PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthit Suchart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano's entrance music is Yoshida Brothers - Storm. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kitano
vs
Arthit Suchart

176 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eiji Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthit Suchart!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suchart lands a head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Suchart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suchart looks to throw a body kick

and Kitano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suchart won't be happy with that.
Suchart tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kitano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kitano scoring with strikes but Suchart is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Suchart?
Kitano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kitano punching from mount but Suchart doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kitano working Suchart over with strikes here.
Suchart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kitano landing punches.
Kitano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano'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.
Kitano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kitano throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kitano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suchart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kitano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kitano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Kitano.
Suchart is bucking up trying to escape but Kitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Suchart is bucking up trying to escape but Kitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kitano with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitano lands a heavy elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suchart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kitano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kitano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Suchart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kitano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kitano lands a nice shot to the head.
Suchart taking shots to the head.
Kitano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kitano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kitano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kitano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kitano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kitano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kitano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suchart is bucking up trying to escape but Kitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kitano with good strikes from the mount here!
Suchart is squirming around, avoiding Kitano's attempts to control the action.
Kitano breaks from Suchart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kitano tries to control but Suchart wriggling away.
Kitano with good strikes from the mount here!
Kitano with good strikes from the mount here!
Suchart tries to lock up and control but Kitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano scoring with strikes but Suchart is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kitano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kitano with a couple of short strikes.
Suchart is trying desperately to improve position.
Kitano lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Suchart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kitano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kitano scoring with strikes but Suchart is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitano unloading with bombs!
Kitano is landing with some decent strikes but Suchart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suchart taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kitano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kitano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suchart as he avoids it easily.
Suchart misses with the body kick

and Kitano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suchart wants to improve his position but Kitano is controlling well.
Suchart taking some punishment here, with Kitano in his half guard.
Kitano slips a nice elbow through Suchart's hands, connecting with Suchart's forehead.
Kitano thows a huge punch but Suchart dodges it nicely.
Kitano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kitano winds up and cracks Suchart with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suchart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eiji Kitano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kitano connects with a nice short shot to Suchart's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suchart trying to get back to full guard but Kitano takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kitano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kitano lands a big shot there that rocks Suchart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kitano looking to finish Suchart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suchart!
Kitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suchart can do to turn this around?
Kitano raining down shots from the mount!
Kitano with the ground and pound from mount.
Suchart is looking to improve his position but Kitano isn't that keen on the idea.
Kitano working Suchart over with strikes here.
Kitano 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.
Kitano lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano lands a heavy elbow.
Suchart is squirming around, avoiding Kitano's attempts to control the action.
Kitano landing strikes from the mount.
Kitano lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Suchart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kitano lands a big shot there that rocks Suchart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kitano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kitano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suchart is bucking up trying to escape but Kitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano is landing with some decent strikes but Suchart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suchart is bucking up trying to escape but Kitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kitano landing strikes from the mount.
Kitano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kitano with a couple of short strikes.
Kitano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kitano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Suchart looks a forlorn figure.
Kitano landing strikes from the mount and Suchart is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suchart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kitano with a couple of short strikes.
Kitano landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suchart can't escape the position.
Suchart is in a horrible position here. Kitano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kitano breaks from Suchart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kitano lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kitano.
Kitano with good strikes from the mount here!
Kitano with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitano scoring with strikes but Suchart is staying in there.
Kitano with a couple of short strikes.
Kitano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kitano dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Suchart throws a leg kick

and Kitano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kitano advances to half guard.
Suchart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kitano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kitano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suchart defending well though.
Kitano slips a nice elbow through Suchart's hands, connecting with Suchart's forehead.
Kitano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suchart's head.
Kitano lands strikes from half guard.
Suchart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kitano.
Kitano slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suchart is staying active underneath Kitano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suchart defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kitano lands a nice short elbow.
Kitano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suchart defending well though.
Kitano frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Suchart taking shots to the head.
Kitano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kitano with shots to the head and body - Suchart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suchart is looking to improve his position but Kitano isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano scoring with strikes but Suchart is staying in there.
Kitano landing strikes from the mount.
Suchart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kitano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kitano trying to control but Suchart is having none of it.
Kitano working the ground and pound effectively.
Kitano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kitano landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano dominating with strikes here.
Kitano raining down shots from the mount!
Kitano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Suchart looks a forlorn figure.
Kitano looking to control but Suchart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kitano lands a big elbow.
Kitano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kitano with shots to the head and body - Suchart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kitano lands a big elbow.
Kitano landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suchart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchart is bucking up trying to escape but Kitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kitano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suchart hang on?
Kitano with shots to the head and body - Suchart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kitano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kitano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suchart hang on?
Kitano cracks Suchart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kitano landing shots from mount.
Kitano looking to finish Suchart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suchart!
Kitano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Suchart is rocked!
Suchart is in a horrible position here. Kitano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eiji Kitano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suchart is still in real trouble! Can Kitano finish him?
Kitano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kitano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kitano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kitano!