PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao has chosen Cao Cao as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suzinuki
vs
Cao

182 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki throws a lazy uppercut

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Cao trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Suzinuki.
I was talking to Suzinuki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Suzinuki is trying to push Cao away but Cao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Suzinuki.

Suzinuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzinuki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Lotus Suzinuki has been cut.
Suzinuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cao manages to avoid it.
Suzinuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Cao.
Some wild striking there from Cao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao throws a series of punches but Suzinuki moves out of range.
Suzinuki misses with a jab to the body

and Cao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzinuki leaning against his opponent.
Suzinuki works on Cao's body with a couple of short punches.
Cao being controlled against the cage.
Cao working Suzinuki over with knees to the body.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suzinuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao misses with a knee to the head.
Suzinuki wants to break the clinch but can't.

Suzinuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Cao. Those never looked like landing.
Cao tries to bum rush Suzinuki with a series of wild strikes but Suzinuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzinuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cao punishes Suzinuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Cao lands with an overhand left.
Suzinuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suzinuki throws a sloppy body shot

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Suzinuki works on Cao's body with a couple of short punches.

Suzinuki jumps guard and drags Cao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Suzinuki pulls Cao in close to prevent any damage.
Suzinuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzinuki, not yet.

Suzinuki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cao escapes and throws Suzinuki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Suzinuki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cao is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Suzinuki is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao manages to capitalize on a mistake by Suzinuki to take his back!
Suzinuki tries to break free.
Suzinuki trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Suzinuki trying to control the position but Cao manages to sink in the hooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cao controlling well, preventing Suzinuki from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cao Cao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki'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.

Suzinuki misses with a body shot

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch.
Suzinuki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suzinuki stalls.
Cao takes a shot to the head.
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Suzinuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suzinuki lands a body shot.
Cao Cao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Suzinuki manages to break the clinch.
Cao throws a series of punches but Suzinuki avoids them all with ease.
Suzinuki misses with a hook

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch.
Cao lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzinuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cao throws a series of strikes that have Suzinuki backpedaling.
Suzinuki lands a slapping body shot.
Cao lands with an uppercut that bounces Suzinuki off the cage and back into range.
Cao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cao looks to land a combination but Suzinuki avoids it well.
Cao misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao ducks under a wild hook from Suzinuki.
Cao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cao scores with a one two! Suzinuki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Suzinuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cao!
Suzinuki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cao wants to get back to his feet but Suzinuki drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Suzinuki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Suzinuki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Suzinuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cao is avoiding damage well.
Cao taking punishment in the form of punches.
Suzinuki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Suzinuki misses with the ground and pound.
Suzinuki taking a breather here.
Cao is pushing Suzinuki's head away, looking to escape. Suzinuki manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cao wants to get back to his feet but Suzinuki is dominant here and he's now got Cao's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzinuki throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Suzinuki misses the target.
Cao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cao slips under a jab from Suzinuki.
Cao Cao seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Suzinuki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Suzinuki is taking a breather. Cao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cao is trying to stand back up but Suzinuki is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cao wants to get back to his feet.
Suzinuki controlling the action here.
Cao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzinuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suzinuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki working Cao over with strikes.
Suzinuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Suzinuki tries to pass to full mount but Cao defends it.
Cao Cao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suzinuki content to control rather than advance.
Suzinuki stops Cao from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Suzinuki there.
Lotus Suzinuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzinuki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suzinuki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lotus Suzinuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Suzinuki there.
Suzinuki wants to pass to mount but Cao is defending the position.
Suzinuki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suzinuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cao is in trouble now - Suzinuki has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Suzinuki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lotus Suzinuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cao 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cao Cao!
After winning the bout, Cao Cao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.