PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles de Gaule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Gaule is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amsterdam by Jaques Brel. Thiago Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suzuki
vs
de Gaule

186 cm
20
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles de Gaule!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suzuki is looking to score with low kicks.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki throws a head kick but de Gaule moves out of range.
Suzuki is looking to score with low kicks.
de Gaule slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but de Gaule avoids it well.
Suzuki fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
de Gaule shoots in for a double leg but Suzuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Gaule throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki motions for de Gaule to come forward. Suzuki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki scores with the left hand. de Gaule knows he should have avoided that one.
de Gaule moves out of range of the strikes.
Suzuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by de Gaule.
de Gaule looks for a takedown but Suzuki sprawls well.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but de Gaule moved out of range nicely.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but de Gaule avoids them all with ease.
de Gaule throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.

That's two 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.
A clash of legs there as de Gaule blocks the low kick.
de Gaule fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thiago Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles de Gaule.
de Gaule swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suzuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki throws a sloppy body shot

and de Gaule counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Gaule.
Suzuki managing to control the position.
de Gaule tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
de Gaule is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suzuki wants to stand up but de Gaule is controlling him.
Suzuki is pulling down on de Gaule's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Gaule pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
Suzuki has de Gaule pulled in close to control his posture.
de Gaule postures up and lands a big shot to Suzuki's brow.
de Gaule wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
de Gaule might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Suzuki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but de Gaule controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki controls de Gaule momentarily but de Gaule frees himself.

That's four 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.
de Gaule trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

de Gaule scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Gaule wants to free his trapped foot but Suzuki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suzuki works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki has his hands on de Gaule's head, controlling the position.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing de Gaule from controlling successfully.
de Gaule prevents Suzuki from getting back to his feet.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but de Gaule controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles de Gaule will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

de Gaule uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzuki.
de Gaule shoots in but no luck this time.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
de Gaule takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
de Gaule tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suzuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten de Gaule somewhat.
Suzuki misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Suzuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Gaule swinging wildly here.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
de Gaule takes one to the side of the head.
Suzuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
de Gaule misses with a takedown
and de Gaule takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles de Gaule.
de Gaule shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suzuki but Suzuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Gaule is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suzuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suzuki swings away with a body shot that misses

and de Gaule counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Suzuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. de Gaule manages to get himself to full guard.

Suzuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
de Gaule is breathing heavily.
Suzuki controlling from the top position.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but de Gaule won't let him.
Suzuki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

de Gaule working for a triangle but Suzuki defends it easily.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but de Gaule is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki wants to get up but he can't break de Gaule's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suzuki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.

de Gaule has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Suzuki doesn't defend quickly enough and de Gaule has managed to lock this one up! Can Suzuki escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to de Gaule on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles de Gaule!