PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sudo Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bride
vs
Ku

190 cm
25
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Bride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sudo Ku!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bride closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ku circles away.
Ku misses with a low kick.
Ku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bride checks it well.
Ku throws a body kick that misses.

Ku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bride tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bride is trying to control the position but Ku postures up.
Ku is looking to work some ground and pound but Bride has wrist control.
Ku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ku controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku working the ground and pound from side control.
Bride is letting Ku control him for a moment.
Ku lands some shots froms side control.
Ku cracks Bride with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ku lands a few punches from side control.
Ku is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bride takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bride is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bride is breathing heavily.
Bride is trying to control Ku's posture but Ku avoids it.
Ku is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bride's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ku lands an elbow.
Ku is working Bride over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ku takes a little break here. Bride wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Ku tries for a kimura but Bride is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bride parries the strikes from Ku easily there. Ku is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bride to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bride tries to bench press Ku off him but Ku keeps the position.
Ku working the ground and pound from side control.
Ku working the head and body with strikes.
Bride tries to bench press Ku off him but Ku keeps the position.
Ku content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ku landing a few strikes.
Ku grinds an elbow into Bride's temple.
Ku tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ku in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bride tries to buck Ku off but Ku is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Bride's face as Ku controls the position.
Ku scoring with punches from side control.
Bride on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sudo Ku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ku misses with a hook.
Bride keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ku misses with a body shot.
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.
Ku throws a body punch but Bride moves out of range.
Ku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Ku manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bride on his heels. He'll look to pass Bride's guard now, I'm sure.
Ku not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ku pushes down on Bride's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku prevents Bride from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Ku there.
Ku looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ku works his way into side control.
Ku working the ground and pound from side control.
Ku is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bride will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sudo Ku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bride is letting Ku control him for a moment.
Ku working the head with strikes.
Bride tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ku presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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 putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bride tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku looking to finish Bride with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bride!
Ku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bride is in a horrible position here. Ku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ku landing punches.
Ku with shots to the head and body - Bride looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku controlling the position easily from mount.
Ku lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku landing strikes from the mount and Bride is in trouble!
Ku lands a nice shot to the head.
Ku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ku with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bride moves out of range as Ku throws a body kick.
Bride moves out of range of the body kick.
Ku misses with a looping right.

Ku throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bride was covering up waiting for the punch and Ku finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ku controlling from the top position.
Ku throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bride looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ku connects with a couple of short punches.
Ku is stalling in the full guard.
Bride is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ku makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bride manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ku is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ku wants to hold on but Bride pushes him away.
Bride thowing shots but they're missing.
Ku is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku tries to hold on but Bride postures up.
Ku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bride looks to land a strike but Ku avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ku looking for a sweep. Not yet Ku, not yet.
Bride is looking to advance position but Ku has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bride takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ku raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sudo Ku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku controlling from mount.
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!
Bride is looking to get to half guard.
Travis Bride has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ku controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bride tries to hold on but Ku pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sudo Ku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ku 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sudo Ku!