PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyotaro Sujimoto (ranked 5812 p4p, 546 weight class) and Joseph Razore (ranked 6438 p4p, 581 weight class). Razore has chosen My Way by Joe Frazier as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sujimoto
vs
Razore

184 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Sujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Razore!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Razore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sujimoto.
Razore swats away the attempt to clinch by Sujimoto.
Razore staying out of range there.
Razore scores with a nice right hand.

Sujimoto gets tackled into the ropes by Razore. Razore maintains the clinch.
Razore prevents Sujimoto from breaking the clinch.

Sujimoto breaks from the clinch.
Sujimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Razore circles away.
Razore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Razore keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sujimoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sujimoto.
Razore is trying to maintain a safe position but Sujimoto gets an underhook and turns Razore into the ropes.
Razore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sujimoto's efforts to push away.
Razore trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razore with a knee to the head.

Razore breaks the clinch.

Sujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Sujimoto is trying to push Razore away but Razore has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sujimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Razore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sujimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sujimoto throws a right hand that Razore ducks under and follows up with a left that Razore also avoids with ease.

Sujimoto tries to keep at a distance but Razore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Razore tries a knee to the head but Sujimoto blocks it.

Razore breaks the clinch.
Razore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sujimoto's head.

It looks like Kyotaro Sujimoto has been cut.
Razore throws a nice looking combination but Sujimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sujimoto is looking to clinch.
Razore tries to clinch up but Sujimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Razore rushes Sujimoto and presses him up against the ropes.
Sujimoto avoiding damage as Razore throws knees to the body.
Razore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sujimoto is defending well for now.

Sujimoto breaks from the clinch.
Razore keeps the fight on the outside.
Sujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Razore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sujimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sujimoto misses with the combination.

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

Sujimoto is rocked!

Sujimoto tries to keep at a distance but Razore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Sujimoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Razore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Razore instigates a clinch.
Sujimoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Sujimoto is trying to force a seperation but Razore has the dominant position.
Sujimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sujimoto's elbow.
Sujimoto can't break the clinch.
Razore lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Razore is defending well for now.
Sujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Razore avoids the damage to the body.

Sujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sujimoto is looking to clinch but Razore is avoiding it.
Razore swats away the attempt to clinch by Sujimoto.
Sujimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Razore scores with a hook to the body. Sujimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sujimoto is breathing heavily.

Razore moves into the clinch.
A short right from Razore.
Sujimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.

Razore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sujimoto misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OH! Sujimoto has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Razore smells blood and charges in for the finish! Razore unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Sujimoto sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joseph Razore!
A very excited looking Joseph Razore made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.