PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes to the ring accompanied by Pon di Floor by Major Lazer. Yuta Suzuki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Pak's chin.

Suzuki
vs
Pak

190 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 Tokyo, Yuta Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Pak!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak darts in trying to clinch

and Suzuki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pak!
Pak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suzuki.
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 throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pak is trying to stand up.
Suzuki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Suzuki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suzuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suzuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak blocking the ground and pound.
Suzuki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suzuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

We're going to have a standup here because Yuta Suzuki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Suzuki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pak on his heels. He'll look to pass Pak's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Pak is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuta Suzuki.

Suzuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Pak's guard.
Suzuki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suzuki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuta Suzuki just wasn't active enough.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pak counters with a head kick.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that Pak avoids nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries to clinch up

and Suzuki counters with a single leg into guard. Pak didn't expect that.
Suzuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suzuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suzuki controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki passes Pak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Suzuki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pak pushes Suzuki off looking to stand but Suzuki dives back in and keeps control.
Suzuki trying to control the pace.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuta Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Pak has Suzuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suzuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Suzuki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suzuki blocks an uppercut.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak looks gassed!
Pak throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki taking a breather.
Suzuki seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Suzuki managing to block the knees to the body from Pak.
Suzuki is working for takedown but Pak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pak throws an elbow that misses.

Suzuki lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Suzuki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suzuki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pak!
Suzuki controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuta Suzuki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pak throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki swinging wildly here.
Yuta Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Suzuki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pak quickly recovers to half guard.
Suzuki is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak is trying to stand back up but Suzuki is controlling him
Pak is breathing heavily.
Suzuki controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuta Suzuki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pak looks to clinch

and Suzuki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pak's guard now.
Suzuki is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuta Suzuki just wasn't active enough.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Pak with a series of wild strikes but Pak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pak looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
and Pak counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki shoots in but Pak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt

and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suzuki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pak for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuta Suzuki just wasn't active enough.
Suzuki throws an off balance right hand
and Pak counters with a nice body kick.
Pak throws a chopping leg kick but Suzuki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki thows a left - swing and a miss!

Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Pak is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Suzuki controlling from mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suzuki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Suzuki controlling from mount.
Pak really wants to buck Suzuki off and get back to his feet.
Suzuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yuta Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuta Suzuki.
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pak wants to clinch but Suzuki slips to the side

and Suzuki counters with a single leg into guard. Pak didn't expect that.
Suzuki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuta Suzuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suzuki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yuta Suzuki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yuta Suzuki!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yuta Suzuki!

Yuta Suzuki wins by unanimous decision!