PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuanjia Huo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kizzy Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kizzy Suzuki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuanjia Huo's chin.

Huo
vs
Suzuki

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

169 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Muscle & Finesse
BADGER MILK!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuanjia Huo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kizzy Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huo swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki dodges the punch combination from Huo.
Huo keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Huo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Huo moves into the clinch successfully.

Huo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huo's head.

Huo is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Suzuki
and Huo counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Huo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huo seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki looks to clinch
and Huo counters with an outside leg kick.

Huo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Huo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huo keeps control of Suzuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suzuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huo has him pressed against the cage.
Huo misses with a knee strike.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Huo won't allow it.
Suzuki tries to stall but Huo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suzuki tries to break the clinch but Huo is controlling the position.
Huo trying to land knees to the body.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Huo keeps him there for the moment.
Suzuki has a couple of punches blocked by Huo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suzuki.
Huo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suzuki blocks it with crossed arms.
Suzuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huo just stands there and leans against the cage.

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.
Suzuki fails to pull guard.
Yuanjia Huo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kizzy Suzuki.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Huo won't allow it.
Huo keeps control of Suzuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huo keeps control of Suzuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suzuki managing to block the knees to the body from Huo.
Suzuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Huo gets an underhook and turns Suzuki into the cage.
Suzuki managing to block the knees to the body from Huo.
Suzuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Huo has double underhooks.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Huo keeps him there for the moment.
Suzuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Suzuki wants to break free but Huo has control.
Suzuki wants to break free but Huo has control.
Huo prevents the takedown attempt.
Suzuki is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Huo breaks from the clinch.
Kizzy Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki looks to clinch
and Huo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suzuki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suzuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huo's waist but Huo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suzuki off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Huo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suzuki wants to clinch
and Huo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Huo ducks under and follows up with a left that Huo also avoids with ease.
Huo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
Huo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Huo counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki takes an elbow to the temple.
Suzuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suzuki is trying to break the clinch but Huo has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuanjia Huo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt

and Huo counters by clinching up.
Huo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suzuki tries to break the clinch but Huo is controlling the position.
Huo blocks a body shot from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Huo keeps him there for the moment.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Huo keeps him there for the moment.
Huo digs a right hand underneath Suzuki's ribcage. Suzuki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Huo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huo stops a takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Yuanjia Huo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kizzy Suzuki.
Still in the clinch, Suzuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.

Huo breaks the clinch.
Huo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horrible takedown by Suzuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Huo which made him look bad.
Huo throws the kick towards the body but Suzuki avoids it.

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.
Suzuki wants to clinch but Huo slips to the side
and Huo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Suzuki really felt that one!
Suzuki clinches but Huo breaks the clinch
and Huo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suzuki tests Huo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Huo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suzuki tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Huo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Huo breaks from the clinch.
Suzuki looks to clinch

and Huo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Suzuki!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to hold on but Huo postures up.
Suzuki tries to control the position but Huo now has his back.
Huo is looking to control Suzuki but Suzuki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Suzuki breaks Huo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Suzuki is looking to advance position but Huo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
You get the feeling that Suzuki really doesn't like being in this position too much.

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.
Suzuki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuanjia Huo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suzuki tries to avoid it but Huo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suzuki to the ground. Suzuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huo walks into a straight right hand from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a hook.
Suzuki lands with a nice combination. Huo backs away looking to recover.
Suzuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huo is fending him off so far but Suzuki persists. Nope, Huo circles away and we're back to standing.
Huo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Huo counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Huo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses

and Huo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suzuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huo stalling against the cage.
Suzuki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yuanjia Huo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kizzy Suzuki.
Suzuki tries a body shot but Huo blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huo.
Huo lands a knee to the head.

Huo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Huo shows good takedown defense.
Huo lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two 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 tries for a takedown but Huo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suzuki clinches but Huo breaks the clinch

and Huo counters by moving into the clinch.
Suzuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huo prevents Suzuki from breaking the clinch.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Huo manages to break the clinch.
Huo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suzuki slips under a jab.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huo pinned against the cage. Huo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Huo moves away

and Huo moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suzuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Huo breaks from the clinch.
Huo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huo counters with a one-two to the body.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Suzuki closes the distance but Huo moves to the side

and Huo counters by moving into the clinch.

Huo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki shoots in for a double leg but Huo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kizzy Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huo.
Suzuki darts in trying to clinch

and Huo counters by clinching up.
Huo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Huo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Huo keeps him there for the moment.
Suzuki is trying to break the clinch but Huo has him pressed against the cage.
Suzuki missing with knees to the body.
Suzuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suzuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suzuki has a couple of punches blocked by Huo.
Suzuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huo's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuanjia Huo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huo, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuanjia Huo!