PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamiyashi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by In Da Club. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Garcia
vs
Suzuki

183 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
24
217 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
KO power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamiyashi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Suzuki connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suzuki lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Freddie Garcia has been cut.
Suzuki lands a head shot.
Suzuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Suzuki tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Suzuki gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, if Suzuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands with a punch from half guard.
Suzuki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Garcia's thigh. Garcia counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Suzuki slips nicely into half guard.
Suzuki is taking a breather. Garcia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garcia trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Suzuki manages to pass to mount!
Suzuki wants to control but Garcia has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki working the head and body with strikes.

Suzuki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Suzuki is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia is controlling Suzuki's trapped leg to prevent Suzuki from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia is looking to control Suzuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Suzuki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Suzuki.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suzuki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Suzuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suzuki lands a right hook to the body.
Suzuki lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki lands a lovely overhand right.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suzuki lands a jab.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamiyashi Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

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

Garcia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Suzuki is out of range.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Suzuki as he connects with a hook.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Suzuki misses.
The crowd cheers as Suzuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Suzuki lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suzuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suzuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suzuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Suzuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Garcia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Suzuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia throws the left hand but Suzuki avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suzuki jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suzuki scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freddie Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki lands the left hand.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Suzuki trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Garcia to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Garcia won't allow Suzuki to pass to mount.
Garcia trying to control here.
Suzuki working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Suzuki.
Kamiyashi Suzuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suzuki connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki working Garcia over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Suzuki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suzuki slows the pace down in half guard.

Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamiyashi Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Suzuki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia with a poor takedown
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.

Suzuki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suzuki working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Suzuki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Suzuki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garcia trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Suzuki manages to pass to mount!
Suzuki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suzuki postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Garcia out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Suzuki goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamiyashi Suzuki!
A very excited looking Kamiyashi Suzuki 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.