PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Smith
vs
Suzinuki

175 cm
20
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki circles away from the clinch attempt.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Suzinuki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suzinuki works his way to full guard. Good work.

Suzinuki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suzinuki is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Suzinuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Suzinuki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suzinuki wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzinuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suzinuki is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Smith won't allow Suzinuki to sweep him here.

Suzinuki looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzinuki is keeping the position for now.
Suzinuki wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Suzinuki.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suzinuki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Suzinuki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.

Suzinuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Suzinuki has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suzinuki is looking to cinch up a triangle. Smith throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Suzinuki's body to avoid the submission. Suzinuki has instead reached around Smith's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Suzinuki arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lotus Suzinuki!