PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuji O Reilly (ranked 24716 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Suzuki (ranked 24158 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Reilly
vs
Suzuki

185 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuji O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Ryuji O Reilly has been cut.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki is looking for the big counter here.
O Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki throws a counter combo.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
O Reilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryuji O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki slips a straight right by O Reilly.
Suzuki missing with a left hand there. O Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
O Reilly darts in trying to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a left to the body.
Suzuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
O Reilly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from O Reilly misses
and Suzuki counters with a right hand to the body.
O Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suzuki slips under a jab.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Reilly.
O Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suzuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Suzuki circles away.
A little jabbing left from Suzuki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Reilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a double jab.
O Reilly closes the distance but Suzuki moves to the side
and Suzuki counters with an outside leg kick.
O Reilly misses with a looping right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from O Reilly finds it's target.
O Reilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suzuki on the side of the head.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. O Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from O Reilly misses.
Suzuki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suzuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by O Reilly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to clinch
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Reilly tries to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
O Reilly is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from O Reilly misses the target.
O Reilly throws a right hand that misses

and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Reilly won't be happy with that.

Suzuki decides to stand back up. Suzuki steps back and let's O Reilly get back to his feet.
Suzuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As O Reilly backs off Suzuki throws a huge counter combo but O Reilly manages to avoid it all.
Suzuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suzuki.
Ryuji O Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reilly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly misses the shot to the body.
O Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. O Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suzuki counters with a straight right hand.

Ryuji O Reilly's cut is getting worse.

Suzuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Reilly tries to break the clinch but Suzuki is controlling the position.

Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reilly misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suzuki slips under a jab from O Reilly.
Suzuki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from O Reilly.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Suzuki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Reilly misses with a right hand
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Suzuki counters with a takedown into side control.

O Reilly throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Eiji Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Suzuki.
O Reilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Reilly.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Reilly. That's going to slow Suzuki down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but O Reilly avoids them all with ease.
O Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. O Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suzuki moves away from the strike by O Reilly.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Suzuki moves out of range.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Suzuki is having none of it.
O Reilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suzuki works O Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suzuki moves into the clinch successfully.
O Reilly can't break the clinch.
Suzuki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
A big left from O Reilly misses.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
O Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from O Reilly.
Suzuki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Reilly tries to score with a low kick but Suzuki moves his leg out of the way.
O Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Reilly tries to clinch up
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
O Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from O Reilly misses.

O Reilly closes the distance and pushes Suzuki back into the cage.
O Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Suzuki has double underhooks.
O Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Suzuki is controlling him.
O Reilly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Reilly is trying to push Suzuki away but Suzuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reilly misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Reilly misses with a leg kick

and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Reilly won't be happy with that.
O Reilly is looking to get back to his feet here but Suzuki is keeping cool and he's managed to take O Reilly's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Suzuki.

Despite having O Reilly's back, Suzuki says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! O Reilly seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
Suzuki lands the left hand.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Reilly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Reilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suzuki looks to land a combination. O Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ryuji O Reilly's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki slips a straight right by O Reilly.
And Suzuki responds with a good body kick, but O Reilly manages to step out the way in time.
O Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Reilly moves to clinch but Suzuki breaks away
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Reilly misses with an uppercut.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O Reilly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Reilly throws an off balance right hand

and Suzuki counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryuji O Reilly'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 scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Suzuki escapes and gets back to his feet.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Suzuki circles away.
The fighters circling - O Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suzuki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suzuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Reilly misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. O Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
O Reilly throws a hook but Suzuki avoids it easily.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Reilly.
O Reilly catches Suzuki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Reilly throws a hook but Suzuki avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Suzuki counters with a nice uppercut.
O Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from O Reilly misses its intended target.
O Reilly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from O Reilly.
O Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Reilly thinking.
O Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suzuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Suzuki is having none of it.
Suzuki unleashes a big counter combination but O Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from O Reilly misses its intended target.
Suzuki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Reilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki lands with an uppercut that bounces O Reilly off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Reilly throws out a loose jab but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Suzuki moves away
and Suzuki counters with a one-two to the body.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suzuki throws a counter combo.
O Reilly moves to clinch but Suzuki breaks away
and Suzuki counters with a two punch combo.

Jeez, Ryuji O Reilly's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
O Reilly misses with a hook
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Reilly.
O Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Suzuki counters with a three punch combo that has O Reilly backing up. O Reilly nods at Suzuki to acknowledge the strikes.
O Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Reilly looks to land a left hand but Suzuki moved out of range nicely.
O Reilly tries to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryuji O Reilly's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eiji Suzuki!