PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deja Vu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vu
vs
Suhonen

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deja Vu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Suhonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vu. That did some damage!
Vu throws a jab when Suhonen was well out of range.
Suhonen scores with a spinning back kick!
Suhonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suhonen!
Vu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suhonen. Suhonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Vu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suhonen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suhonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vu.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vu lands with a punch from half guard.
Suhonen wants to get back to full guard.
Suhonen is pressing down on Vu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suhonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vu tries to reverse the position but Suhonen maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vu has given up his back here.
Vu trying to control the action but Suhonen just sinks the hooks in.
Vu is trying to get back to his feet but Suhonen has full control of the position and if anything, Vu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Well, with Suhonen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Vu is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
I really don't envy Vu right now.
Vu holding both Suhonen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Vu is covering up but some of the strikes from Suhonen are getting through and doing damage.

Suhonen working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Vu is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Suhonen has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Vu taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Severi Suhonen!