PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamiyashi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Drago
vs
Suzuki

183 cm
27
218 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

186 cm
21
217 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamiyashi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Suzuki.
Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suzuki.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Kamiyashi Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suzuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drago doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Suzuki lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Suzuki lands a left and a right that send Drago crashing to the mat, dazed. Suzuki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Drago is rocked!

Suzuki lands a big right hand that sends Drago crashing to the mat! Suzuki stays standing though and waves Drago back to his feet!
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Suzuki throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Suzuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suzuki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a jab. Drago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
Drago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Suzuki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suzuki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki lands a right hook to the body.
Suzuki's corner calls for a 1-2. Suzuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Suzuki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drago sprawling to the canvas! Drago rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Suzuki finish him?!
Suzuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.

Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suzuki lands a nice short elbow.
Drago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suzuki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suzuki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Suzuki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Suzuki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Suzuki landing shots from mount.
Suzuki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suzuki lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Drago! Suzuki sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Drago and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamiyashi Suzuki!