PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki has chosen Codename 47 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Foley
vs
Suzuki

190 cm
24
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
27
194 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foley. That did some damage!
Foley blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Foley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Suzuki lands with a hook. Foley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suzuki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suzuki lands a head shot.

It looks like Mick Foley has been cut.
Suzuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foley if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.
Foley is breathing heavily.
Suzuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suzuki feints and then cracks Foley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foley down.
Suzuki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suzuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Foley back to the cage. Suzuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Suzuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Suzuki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suzuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foley manages to avoid it.

Suzuki drops Foley with a right and a left! Suzuki comes rushing in but Foley regains his composure and manages to keep Suzuki in guard.

Foley is rocked!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suzuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Foley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki landing with the ground and pound.

Mick Foley's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suzuki trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Suzuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Foley seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki distracts Foley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suzuki is working Foley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suzuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Foley has wrist control.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley looking to control.
Suzuki trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Suzuki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Foley is controlling Suzuki's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki with a nice head shot there.
Suzuki postures up in Foley's guard and throws a big left but Foley blocks it.
Suzuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Foley has wrist control.
Foley has his hands on Suzuki's head, controlling the position.
Suzuki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suzuki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foley 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Foley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Foley is working from the bottom.
Suzuki working the ground and pound but Foley is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking to take a break and control but Foley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suzuki misses with the ground and pound.
Foley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Suzuki.
Foley is not content to let Suzuki control the position.
Foley wants to control but Suzuki postures up.
Suzuki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Foley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Suzuki cracks Foley with a big right hand but Foley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Foley tries to bench press Suzuki off him but Suzuki keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki has knee on belly momentarily but Foley bucks him off and regains half guard.
Suzuki trying to pass the guard but Foley defending well.
Suzuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foley wants to improve his position but Suzuki is controlling well.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki wants to free his trapped foot but Foley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki throwing shots but Foley is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Suzuki seems to be looking for submissions.
Suzuki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foley defending well though.
Foley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Suzuki connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Foley.
Suzuki tests Foley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Mick Foley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Foley slips under a jab.
Suzuki slips a jab and a cross from Foley.
Foley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suzuki.
No joy there for Foley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley cracks Suzuki with an open hand slap.
Foley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suzuki shoots for a takedown but Foley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzuki.
Foley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suzuki back to the cage. Foley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Suzuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Suzuki's shoulder, as Suzuki tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foley swinging wildly here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suzuki!

That's one minute gone in the round.

A head kick lands from Suzuki that sends Foley to the canvas. Foley tries to scramble back to his feet but Suzuki brings him back down into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki working the head with strikes.
Suzuki working the ground and pound from side control.
Foley defending against the ground and pound.
Foley can't do much from the bottom here.

Suzuki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Foley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Suzuki has hold of Foley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Foley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Suzuki cranks the arm and Foley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Foley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thiago Suzuki!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Suzuki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.