PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 1184 p4p, 68 weight class) and Ichiro Suzuki (ranked 1150 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nasib
vs
Suzuki

180 cm
28
146 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

Kato

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nasib sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Nasib circles away easily
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki is looking to advance position but Nasib has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Suzuki tries to hold on but Nasib pushes him away.
Suzuki is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suzuki is still trying to improve position.
Nasib controlling the pace for now.
Suzuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Nasib has a good base and remains in mount.
Nasib looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suzuki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suzuki tries to roll over but Nasib keeps him under control.
Nasib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suzuki wants to sweep but Nasib has passed to side control!
Suzuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Suzuki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nasib's thigh. Nasib counters though and makes it back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nasib is on top in guard.

Suzuki looking to control.
Nasib content to stall in guard here.
Nasib postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but Nasib controlling him for the moment.
Nasib is stalling in the full guard.

Suzuki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nasib has picked Suzuki up and slammed him! Suzuki can't keep hold of the triangle and Nasib manages to pass to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamid Nasib dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick by Suzuki misses
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt
and Nasib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suzuki thinking.
Suzuki shoots and misses
and Nasib counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nasib cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tamid Nasib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Suzuki.
Nasib swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Nasib both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasib manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib throws a shot to the body.
Ichiro Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Nasib ducks down to avoid it.
Tamid Nasib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasib with a jab.

Suzuki is rocked!

It looks like Ichiro Suzuki has been cut.
Nasib drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Suzuki right on the button. Suzuki goes down! Nasib follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nasib gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamid Nasib!
During a confident post fight interview, Tamid Nasib thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.