PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Kronic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kronic
vs
Suzuki

174 cm
22
156 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
26
147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suzuki closes the distance and clinches.
Suzuki taking a breather.
Kronic lands a knee to the head.

It looks like George Suzuki has been cut.

Kronic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kronic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzuki's knee momentarily.
Kronic misses with a body punch
and Suzuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suzuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kronic looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Kronic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Suzuki misses.

Kronic rushes Suzuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suzuki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kronic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suzuki's defenses.
Kronic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kronic lands an elbow inside that Suzuki shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Suzuki throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suzuki takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kronic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronic misses with a head kick.
Suzuki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nate Kronic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Suzuki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Suzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kronic.
Suzuki has his takedown stuffed
and Kronic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Oooooh!!! Kronic has knocked Suzuki down with a huge combo! Kronic steps away and waves a wobbly Suzuki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Suzuki is rocked!

That has opened up George Suzuki's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kronic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Kronic finish him?
Kronic cracks Suzuki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Suzuki falls backwards against the cage. Kronic follows up with more strikes that drop Suzuki to his knees. Kronic keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Suzuki! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kronic!