PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Cann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shota Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cann
vs
Suzuki

178 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Cann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shota Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cann misses with a looping left.
Cann tests Suzuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cann misses with an uppercut. Suzuki saw that one coming.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Cann slips the punch.
Cann walks into a left hand.
Suzuki cracks Cann with a good jab.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suzuki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cann scores with a hook to the body. Suzuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cann lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Cann misses.
Cann throws the left hand but Suzuki avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cann throws out the jab.
Cann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cann walks into a stiff left hand from Suzuki.

Cann is rocked!
Cann throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Cann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki misses with a hook.
Cann throws an overhand right that lands on Suzuki's shoulder, as Suzuki tries to avoid the shot.
Cann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cann throws out the jab.
Suzuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Cann.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but Cann is out of range.
Cann seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki slips under a jab.
Suzuki drops Cann with a straight right hand, right on the button! Suzuki follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shota Suzuki!