Suzuki misses
and Usagi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Suzuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Usagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suzuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Usagi. Usagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Suzuki misses with a right hand

and Usagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Usagi tries to land a knee to the head but Suzuki blocks with his arms.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Usagi won't allow it.
Suzuki working hard to break the clinch.
Usagi lands a nice uppercut.
Usagi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suzuki stalling.
Suzuki tries to stall but Usagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi working aggressively here.
Usagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Usagi tries to land a knee to the head but Suzuki blocks with his arms.
Usagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suzuki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Suzuki avoids the elbow strike from Usagi, against the cage.
Usagi scores with a knee to the head.
Usagi tries to land a knee to the head but Suzuki blocks with his arms.
Suzuki taking a breather.
Usagi looking to throw knees to the head but Suzuki is blocking nicely.
Suzuki blocks an elbow strike from Usagi.
Usagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Suzuki controls his hands.
Suzuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Usagi has him pressed against the cage.
Usagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usagi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suzuki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suzuki tries a knee to the head but Usagi blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Usagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi pushes Suzuki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Usagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usagi.
Suzuki blocks the elbow strike.
Usagi stalling in the clinch but Suzuki improves position.
Usagi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suzuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Usagi lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suzuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Suzuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Usagi gets an underhook and turns Suzuki into the cage.
Usagi has a couple of punches blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Usagi.
Usagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Usagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suzuki.
Suzuki wants to stall.
Suzuki tries to pull guard but Usagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Suzuki drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Usagi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Usagi.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suzuki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Suzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daisuke Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suzuki misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Usagi swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Usagi can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses the body punch
and Usagi counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Usagi checks a leg kick.
Suzuki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Usagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usagi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki stopping the sweep attempt from Usagi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miyamoto Usagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Suzuki'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Suzuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Usagi throws a push kick but Suzuki slaps the foot to one side.
Miyamoto Usagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Usagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suzuki.
Usagi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Usagi is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Usagi connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a hook to the side of Usagi's head but Usagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Usagi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Usagi tries to land a leg kick but Suzuki saw it coming and moves away.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Usagi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Usagi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suzuki rather than just go for the knockout.
Usagi feints and then cracks Suzuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzuki down.
Usagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Usagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suzuki scores with a jab.
Suzuki misses with a body punch
and Usagi counters with a low kick, right behind Suzuki 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Usagi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Usagi.
Usagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suzuki.
Usagi checks a low kick from Suzuki.
Suzuki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Usagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suzuki checks it well.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Usagi.
Usagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Usagi.
Usagi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suzuki momentarily.
Suzuki misses with a combination
and Usagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Suzuki. Those never looked like landing.
Usagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Usagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Usagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt
and Usagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Usagi throws a low kick, looking for Suzuki's leg but Suzuki calmly moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Usagi moves out of range.
Usagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki tries to land a front kick but Usagi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usagi catches Suzuki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Usagi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Usagi 's knee.
Suzuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Usagi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Usagi.

Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Usagi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Usagi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suzuki throws a front kick aimed at Usagi's knee but Usagi avoids it well.
Suzuki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Usagi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Usagi is out of range and Suzuki settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miyamoto Usagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Usagi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Usagi!