PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 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.

Do
vs
Sudo

182 cm
26
181 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sudo throws a combination that misses
and Do counters with a nice body kick.
Do swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sudo.
Do clobbers Sudo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do thuds a left hand into Sudo's body.
Sloppy strikes from Sudo. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Sudo does no damage.
Sudo throws a right hand that Do ducks under and follows up with a left that Do also avoids with ease.
Sudo throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Sudo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Sudo misses.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab, jab by Do - just one landing.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Sudo misses.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sudo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Do throws a poor cross that misses
and Sudo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
Sudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sudo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sudo misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
Sudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sudo.
Do connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sudo. Sudo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sudo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Do on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Do checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sudo throws out the jab.
Do throws a right hand that misses
and Sudo counters with a thumping low kick.
Hyun Sudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Sudo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Do checks a leg kick nicely.
Sudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do throws a leg kick but Sudo moved away.
Sudo thuds a left hand into Do's body.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Sudo blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Do blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with a double jab.
Sudo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Sudo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do has a takedown stuffed.
Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sudo.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sudo throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a half hearted mid kick.
Do throws a series of punches but Sudo avoids them all with ease.
Sudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Do fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sudo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do tries to land a front kick but Sudo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Do tries a low kick but Sudo avoids it.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sudo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Do connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sudo scrambles back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Do scores with a kick to the body.
Sudo looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
Do throws a hook but Sudo blocks it.
Sudo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Do counters with a low kick, right behind Sudo 's knee.
Do looks for the body kick but Sudo saw that one coming.
Sudo misses with a few strikes there.
Sudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.
Do throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sudo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sudo throws a combination. Do tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Do.
Do lands with a thumping leg kick.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Sudo tries a low kick but Do avoids it.
Do misses with a looping left.
Sudo throws a right and a left that Do avoids nicely.
Do misses with a hook. Sudo ducked under it nicely.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sudo.
Do connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sudo's hands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo thuds his shin into the meat of Do's side.
Sudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Do makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sudo really felt that one!
Sudo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Do checks a leg kick nicely.
Sudo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sudo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Sudo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Do is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sudo is looking to score with low kicks.
Sudo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Do rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sudo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sudo swinging wildly here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Do chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sudo can pounce on him.
A combination from Sudo does no damage.
Sudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Sudo.
Sudo misses with a leg kick
and Do counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo misses with a wild combination.
Do throws a right and a left that Sudo avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hyun Sudo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.

Sudo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Sudo.
Sudo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Sudo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Do working aggressively here.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sudo looking to stall.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sudo.
Sudo lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sudo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sudo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sudo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Sudo wants to get back to striking at distance but Do won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Sudo.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sudo is struggling to control the position.
Do tries a body shot but Sudo blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Sudo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sudo lands a body punch.
Sudo tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Do wants a takedown.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Sudo.
Do misses with a body punch.
Do lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sudo pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.
Sudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Sudo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sudo throws a head punch that misses.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.

Sudo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sudo is looking to score with low kicks.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Do lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sudo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sudo misses with a low kick.
Do throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sudo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Do is out of range and Sudo settles back down.
Hyun Sudo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do slips a jab and a cross from Sudo.
Sudo checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do slips a jab and a cross from Sudo.
Sudo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do. That's going to slow Sudo down.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Do checks it.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Sudo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sudo misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Sudo misses.
Sudo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sudo, right into the meat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do circles away quickly and effectively.
Do connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Sudo moves into the clinch successfully.
Sudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sudo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sudo's defenses.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do throws a head punch that misses.
Sudo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Do lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Sudo misses with a body punch.
Do cracks Sudo with a nice body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo working aggressively here.

Sudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo slips a straight right by Do.
Sudo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sudo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sudo looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Sudo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
Sudo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Do counters with a nice leg kick.
Sudo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sudo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Sudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sudo throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Do lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Do scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sudo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Do darts in and clinches Sudo up against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sudo's elbow.
Sudo blocks a body shot from Do.
Sudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sudo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hyun Sudo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Sudo.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Sudo blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Sudo pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sudo misses with a body punch.
Sudo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Do.
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sudo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Sudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sudo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Do takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sudo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Do throws a push kick but Sudo slaps the foot to one side.
Do misses with a hook. Sudo ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hyun Sudo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hyun Sudo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Do takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Do slips a jab and a cross from Sudo.
Sudo takes one on the button.
Sudo scores with a hook to the body. Do takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do connects with a jab.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Sudo is predictable there
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Sudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sudo throws a leg kick
and Sudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do scores with a jab to the body.
Sudo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Do finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sudo throws a one two combo.
Sudo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sudo tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
Sudo swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Do blocks the low kick.
Do tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sudo is able to avoid easily.
Sudo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a right hand that Do ducks under and follows up with a left that Do also avoids with ease.
Do checks the leg kick.
Sudo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do throws a body punch but Sudo moves out of range.
Do swings for the body but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Sudo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do dodges the punch combination from Sudo.
Sudo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sudo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sudo moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sudo.
Do checks a low kick from Sudo.
Sudo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sudo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with a body kick.
Sudo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Do fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sudo.
Do avoids the head kick by Sudo.
Sudo tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Do throws a head kick but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Do counters with a good low kick that Sudo was not able to check.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Sudo.
Sudo lands with a shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Do catches Sudo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Do looks to land a left hand but Sudo moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Sudo is predictable there
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Sudo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sudo.
Sudo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Do rather than just go for the knockout.
Sudo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Do fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sudo throws a leg kick that misses.
Do avoids the body shot from Sudo.
Do clobbers Sudo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws the left hand but Do avoids the punch easily.
Sudo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sudo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sudo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Do gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Sudo controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Do is trying to maintain a safe position but Sudo gets an underhook and turns Do into the cage.
Sudo takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do tries a body shot but Sudo blocks it.
Do is looking to control Sudo's arms but Sudo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Do has his back to the cage.
Sudo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sudo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sudo.
Sudo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.

Sudo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do.
Do takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Do lands a head shot.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
A big right from Do misses.
Do misses with a straight right.
Sudo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sudo misses the body punch
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with a series of wild punches.
Do misses with a double jab.
Do scores with a nice right hand.
Sudo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sudo duly obliges.
Sudo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sudo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Do lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sudo's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Do counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Do throws a quick inside leg kick.
Do keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Do tries to clinch but Sudo moves away
and Sudo counters with a two punch combo.
Sudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Do.
Do attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sudo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
Sudo throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hyun Sudo.
Well Sudo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!

Hyun Sudo wins by unanimous decision!
Hyun Sudo is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hyun Sudo made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *, along with how happy he was to win his fight.