PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 413 p4p, 332 weight class) and Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 58 p4p, 53 weight class). Aorigele's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Namasuzuki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stand By Me- Ben King. On his way into the cage it seems that Panda Aorigele has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Panda Aorigele seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Aorigele
vs
Namasuzuki

193 cm
32
268
25 - 15 - 1

175 cm
30
262
14 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namasuzuki throws a leg kick which misses Aorigele's front leg but catches the back leg as Aorigele tries to avoid it.
Namasuzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Namasuzuki slips a straight right by Aorigele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Namasuzuki! But no joy.
Namasuzuki misses with an uppercut. Aorigele saw that one coming.
Namasuzuki scores with a shot to the body.
Namasuzuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aorigele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Namasuzuki misses with a lunging right hand
and Aorigele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Namasuzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Namasuzuki throws a right hand that misses
letting Aorigele counter with a right hand.
Namasuzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aorigele was well out of range. Poor timing from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aorigele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aorigele lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aorigele clinches.
Aorigele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Namasuzuki backwards.
Namasuzuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aorigeles head.
Namasuzuki working aggressively here.
Aorigele lands an uppercut.
Namasuzuki tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Namasuzuki controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Aorigele.
Aorigele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Namasuzukis head.
Namasuzuki blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki throws a head punch that misses.
Aorigele scores with a shoulder strike.
Aorigele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aorigele.
Namasuzuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namasuzuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Aorigele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Namasuzuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Namasuzuki fails to land.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Namasuzuki blocks it.
Aorigele lands with a light punch inside.
Namasuzuki tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Namasuzuki back against the cage.
Aorigele digs a right hand into Namasuzuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Namasuzuki's gas tank.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Namasuzuki blocks it.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Namasuzuki.
Aorigele misses with the head strike.
Aorigele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Namasuzuki takes a shot to the head.

Aorigele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aorigele throws an off balance right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda Aorigele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aorigele throws a lazy right hand but Namasuzuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Namasuzuki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aorigele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki slips a straight right by Aorigele.
Namasuzuki scores with a jab.
Namasuzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Aorigele.
Aorigele throws a right hand that misses
and Namasuzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Aorigele misses its intended target.
Namasuzuki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Namasuzuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Namasuzuki scores with a hook to the body. Aorigele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Namasuzuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aorigele is looking to clinch.
Namasuzuki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aorigele counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Aorigele's shoulder, as Aorigele tries to avoid the shot.
Pupuki Namasuzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aorigele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Namasuzuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aorigele manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Namasuzuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Aorigele.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Namasuzuki on the inside.
Aorigele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Namasuzuki is keeping busy.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Namasuzuki.
Aorigele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Namasuzuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Namasuzuki can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Panda Aorigele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Aorigele staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Aorigele.
Namasuzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aorigele.
Aorigele tries to clinch up.
Namasuzuki ducks under a wild hook from Aorigele.
Namasuzuki throws a hook but Aorigele blocks it.
Aorigele thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki misses with a body punch
and Aorigele counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda Aorigele is winning the standup battle so far.
Namasuzuki walks into a stiff left hand from Aorigele.
Namasuzuki tries to move into range but Aorigele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aorigele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Namasuzuki throws out a counter right but Aorigele avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Aorigele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aorigele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Namasuzuki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Namasuzuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Namasuzuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aorigele's sensitive parts.
Aorigele swinging wildly here.
Aorigele darts in trying to clinch
and Namasuzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Namasuzuki digs a good hook to Aorigele's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki jabs at Aorigele's body.
Namasuzuki thuds a left hand into Aorigele's body.
Aorigele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Namasuzuki on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Namasuzuki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki scores with the left hand. Aorigele knows he should have avoided that one.
Namasuzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Aorigele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Namasuzuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Namasuzuki scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aorigele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Namasuzuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aorigele throws a shot from downtown. Namasuzuki moves away and avoids it.
Namasuzuki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aorigele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aorigele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Namasuzuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aorigele's hands.
The crowd cheers as Aorigele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Namasuzuki doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Namasuzuki lands the left hand.
Namasuzuki wants to clinch but Aorigele slips to the side
and Aorigele counters with a nice uppercut.
Aorigele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Namasuzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Namasuzuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Namasuzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Aorigele is just out of range.
Aorigele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Namasuzuki jabs Aorigele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Namasuzuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aorigele circles away.

Namasuzuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pupuki Namasuzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aorigele tries to clinch but Namasuzuki is having none of it.
Namasuzuki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Namasuzuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aorigele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Namasuzuki throws out the jab.
Aorigele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aorigele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aorigele misses with a hook
and Namasuzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Aorigele 's knee.
Aorigele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut even more.
Aorigele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aorigele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aorigele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Namasuzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Aorigele misses.
Namasuzuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aorigele throws out a loose jab but Namasuzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Namasuzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Aorigele is just out of range.
Namasuzuki connects with a leg kick.
Namasuzuki throws out a leg kick but Aorigele moves out of range and Namasuzuki only half commits.
Namasuzuki lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Namasuzuki closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Aorigele.

Aorigele breaks the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a combination
and Namasuzuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Namasuzuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aorigele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namasuzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aorigele pinned against the cage. Aorigele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Aorigele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Namasuzuki dives in and scores a takedown into Aorigele's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki passes into half guard.
Aorigele pushes Namasuzuki off looking to stand but Namasuzuki dives back in and keeps control.
Namasuzuki is keen to just control but Aorigele is a slippery customer.
Aorigele gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aorigele tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Namasuzuki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Aorigele enables Namasuzuki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aorigele manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Aorigele has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Namasuzuki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aorigele manages to avoid it.
Aorigele takes one to the side of the head.
Aorigele misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aorigele tries to bum rush Namasuzuki with a series of wild strikes but Namasuzuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Namasuzuki lands with a shot to the body.
Namasuzuki digs a good hook to Aorigele's body.
Aorigele misses with a hook.
Aorigele takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aorigele tries to move into range but Namasuzuki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pupuki Namasuzuki.
I think Namasuzuki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pupuki Namasuzuki!
During a confident post fight interview, Pupuki Namasuzuki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.