PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi. Toshi Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hill
vs
Suzuki

160 cm
23
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
A shot to de liver by Suzuki. Beautiful body shot.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suzuki scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Suzuki connects with a looping right hand.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Suzuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Suzuki.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suzuki tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suzuki to the ground. Suzuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot by Suzuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toshi Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suzuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a nice uppercut.

Hill is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hill. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Hill moves out of range as Suzuki strikes.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzuki.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a huge left! Hill is in big trouble! He's backing up but Suzuki isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hill from any more damage. A dominating finish by Suzuki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toshi Suzuki!