PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. 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.

yu
vs
Sudo

164 cm
26
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sudo misses with a body shot.
yu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sudo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from yu.

yu clinches.
Sudo gets through yu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sudo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but yu blocks it with crossed arms.
yu can't get the takedown.
Sudo is pressed up against the cage. yu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sudo down to the mat. Sudo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fook yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yu tries to score with a low kick but Sudo moves his leg out of the way.
Sudo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but yu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sudo.
yu fails with a takedown attempt.
yu with a poor takedown
and Sudo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sudo scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
yu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sudo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! yu scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

yu rushes Sudo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
yu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sudo connects with a knee to the head.

yu is rocked!
Sudo gets underhooks to prevent yu's takedown attempt.
Oh yu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
yu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of yu backwards.
yu is breathing heavily.
Sudo lands with a left to the head.
yu is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Sudo pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - yu is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Genki Sudo!