PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lo Aria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aria's entrance music is Bruce Lee "Kung Fu Fighting". A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Suzuki's choice of entrance music: Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aria
vs
Suzuki

210 cm
22
206 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Demonic Drugs

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lo Aria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki throws a right hand that Aria ducks under and follows up with a left that Aria also avoids with ease.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suzuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Aria both land. Nice combination.
Suzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aria misses with a two punch combination.
Suzuki throws a jab when Aria was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aria doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!

Suzuki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aria did well to prevent Suzuki getting side control.
Suzuki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aria wants to control but Suzuki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suzuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Suzuki looks to land a strike but Aria avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Suzuki won't allow Aria to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Suzuki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzuki throws a sloppy body shot
and Aria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suzuki throws a hook but Aria avoids it easily.
Suzuki swings for the body but Aria moves out of range.
Aria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
Aria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Aria finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suzuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suzuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Suzuki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aria looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suzuki thinking.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Aria throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Aria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aria sprawls well. Aria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suzuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses
and Aria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Aria.
Aria cracks a nice hook into Suzuki's ribs.
Aria fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Aria lands but Suzuki takes it in his stride.
Aria scores with a body shot.
Aria with a jab.
Aria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suzuki in his tracks.
Aria tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzuki's knee momentarily.
Suzuki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lo Aria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
Aria connects with the punch.
Aria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aria throws a good cross that connects.
A right-left combo lands from Aria.
Aria blocks a jab.
A cross from Aria lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body punch from Aria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lo Aria dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Aria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aria misses with a few strikes there.
Aria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aria.
Suzuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aria counters with a leg kick.
Aria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aria connects with a jab.
Aria lands a nice looking body shot.
Suzuki misses with a shot to the body
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aria.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Suzuki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aria. That's going to slow Suzuki down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Aria does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aria.
A head kick by Suzuki misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aria.
Suzuki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suzuki in his tracks.
Aria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Aria.
Suzuki misses with a combination
and Aria counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria lands a jab-cross combination.
Lo Aria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aria connects with a right hand. Suzuki shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Aria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lo Aria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aria lands with a nice body kick.
Aria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Aria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
Suzuki takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria lands with a shot to the body.
Aria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suzuki throws a sloppy body shot
and Aria counters with a leg kick.
Aria punishes Suzuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Aria lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aria connects with a nice looking jab.
Suzuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suzuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aria throws out a powerful jab.
Suzuki misses with a takedown
and Aria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aria.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aria stalks Suzuki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suzuki's face. Suzuki staggers backwards, shaken.
Aria sizes up Suzuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Aria.
Aria lands with a kick to the temple. Suzuki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Suzuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aria throws out a powerful jab.
Suzuki fails with the takedown
and Aria counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aria lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suzuki backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lo Aria dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Suzuki misses with a combination
and Aria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suzuki throws a hook but Aria avoids it easily.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aria lunges at Suzuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suzuki's hand.
Aria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aria scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suzuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Aria finds it's target.
Aria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aria pinned against the cage. Aria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lo Aria is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria scores with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suzuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aria, right into the meat.
Aria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suzuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aria feints and then cracks Suzuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzuki down.
A good leg kick by Aria.
Good leg kick by Aria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aria, right into the meat.
Daisuke Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suzuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aria lands a with a good body shot.
Aria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.
Aria scores with a sloppy right hand. Suzuki should have avoided that one.
Aria lunges at Suzuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suzuki's hand.
Aria lands a really nice looking cross but Suzuki seems unphased.
Aria lands a nice hook to Suzuki's body. Suzuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Aria.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria throws a one two combo.
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suzuki fails with the takedown
and Aria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aria can pounce on him.
Aria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aria, right into the meat.
Aria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suzuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Aria connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the body
and Aria counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aria lunges at Suzuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suzuki's hand.
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aria counters with a leg kick.
Suzuki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aria finds it's way round the side to connect with Suzuki's head.
Lo Aria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aria connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aria lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suzuki backs up against the cage.
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lo Aria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lo Aria!