PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toa Mudo (ranked 22184 p4p, 3173 weight class) and Daiki Suzuki (ranked 260 p4p, 183 weight class). Mudo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rise-Disturbed. Toa Mudo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mudo
vs
Suzuki

225 cm
31
300
5 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
266
3 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses
and Mudo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mudo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mudo scores with a nice head shot.
Suzuki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mudo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suzuki scrambles back to his feet.
Mudo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Mudo moves out of range.
Mudo lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Mudo.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Mudo scores with a jab to the head.
Mudo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suzuki swings for the body but Mudo moves out of range.
Mudo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mudo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Mudo.
Mudo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzuki has time to react.
Mudo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo feints a jab promting Suzuki to slip. Mudo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suzuki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mudo lands with a cross.
Suzuki takes one to the side of the head.
Mudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mudo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suzuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mudo.
Mudo lands with a right hand.
Toa Mudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mudo cracks Suzuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki is looking to chop away at Mudo's legs.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Suzuki drops his hands momentarily and Mudo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Mudo is having none of it.
Mudo scoring well with a low kick there.
Suzuki wants to clinch.
Mudo throwing a counter right hand but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mudo cracks Suzuki with an open hand slap.
Suzuki misses with a body punch
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki takes one on the button.
Suzuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mudo moves out of range of the body kick from Suzuki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mudo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suzuki needs to keep his hands up - Mudo had a free shot at his head there.
Suzuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suzuki tries to clinch up
and Mudo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daiki Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mudo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mudo lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suzuki jabs Mudo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Mudo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mudo avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suzuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toa Mudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki wants to land a leg kick but Mudo is out of range.
Mudo connects with a crisp jab.
Mudo cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mudo dips to his left and cracks Suzuki with an uppercut!
Suzuki ducks right into an uppercut from Mudo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudo sizes up Suzuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Mudo catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.

Mudo lands a front kick to the face, that drops Suzuki to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

Suzuki is rocked!
Mudo catches Suzuki napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Suzuki crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Mudo raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toa Mudo!
After winning the bout, Toa Mudo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.