PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hirihito Yoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshita's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hole in the wall. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Yoshita
vs
Sudo

185 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirihito Yoshita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yoshita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sudo is trying to defend but Yoshita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sudo tries to get to full guard but Yoshita has control of the leg.
Sudo tries to kick Yoshita off but Yoshita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoshita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Sudo actively working from the bottom here.
Yoshita trying to control from half guard but Sudo is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Sudo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yoshita pulls his head out easily.
Sudo wants to improve his position but Yoshita is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sudo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Yoshita moves out of range.

Yoshita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sudo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yoshita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sudo keeps working.
Sudo wants to control but Yoshita is keeping busy.

Sudo actively working from the bottom here.
Yoshita uses his free foot to push down on Sudo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sudo.
Yoshita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sudo tries to hold on but Yoshita postures up.
Yoshita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sudo on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita looking to control but Sudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sudo tries to lock up and control but Yoshita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yoshita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoshita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sudo tries to hold on but Yoshita pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita wants to control but Sudo has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hirihito Yoshita just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sudo lands a body shot.

Sudo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sudo working over Yoshita with some ground and pound. Yoshita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo drops an elbow to the side of Yoshita's head.
Sudo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yoshita!

Sudo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yoshita has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yoshita is breathing heavily.
Sudo scoring with strikes but Yoshita is staying in there.
Yoshita is bucking up trying to escape but Sudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yoshita wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.

Yoshita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yoshita has managed to get both his arms back between Sudo's legs - danger averted.

Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sudo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sudo keeping moving, preventing Yoshita from controlling successfully.
Yoshita has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sudo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control the position.
Sudo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yoshita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoshita trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.

Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita stopping the sweep attempt from Sudo.
Yoshita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sudo trying to control the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to sweep here but Yoshita controlling him for the moment.

Sudo has his foot on Yoshita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshita works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshita trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Yoshita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshita stays in close to Sudo's body and controls the position.

Sudo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshita defends it easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Sudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshita is aware though and is defending well.

Sudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Sudo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshita defends it easily.
Yoshita pushes down on Sudo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sudo wants to control but Yoshita is keeping busy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo won't allow Yoshita to pass to mount.
Sudo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yoshita is working away from the top position though.
Yoshita wants to take a breather but Sudo is having none of 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.
Sudo is looking to control Yoshita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sudo avoid being mounted?
Yoshita is trying to control the action in half guard but Sudo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Yoshita avoids them all with ease.
Yoshita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sudo counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshita 's knee.
Sudo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sudo lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sudo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sudo.
Yoshita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sudo looks to land a combination. Yoshita sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Sudo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yoshita looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Yoshita is rocked!
Yoshita is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sudo connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Yoshita is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshita tries to bench press Sudo off him but Sudo keeps the position.

Sudo has hold of Yoshita's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Yoshita seems comfortable defending it but Sudo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Yoshita is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Yoshita is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sudo couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hyun Sudo!