PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vin Deisel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baron Suzaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Deisel
vs
Suzaski

180 cm
26
201 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vin Deisel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baron Suzaski!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzaski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deisel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzaski.
Deisel swings for the body but Suzaski moves out of range.
Suzaski wants to clinch

and Deisel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Deisel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suzaski wants to get back to his feet.
Suzaski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Deisel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzaski controls Deisel momentarily but Deisel frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzaski has momentary wrist control but Deisel slips an elbow through the middle.
Suzaski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deisel manages to get himself to full guard.

Suzaski is looking to stand up but Deisel won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzaski gets to his feet. Deisel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Deisel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzaski.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suzaski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Suzaski is looking to clinch but Deisel is avoiding it.
Suzaski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deisel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suzaski tries to clinch up.
Deisel looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzaski is just out of range.
Deisel scores with a punch to the head.
Suzaski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deisel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suzaski is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski looks to land a combination but Deisel avoids it well.
Baron Suzaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzaski swinging wildly here.
Deisel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suzaski leaves Deisel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deisel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suzaski lands a really nice looking cross but Deisel seems unphased.
Suzaski cracks Deisel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzaski moves in looking to clinch but Deisel pushes him off.
Suzaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Deisel is just out of range.
Deisel tries to clinch up but Suzaski circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deisel momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzaski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suzaski feints and then cracks Deisel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deisel down.
Deisel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzaski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suzaski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Deisel.
Deisel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzaski.
Deisel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deisel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suzaski sprawls well. Suzaski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deisel gets slowly back to his feet.
Deisel darts in looking for a takedown but Suzaski gets double underhooks and turns Deisel into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Deisel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deisel scores with a shoulder strike.
Suzaski blocks a body shot from Deisel.
A body shot lands from Suzaski.

Suzaski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Suzaski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzaski scores with a leg kick.

Suzaski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suzaski lands a body shot.
Suzaski has Deisel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deisel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deisel throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Suzaski.
Suzaski blocks the elbow strike.
Deisel looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Suzaski.
Deisel blocks a body shot from Suzaski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping leg kick lands for Suzaski.
Suzaski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suzaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suzaski moves away from the strike by Deisel.
Suzaski throws a series of punches but Deisel avoids them all with ease.
Suzaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baron Suzaski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deisel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzaski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deisel checks it well.
Deisel scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deisel keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzaski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Suzaski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Deisel did well to prevent Suzaski getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzaski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Deisel tries to roll over but Suzaski keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzaski wants to stand up but Deisel has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Suzaski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Suzaski closes the distance and pushes Deisel back into the cage.
Deisel lands a shoulder strike.

Suzaski pulls guard effortlessly.
Deisel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suzaski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deisel is one step ahead there.
Deisel lands a couple of digs.

Suzaski pushes Deisel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Suzaski looks for a takedown but Deisel sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deisel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suzaski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Deisel doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzaski circles away.
Suzaski thumps Deisel with a low kick.
Suzaski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Deisel misses.
Suzaski lands a nice hook to Deisel's body. Deisel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suzaski lands the left hand.
Suzaski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski tries to clinch there but Deisel circles away.

Deisel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suzaski, pushing him back against the cage.
Deisel prevents the takedown attempt.
Vin Deisel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baron Suzaski.
Deisel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzaski's elbow.
Suzaski gets underhooks to prevent Deisel's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deisel.
Suzaski dodges an elbow strike from Deisel.
Suzaski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suzaski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deisel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzaski prevents the takedown attempt.

Suzaski has hold of one of Deisel's legs. Deisel is fighting the takedown attempt but Suzaski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Suzaski pushing down on Deisel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Deisel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzaski on the ground.
Suzaski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Suzaski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Suzaski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deisel sprawls well. Deisel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suzaski gets slowly back to his feet.

Suzaski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deisel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzaski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suzaski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suzaski swings wildly with an uppercut but Deisel uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suzaski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzaski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deisels head.

Suzaski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Deisel uses from the top position.

Suzaski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suzaski wants to stand but Deisel is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deisel is working Suzaski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Suzaski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deisel defends well.
Suzaski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deisel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suzaski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deisel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Suzaski closes the distance and pushes Deisel back into the cage.

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.
Suzaski managing to block the knees to the body from Deisel.
Deisel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suzaski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Suzaski managing to block the knees to the body from Deisel.
Suzaski lands with a right to the head.
Suzaski avoids a wild elbow strike from Deisel.
Suzaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deisel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Suzaski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzaski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Suzaski takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Suzaski.
Baron Suzaski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Suzaski decides to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski is looking to stand up but Deisel isn't so interested in that idea.
Deisel throwing strikes from guard but Suzaski blocks nicely.
Deisel won't allow Suzaski to get back to his feet.
Suzaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzaski wants to stand but Deisel is controlling the position.
Deisel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzaski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suzaski wants to stand but Deisel is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Suzaski closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A short right from Suzaski.
Suzaski misses with a body punch.
Deisel tries a body shot but Suzaski blocks it.
Suzaski blocks a body shot from Deisel.
Deisel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suzaski.
Suzaski presses Deisel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deisel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suzaski blocks an uppercut.
Deisel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suzaski prevents a body shot from Deisel.
Deisel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suzaski avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suzaski pushes Deisel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Deisel.
Vin Deisel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baron Suzaski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suzaski avoids a wild elbow strike from Deisel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Suzaski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suzaski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Suzaski!