PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saulo Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sudo Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Correia
vs
Ku

188 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sudo Ku!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia throws the left hand but Ku avoids the punch easily.

Ku shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Correia's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ku's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ku throws a strike but Correia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Correia stopping the sweep attempt from Ku.
Correia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ku manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ku manages to get to full guard.
Ku pulls Correia in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Correia has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Correia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correia is pressing down on Ku's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ku is holding on for now.
Ku controlling the position well.
Ku tries to get to full guard but Correia has control of the leg.
Correia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ku keeps working.
Ku is pressing down on Correia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ku should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Correia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ku is keeping the position for now.
Ku looking for a sweep. Not yet Ku, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia looking to pass the guard.

Correia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ku is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Correia, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ku trying to control the position from guard on top but Correia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ku preventing the sweep.
Correia trying to keep a closed guard but Ku is proving a slippery customer.
Ku distracts Correia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Correia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ku manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Correia's guard.
Ku postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ku with a nice head shot there.

Correia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ku postures up and lands a big shot to Correia's brow.

Correia has his foot on Ku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ku works his way back into a safe position though.
Ku stands up over Correia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ku lands a couple of digs.
Ku landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku connects with a couple of short punches.
Correia keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.

Correia working for submissions but it's allowed Ku to get to half guard.
Correia is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ku is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ku with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ku works his way into full mount!
Ku lands a nice shot to the head.
Ku controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ku raining down shots from the mount!
Ku is landing with some decent strikes but Correia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sudo Ku dominated that round.
That's time! Correia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ku drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ku makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ku keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Correia's head.
Ku landing with the ground and pound.
Ku passes Correia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ku throwing shots but Correia is blocking nicely.
Ku is keen to just control but Correia is a slippery customer.
Ku lands strikes from half guard.
Correia works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ku trying to control but Correia is working from the bottom.
Ku throwing strikes but missing.
Ku chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku with a nice head shot there.
Ku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Correia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ku trying to control the position from guard on top but Correia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ku lands a couple of elbows.
Ku lands a couple of elbows.
Ku stays in close to Correia's body and controls the position.
Ku working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Correia's head.
Correia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ku content to stall in guard here.
Ku trying to control but Correia is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo Ku has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ku lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Correia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ku defends it easily.
Ku landing some decent shots from guard.
Correia keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ku's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Correia keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Ku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ku trying to control the position from guard on top but Correia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ku throws a big elbow that misses.
Ku is in close to Correia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Correia keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Ku lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku postures up and lands a big shot to Correia's brow.
Correia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Correia looking for a sweep. Not yet Correia, not yet.
Ku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ku chips away with some ground and pound.
Ku cracks Correia with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ku distracts Correia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Correia has momentary wrist control but Ku slips an elbow through the middle.
Ku stands up over Correia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Ku drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Correia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ku has Correia in his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ku has control of Correia's left arm, preventing Correia from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sudo Ku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Correia misses with a low kick.
Correia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Correia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saulo Correia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Correia misses.
Correia misses with a wild combination.
Ku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correia looks to land a combination but Ku avoids it well.
Ku misses with a lunging right hand
and Correia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ku throws an off balance right hand
and Correia counters with a three punch combo that has Ku backing up. Ku nods at Correia to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ku tries to land a front kick but Correia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ku tries to land a front kick but Correia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Correia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Correia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Correia gets caught napping as Ku dives in and scores a takedown. Correia manages to retain guard.
Ku works over Correia with some ground and pound from guard.
Ku content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ku is working Correia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ku scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Correia has momentary wrist control but Ku slips an elbow through the middle.
Ku lands a couple of elbows.
Ku landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Ku cracks Correia with a solid left hand.
Ku makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ku lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ku scoring with some ground and pound.
Ku forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku 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.
Ku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Correia is rocked!

Ku wants to work for an arm triangle but Correia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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. Ku connects with a nice short shot to Correia's temple.
Oh Correia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ku working the head and body with strikes.
Ku lands strikes from half guard.
Ku slips a nice elbow through Correia's hands, connecting with Correia's forehead.
Ku lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Correia quite badly. Correia pulls Ku in close trying to recover. Ku postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Correia on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Correia doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sudo Ku!