PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Yamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Suttu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suttu
vs
Yamaki

180 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Suttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Yamaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaki throws a hook to the side of Suttu's head but Suttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suttu.
Yamaki avoids the body shot from Suttu.
Yamaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamaki.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suttu lands a shot to the body.
Suttu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Suttu won't allow it.
Yamaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Suttu has double underhooks.
Suttu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamaki or not.
Suttu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaki backwards.

Suttu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Yamaki.
Suttu digs a good hook to Yamaki's body.
Yamaki looks gassed!
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!

Suttu closes the distance and pushes Yamaki back into the cage.
Suttu lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Suttu.
Suttu digs a right hand underneath Yamaki's ribcage. Yamaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Suttu - that landed with a thud.

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

Suttu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamaki is being controlled here.
Yamaki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Suttu works to advance to full mount. Yamaki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Suttu connects with a bit shot that sees Yamaki covering up! More strikes from Suttu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Suttu is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Suttu!