PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerd Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner comes to the cage accompanied by Escapado - Gezeichnet. Gerd Stenner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stenner
vs
Suzuki

188 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

174 cm
27
186 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

DTK Designs (Laundry)
Pirates Powder

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerd Stenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stenner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stenner lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stenner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stenner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Suzuki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stenner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki keeping control of the position.
Stenner trying to pass the guard but Suzuki defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stenner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stenner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suzuki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Suzuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzuki looking for submissions off his back.

Stenner looking for a submission but Suzuki manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Stenner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stenner wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stenner has gone for a leg lock! Suzuki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stenner's guard.
Stenner keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suzuki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suzuki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Suzuki stopping the sweep attempt from Stenner.
Stenner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Stenner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suzuki defends well.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Stenner is keeping the position.
Suzuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stenner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Suzuki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stenner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenner keeps working.

Suzuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stenner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stenner is not content to let Suzuki control the position.
You can see the frustration on Stenner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stenner tries to improve position but can't.
Suzuki wants to control but Stenner is keeping him busy.
Stenner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suzuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Suzuki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stenner has escaped the position, nice work there.

Suzuki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suzuki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stenner is looking to regain half guard here but Suzuki keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Suzuki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stenner tries to sprawl but Suzuki drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Suzuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suzuki prevents Stenner from improving his position.
Suzuki controlling the pace.

Suzuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suzuki is looking to advance position but Stenner won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stenner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Suzuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Stenner tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenner keeps working.
Suzuki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yoshi Suzuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suzuki controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenner wants to hold on but Suzuki pushes him away.
Suzuki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stenner is looking to escape.

Suzuki is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Stenner is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Suzuki!
Yoshi Suzuki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.