PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennki Suddo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Szyszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suddo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Korn - Blind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suddo
vs
Szyszkowski

173 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer
Bushido Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gennki Suddo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Szyszkowski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suddo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Szyszkowski throws a nice looking combination but Suddo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szyszkowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Suddo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Szyszkowski tries to bum rush Suddo with a series of wild strikes but Suddo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Szyszkowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suddo is out of range.
Szyszkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Suddo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szyszkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suddo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szyszkowski takes a swing at Suddo's ribcage but misses.
Szyszkowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szyszkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Szyszkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suddo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szyszkowski looks to land a combination but Suddo avoids it well.
Szyszkowski throws a leg kick but Suddo checks it.
Artur Szyszkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szyszkowski lands a front kick.
Szyszkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szyszkowski throws a series of punches but Suddo moves out of range.
Suddo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Szyszkowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Szyszkowski misses with an uppercut. Suddo saw that one coming.
Suddo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Szyszkowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennki Suddo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Szyszkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szyszkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suddo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suddo is looking to clinch.
Suddo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szyszkowski.
A punch combination from Szyszkowski misses.

That's two 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.
Suddo misses with a looping left.
Suddo shoots in for a takedown but Szyszkowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suddo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Szyszkowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Szyszkowski throws a right hand that Suddo ducks under and follows up with a left that Suddo also avoids with ease.
Szyszkowski lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szyszkowski. Suddo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artur Szyszkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szyszkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szyszkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Szyszkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Szyszkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Szyszkowski misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suddo shoots for a takedown but Szyszkowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Szyszkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szyszkowski connects with a leg kick. Suddo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Suddo clinches up with Szyszkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Suddo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Szyszkowski smiles and moves away.
Szyszkowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szyszkowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Szyszkowski misses with a body shot.
Szyszkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suddo throws out a loose jab but Szyszkowski uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suddo.
Szyszkowski misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Szyszkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Suddo clinches up against the cage.
Szyszkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Suddo won't allow it.
Szyszkowski tries to break the clinch but Suddo is controlling the position.
Suddo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Suddo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Szyszkowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Suddo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Szyszkowski defends well.
Szyszkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Szyszkowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Suddo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suddo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szyszkowski can pounce on him.
Szyszkowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suddo was well out of range. Poor timing from Szyszkowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Szyszkowski misses the target.
Artur Szyszkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suddo with a nice cross.
Szyszkowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suddo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szyszkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szyszkowski misses with a body shot.
Szyszkowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Szyszkowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Szyszkowski misses.
Suddo dodges the punch combination from Szyszkowski.
Suddo moves in looking to clinch but Szyszkowski pushes him off.
Szyszkowski throws a right hand that Suddo ducks under and follows up with a left that Suddo also avoids with ease.
Szyszkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suddo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szyszkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szyszkowski throws a lazy right hand but Suddo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szyszkowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Szyszkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suddo dodges the punch combination from Szyszkowski.
Szyszkowski scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suddo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suddo.
Suddo doesn't manage to clinch there - Szyszkowski circles away.
Suddo defending well as Szyszkowski loads up on a big left hand.
Szyszkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Suddo moves out of range of the body kick from Szyszkowski.
Suddo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Szyszkowski throws a head kick that misses.
Suddo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szyszkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szyszkowski swings for the body but Suddo moves out of range.
Szyszkowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski misses with the combination.
Suddo blocks a leg kick.
Szyszkowski misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szyszkowski.

Suddo gets a takedown into half guard.

Szyszkowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Suddo.

Suddo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Szyszkowski defends it well.
Szyszkowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suddo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suddo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suddo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Szyszkowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Suddo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Szyszkowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Suddo's guard! Nice work there by Szyszkowski!

Suddo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Szyszkowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Artur Szyszkowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Suddo moves out of range as Szyszkowski throws a body kick.

Suddo takes the fight into the clinch.

Suddo jumps guard.
Szyszkowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Suddo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Szyszkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Szyszkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Szyszkowski tries to stand but Suddo is controlling from the bottom.

Suddo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Szyszkowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Suddo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suddo looking for a guillotine here but Szyszkowski defends easily.

Suddo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Szyszkowski defends it easily.

Szyszkowski has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Suddo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Szyszkowski is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Suddo pulls down on the head and he's put Szyszkowski to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gennki Suddo!