PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki has chosen Fight with Dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frost
vs
Suzuki

176 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

163 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suzuki closes the distance and pushes Frost back into the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Suzuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost managing to control the position.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
Frost is controlling Suzuki's posture.
Suzuki trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost continues to stall.
Frost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Frost is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suzuki defends well.
Frost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frost tries to strike from the bottom.
Suzuki stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frost is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frost's head.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Suzuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Frost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suzuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suzuki's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suzuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suzuki looks winded!
Frost throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frost with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
Frost keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suzuki's head.
Frost works over Suzuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Frost landing with the ground and pound.
Frost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frost working some strikes from top position.
Frost is stalling in the full guard.
Suzuki wants to control but Frost passes easily into half guard.
Frost not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Frost dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Suzuki gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Frost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suzuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Suzuki stalls.
Frost can't break the clinch.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frost gets a double leg takedown into Suzuki's guard.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost with a nice head shot there.

Suzuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frost defends it easily.
Frost landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost controlling from the top position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Frost.
Frost works over Suzuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suzuki is trying to keep Frost in close.
Frost 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.
Frost scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frost connects with a couple of short punches.

Suzuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frost defends well.
Tyson Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suzuki trying to control the position.
Frost working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost cracks Suzuki with a solid left hand.
Frost working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Frost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Suzuki gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suzuki has him pressed against the cage.
Frost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Suzuki keeps him there for the moment.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Suzuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Frost, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suzuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Frost, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.

Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Suzuki gets a double leg takedown into Frost's guard.
Suzuki being controlled here momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost looking for a sweep. Not yet Frost, not yet.
Frost pulls Suzuki in close to his closed guard and prevents Suzuki from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Frost dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Frost moves into the clinch.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense.
Frost sets himself, and Suzuki steps forward looking for the clinch! Frost avoids it this time.

Suzuki drives through with a takedown into Frost's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frost is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but Frost won't let him.
Suzuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frost is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Frost with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost winds up and cracks Suzuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Frost is working for a kimura but Suzuki is defending it quite comfortably.

Frost is looking for a kimura here.
Frost not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suzuki trying to control from the bottom.
Suzuki trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Frost lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frost working the ground and pound effectively.
Frost putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Frost cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost controlling his opponent.
Frost raining down shots from the mount!
Frost lands a nice shot to the head.
Frost controlling the pace for now.
Frost pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frost content just to control the position here.
Suzuki reaches up to try and control the position but Frost seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Suzuki rolls and tries to escape and now Frost has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost controls the position.
Frost'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.
Frost continues to hold on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eiji Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Frost!