PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamiyashi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvid Nordemar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nordemar
vs
Suzuki

225 cm
21
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamiyashi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordemar misses with a low kick.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
Nordemar slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordemar.
Suzuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nordemar pinned against the cage. Nordemar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordemar.
Nordemar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suzuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nordemar.
Suzuki checks a low kick from Nordemar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nordemar looks for the body kick but Suzuki saw that one coming.
Nordemar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Nordemar moves out of range.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut
and Nordemar counters with a nice body kick.
Nordemar slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Nordemar.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nordemar scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordemar.
Nordemar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nordemar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nordemar!
Nordemar throws a head kick that Suzuki semi-blocks.
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but Nordemar is out of range.
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Nordemar ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Nordemar throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suzuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nordemar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nordemar is looking to chop away at Suzuki's legs.
A clash of legs there as Suzuki blocks the low kick.
Nordemar cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.

Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Nordemar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nordemar tries to get out of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suzuki looking to control but Nordemar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki thowing shots but they're missing.
Suzuki wants to control the pace but Nordemar is squirming around nicely.
Nordemar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki landing strikes from the mount and Nordemar is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kamiyashi Suzuki 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.

Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Nordemar cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arvid Nordemar is winning the standup battle so far.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki scores with the left hand. Nordemar knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a front kick aimed at Suzuki's knee but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Nordemar's shoulder, as Nordemar tries to avoid the shot.
Nordemar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Nordemar slams his shin into Suzuki's torso.
Suzuki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nordemar eats them both and turns towards Suzuki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki lands with a nice combination. Nordemar backs away looking to recover.
Nordemar walks into a left hand.

Nordemar is rocked!
Nordemar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Nordemar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nordemar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Suzuki lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nordemar. Suzuki pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamiyashi Suzuki!