PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michi Sora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wu
vs
Sora

190 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuai Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michi Sora!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sora wants to clinch but Wu slips to the side
and Wu counters with a three punch combo that has Sora backing up. Sora nods at Wu to acknowledge the strikes.

Sora closes the distance and clinches.
Wu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wu has had enough of the clinch but Sora keeps him there for the moment.
Wu wants a takedown but no success here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wu throws an elbow that misses.
Sora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kuai Wu has been cut.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sora up against the cage.
Sora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu blocks it with crossed arms.
Sora scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sora lands with a right to the head.
Sora misses with a knee strike.
Wu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sora with a knee to the head.
Wu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sora is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sora obliges.
Sora connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wu's face.
Sora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sora looking to throw knees to the head but Wu is blocking nicely.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.

Sora manages to break the clinch.
Sora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sora is looking to clinch but Wu is avoiding it.
Sora is looking to clinch but Wu is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wu, pushing him back against the cage.
Wu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sora.
Sora lands a knee to the body.
Sora is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wu can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuai Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sora lands a hook that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Wu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sora stalling the fight.
Sora lands a right hand.
Sora is working Wu over against the cage.
Sora works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sora misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.
Sora is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sora is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sora landing knees to the head.
Sora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sora misses with a knee to the head.
Wu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sora is defending well.

Sora manages to break the clinch.

Wu tries to keep at a distance but Sora has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sora working Wu over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu tries to stall but Sora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sora with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sora lands a knee to the head.
Wu is trying to force a seperation but Sora has the dominant position.
Sora lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sora is stalling here.
Wu goes for a takedown attempt but Sora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michi Sora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Wu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sora tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.
Sora tries to clinch but Wu moves out of range.
Sora wants to clinch up but Wu keeps it at a distance.
Sora tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.

Wu moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sora's brow.
Sora lands an elbow inside that Wu shrugs off.
Sora blocks an elbow strike from Wu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sora scores with a knee to the head.
Wu takes an elbow to the temple.
Sora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Wu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wu looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Sora - that landed with a thud.
Sora connects with a knee to the head.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Sora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Wu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sora misses with a knee strike.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sora has Wu pressed against the cage, preventing Wu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sora utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sora lands a knee to the head.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.
Sora tries a knee to the head but Wu blocks it.
Sora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wu up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sora taking a breather.
Sora lands an elbow that stopped Wu in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sora obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sora.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wu.
Sora scores a nice knee to the body.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Sora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu blocks it with crossed arms.
Sora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sora trying to control the position but instead, Wu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sora into the cage.

Wu gets control of Sora's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kuai Wu just wasn't active enough.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt.
Sora looks to clinch
and Wu counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sora has closed the distance and engaged Wu in a clinch.
Wu tries to stall but Sora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sora is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michi Sora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuai Wu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sora but Sora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wu leaves Sora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wu misses with a takedown attempt - Sora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sora closes the distance but Wu moves to the side
and Wu counters with a body kick that stops Sora in his tracks momentarily.
Sora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sora clinches.
Wu takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sora tries to land knees in the clinch but Wu avoids the damage to the body.
Wu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sora lands a knee to the body.
Sora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sora scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sora.
Sora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wu up against the cage.
Sora misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sora slowing the pace effectively.
Wu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sora misses with a knee to the head.
Wu missing with knees to the body.
Wu wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuai Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sora.
Sora lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sora lands a right hand.
Wu is trying to stall.
Sora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sora misses with a knee to the head.

Wu breaks from the clinch.

Sora drives through and clinches with Wu against the cage.
Wu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sora leaning against his opponent.
Sora pushes Wu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wu managing to block the knees to the body from Sora.
Sora scores with a shot to the side of Wu's head.
Sora tries a knee to the head but Wu blocks it.
Sora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Wu as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sora's brow.
Wu pushes off an throws an elbow but Sora leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sora tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.

Wu is trying to trip Sora. He has hold of a leg but Sora is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wu persists though and gets the takedown into 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!
Wu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but Sora is retaining full guard.

Wu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michi Sora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michi Sora!