PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and first name second name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sudo
vs
name second name

187 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, first name second name!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but second name checks it well.

second name shoots in and bounces Sudo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
second name throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
second name won't allow Sudo to get back to his feet.
second name content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sudo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
second name throwing strikes from guard but Sudo blocks nicely.
Sudo has momentary wrist control but second name slips an elbow through the middle.
second name lands a couple of elbows.
Sudo throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
second name throwing strikes from guard but Sudo blocks nicely.
Sudo wants to sweep here but second name controlling him for the moment.
Sudo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
second name trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
second name not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sudo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
second name shoots in for a double leg but Sudo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
second name is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
second name fails with a takedown attempt.
second name shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sudo sprawls well. Sudo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. second name gets slowly back to his feet.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of first name second name.
Sudo scores with a jab to the head.

Sudo shoots in and bounces second name off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sudo is working second name over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo chips away with some ground and pound.
Sudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sudo pushes down on second name's leg and manages to get into half guard.

second name looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sudo winds up and cracks second name with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Sudo there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Sudo there.
second name tries to get to full guard but Sudo has control of the leg.
Sudo lands with a punch from half guard.
second name has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Sudo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
second name landing a few short strikes.
second name is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sudo is nestled in close to second name, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Sudo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. second name doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sudo.

second name actively working from the bottom here.
second name looks gassed!
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

second name actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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. Sudo connects with a nice short shot to second name's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sudo working second name over with strikes.

second name is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sudo pulls his head out easily.

second name is defending against the submission attempts here by Sudo.

Sudo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, second name has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
second name is looking for a sweep. Sudo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sudo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
Sudo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sudo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

second name looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sudo is nestled in close to second name, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sudo winds up and cracks second name with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sudo lands a nice short elbow.
Sudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Sudo.
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
second name has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

second name is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sudo pulls his head out easily.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
second name tries to get to full guard but Sudo has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Sudo there.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
Sudo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sudo working second name over with strikes.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
Sudo 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.
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. Sudo connects with a nice short shot to second name's temple.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

second name is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sudo pulls his head out easily.
second name on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
second name tries to get to full guard but Sudo has control of the leg.
Sudo slips a nice elbow through second name's hands, connecting with second name's forehead.
Sudo working second name over with strikes.
Sudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks second name with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sudo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
second name on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sudo working over second name with some ground and pound. second name looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sudo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to stand up but second name is controlling the position.
second name has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sudo thows a huge punch but second name dodges it nicely.

second name looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.

second name looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sudo working over second name with some ground and pound. second name looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
Sudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Sudo there.
Ground and pound from Sudo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sudo there.
Sudo blocks the strikes from second name.
second name taking some punishment here, with Sudo in his half guard.
Sudo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sudo is nestled in close to second name, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sudo drops an elbow to the side of second name's head.
Nice strikes from Sudo there.

second name actively working from the bottom here.
Sudo slips a nice elbow through second name's hands, connecting with second name's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo lands strikes from half guard.
second name is trying to get back to full guard.
Sudo working second name over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sudo lands a nice looking body shot.
Sudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that second name can do to turn this around?
Sudo connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Sudo lands but second name takes it in his stride.
Sudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sudo throws a series of strikes that have second name backpedaling.

Sudo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches second name napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
second name can't do much from the bottom here.
Sudo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
second name taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sudo scoring with punches and elbows.
Sudo in side control lands a decent elbow.
second name is trying to work for a sweep but Sudo has mounted him!
Sudo working the ground and pound effectively.
Sudo working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sudo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sudo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sudo is landing with some decent strikes but second name is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the head.
Sudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

second name is rocked!
The referee warns second name that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
second name is still in real trouble! Can Sudo finish him?
Sudo lands a big shot there that rocks second name but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Sudo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force second name to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so second name shrugs it off.
Sudo lands with some strikes.
second name seems to have recovered his senses.
second name tries to hold on but Sudo postures up.
Sudo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
second name tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sudo.
Sudo lands a big shot there that rocks second name but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
second name can't escape the position.
Sudo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can second name hang on?
second name is looking to get to half guard.

Sudo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sudo lands a big elbow.
Sudo landing shots from mount.
second name is working to get back to half guard.
Sudo with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
second name wants to hold on but Sudo pushes him away.
Sudo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Sudo.
Sudo landing shots from mount.
Sudo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sudo is landing with some decent strikes but second name is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
second name gets back to half guard.
Sudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
second name is looking to improve his position.
second name gets back to full guard.
Sudo landing some decent shots from guard.

second name throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands a couple of elbows.
second name working a defensive guard here.
Sudo stands up over second name, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sudo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sudo is working second name over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

second name is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sudo defends well.
Sudo stands up over second name, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hyun Sudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sudo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo is in close to second name's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

second name escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sudo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sudo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of second name's head.
second name wants to improve his position but instead Sudo has moved into half guard.
Sudo winds up and cracks second name with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
second name is trying to get back to full guard.
Sudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sudo lands with a punch from half guard.
Sudo winds up and cracks second name with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

second name looking for submissions off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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. Sudo connects with a nice short shot to second name's temple.

second name is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Sudo has latched onto it... Big trouble! Sudo pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it second name is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Sudo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hyun Sudo!