PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiego Sussumu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Kenichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sussumu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to sakuraba theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sussumu
vs
Kenichi

180 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiego Sussumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Kenichi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenichi tries to clinch but Sussumu moves out of range.
Kenichi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sussumu shoots in looking for a takedown. Kenichi tries to sprawl out of it but Sussumu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kenichi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenichi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenichi tries to clinch but Sussumu is having none of it.

Kenichi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sussumu, pushing him back against the cage.
Kenichi scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thiego Sussumu has been cut.
Kenichi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sussumu.
Kenichi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenichi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenichi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sussumu can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiego Sussumu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenichi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sussumu.
A head punch on the inside from Sussumu fails to land.
Sussumu can't get the takedown.
Sussumu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sussumu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kenichi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sussumu tries to pull guard but Kenichi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sussumu drops back down to his feet.
Kenichi tries to land a knee to the head but Sussumu blocks with his arms.
Kenichi tries to land a knee to the head but Sussumu blocks with his arms.
Kenichi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenichi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenichi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kenichi looks gassed!
Kenichi looking to throw knees to the head but Sussumu is blocking nicely.
Sussumu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kenichi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sussumu pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sussumu is on top in guard.
Sussumu chips away with some ground and pound.
Sussumu wants to control from the top but Kenichi keeps moving.
Kenichi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sussumu controls the pace.
Sussumu looking to pass the guard.
Kenichi keeping moving, preventing Sussumu from controlling successfully.

Kenichi wriggles free and stands up.
Kenichi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sussumu circles away.

Sussumu scores a takedown into full mount!
Kenichi is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenichi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Kenichi bucks Sussumu off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kenichi tries to clinch there but Sussumu circles away.
Kenichi tries to clinch there but Sussumu circles away.
Jet Kenichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sussumu drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kenichi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sussumu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kenichi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sussumu circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sussumu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kenichi's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenichi wriggles free and stands up.
Kenichi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sussumu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenichi with a knee to the head.
Kenichi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sussumu takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sussumu jumps guard and drags Kenichi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenichi is looking to stand up but Sussumu won't let him.

Kenichi stands up from Sussumu's guard - Kenichi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kenichi is looking to clinch but Sussumu is avoiding it.

Sussumu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sussumu won't allow Kenichi to get back to his feet.

Sussumu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sussumu slips nicely into half guard.
Sussumu trying to control from half guard but Kenichi is working away.
Kenichi is trying to stand up here but Sussumu is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenichi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sussumu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sussumu circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sussumu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kenichi sprawls well initially but Sussumu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenichi tries to kick Sussumu off but Sussumu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kenichi pushes Sussumu off and gets back to his feet.
Sussumu tries to work over Kenichi's front leg with a kick but Kenichi checks it.
Kenichi wants to clinch but Sussumu slips to the side

and Sussumu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kenichi's guard.
Sussumu trying to control but Kenichi is working from the bottom.
Sussumu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kenichi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sussumu stands and throws Kenichi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sussumu trying to control the position but Kenichi is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiego Sussumu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiego Sussumu'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.

Sussumu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenichi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sussumu trying to control the position but Kenichi is working away.
Sussumu controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Thiego Sussumu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kenichi tries to clinch but Sussumu moves out of range.
Kenichi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sussumu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenichi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sussumu controls the pace.
Kenichi is looking to stand up but Sussumu isn't so interested in that idea.

Kenichi has his feet on Sussumu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sussumu feints and then cracks Kenichi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenichi down.

Sussumu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Sussumu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kenichi, up you get!
Kenichi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sussumu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kenichi's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sussumu won't allow Kenichi to get back to his feet.
Sussumu looking to pass the guard.
Sussumu wants to control from the top but Kenichi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sussumu stops Kenichi from standing up.
Kenichi is wriggling around but Sussumu manages to pass to half guard.
Kenichi is trying to stand.
Sussumu controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenichi moves in looking to clinch but Sussumu pushes him off.

Sussumu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sussumu controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenichi keeping moving, preventing Sussumu from controlling successfully.
Kenichi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sussumu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenichi is retaining full guard.
Sussumu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenichi's guard.
Kenichi has hold of Sussumu's hands but Sussumu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sussumu passes to full mount!
Kenichi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sussumu tries to control but Kenichi wriggling away.
Kenichi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiego Sussumu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sussumu looking to control but Kenichi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Sussumu is working for a guillotine from mount but Kenichi frees his head quite easily.
Kenichi is squirming around, avoiding Sussumu's attempts to control the action.
Sussumu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kenichi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sussumu controlling from the full mount.

Sussumu is working for a guillotine from mount but Kenichi frees his head quite easily.
Kenichi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sussumu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kenichi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Kenichi bucks Sussumu off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kenichi wants to clinch.
Sussumu shoots in but Kenichi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kenichi tries to clinch there but Sussumu circles away.
Kenichi wants to clinch up but Sussumu keeps it at a distance.
Sussumu moves in looking to clinch but Kenichi pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sussumu circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sussumu counters with a single leg into guard. Kenichi didn't expect that.

Sussumu stands up and waves to Kenichi to follow him.
Sussumu tries to clinch but Kenichi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiego Sussumu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiego Sussumu'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. This is the final round!

Sussumu darts in and clinches Kenichi up against the cage.
Sussumu tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenichi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kenichi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sussumu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kenichi misses with a knee to the head.
Kenichi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenichi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sussumu is leaning against Kenichi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sussumu jumps guard but Kenichi stands there with Sussumu around his waist. Sussumu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Sussumu gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kenichi regains guard.
Kenichi is looking to stand back up but Sussumu counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kenichi.
Sussumu working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from Sussumu crashes against the mat.
Kenichi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sussumu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sussumu wants to control but Kenichi is keeping him busy.
Kenichi is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenichi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sussumu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sussumu prevents Kenichi from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenichi keeping moving, preventing Sussumu from controlling successfully.

Kenichi wriggles free and stands up.
Kenichi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sussumu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenichi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sussumu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sussumu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Kenichi throws Sussumu to one side and escapes!
Sussumu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenichi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sussumu counters with a two punch combo.
Kenichi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sussumu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sussumu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sussumu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sussumu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kenichi wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sussumu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sussumu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiego Sussumu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenichi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kenichi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sussumu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kenichi!
Sussumu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kenichi is trying to stand up.

Sussumu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kenichi is surviving well by controlling Sussumu's body position as best he can.
A nice elbow there by Sussumu.
Kenichi really wants to buck Sussumu off and get back to his feet.
Sussumu controlling from the full mount.
Kenichi is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kenichi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Kenichi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sussumu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kenichi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sussumu trying to control but Kenichi is having none of it.
Sussumu landing shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Kenichi really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Sussumu looking for a guillotine from mount but Kenichi is having none of it.
Kenichi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jet Kenichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sussumu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kenichi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kenichi trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Sussumu.
Kenichi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sussumu moves to the back position.
Kenichi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sussumu slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kenichi is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiego Sussumu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sussumu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiego Sussumu!