PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Suzuki (ranked 4463 p4p, 4462 weight class) and Kos Akakpo (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.

Suzuki
vs
Akakpo

180 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yamato Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kos Akakpo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Suzuki.

It looks like Kos Akakpo has been cut.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but Akakpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akakpo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Suzuki lands with a right hand.
Akakpo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suzuki lunges at Akakpo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akakpo's hand.
Suzuki really is a fat lump.
Akakpo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki lands with a right hand.
Suzuki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Kos Akakpo's cut even more.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Suzuki has cracked Akakpo with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Suzuki lands another huge swinging hook and Akakpo tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Akakpo, before Suzuki can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yamato Suzuki!