PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. Bundy has chosen Bad to The Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Suzuki
vs
Bundy

190 cm
24
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

182 cm
29
212 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bundy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Suzuki did well to prevent Bundy getting side control.
Bundy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard.

Suzuki actively working from the bottom here.
Bundy is pressing down on Suzuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suzuki is holding on for now.
Bundy wants to take a breather but Suzuki is having none of it.
Bundy slows the pace down in half guard.
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzuki looking for submissions off his back.
Suzuki tries to get to full guard but Bundy has control of the leg.
Bundy passes to side control.
Bundy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bundy taking a breather here.
Suzuki tries to buck Bundy off but Bundy is having none of it.
Suzuki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bundy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Al Bundy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Bundy shoots in for a double leg but Suzuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suzuki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
Suzuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Bundy. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
That kick from Suzuki tenderised Bundy's leg. Bundy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suzuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
Suzuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suzuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki stalks Bundy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bundy's face. Bundy staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Bundy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki misses with a low kick.
Suzuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daisuke Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suzuki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suzuki moves away from the strike by Bundy.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suzuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suzuki.
Bundy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Bundy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suzuki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bundy distracts Suzuki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suzuki wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Al Bundy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Bundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Suzuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Bundy tries to hold on but Suzuki postures up.

Suzuki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bundy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bundy is looking to reverse the position.

Suzuki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bundy taking a bit of punishment here - Suzuki scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bundy is letting Suzuki control him for a moment.

Suzuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Suzuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bundy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bundy is looking to regain half guard here but Suzuki keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suzuki wants to control but Bundy is keeping him busy.
Suzuki taking a break here but Bundy is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bundy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suzuki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suzuki's back!
Suzuki staying busy and making it hard for Bundy to control.
Suzuki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bundy's guard. Nice work there by Suzuki.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daisuke Suzuki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bundy blocks a leg kick.
Bundy throws a right hand that misses
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Bundy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki slips a jab from Bundy.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bundy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Suzuki is refusing to be controlled, as Bundy sits in half guard.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is keen to just control but Suzuki is a slippery customer.
Suzuki trying to hold on to Bundy's head to control him but Bundy postures up.
Bundy stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Suzuki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bundy pulls his head out easily.
Bundy not doing much here.

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.
Bundy wants to take a breather but Suzuki is having none of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Al Bundy wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bundy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bundy trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki is controlling Bundy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Suzuki moves into full guard.
Bundy with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is working Suzuki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Suzuki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bundy stacks Suzuki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bundy!
Suzuki is looking to reverse the position.
Bundy lands an elbow.
Suzuki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Suzuki tries to get to full guard but Bundy has control of the leg.
Bundy winds up and cracks Suzuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suzuki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suzuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundy.

Bundy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suzuki sees it coming and defends easily.

Suzuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bundy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bundy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Suzuki throws a front kick aimed at Bundy's knee but Bundy avoids it well.
Suzuki throws a low kick, looking for Bundy's leg but Bundy calmly moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy misses the shot to the body.
Bundy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Bundy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Suzuki is looking to improve his position.
Al Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bundy lands with a punch from half guard.
Bundy prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Bundy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bundy is controlling the pace.

Al Bundy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bundy misses with a body punch
and Bundy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Suzuki misses.
Nice shot by Suzuki.
Suzuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bundy.
Bundy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a hook but Suzuki blocks it.
Suzuki throws a head kick that half lands.
Bundy loads up on a big right hand but Suzuki slips the punch.

Bundy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.

Suzuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bundy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bundy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bundy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suzuki's head.

Suzuki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bundy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Suzuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Bundy as he checks the leg kick.
Bundy throws a hook but Suzuki blocks it.
Bundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suzuki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suzuki tries to work over Bundy's front leg with a kick but Bundy checks it.
Suzuki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suzuki shoots in but no luck this time.

Bundy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bundy tries to advance to mount but Suzuki instead regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bundy seems content to control.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suzuki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suzuki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bundy lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control but Bundy postures up.
Bundy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bundy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Suzuki wants to hold on but Bundy pushes him away.
Bundy tries to control but Suzuki wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying desperately to improve position.
Bundy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suzuki is working to get back to half guard.

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.
The referee warns Suzuki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Suzuki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suzuki is bucking up trying to escape but Bundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bundy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bundy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Suzuki taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bundy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Bundy!
Al Bundy is the new light heavyweight champion!