PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsumae Sukeyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I Do Is Win. Matsumae Sukeyuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torres
vs
Sukeyuki

188 cm
37
178 lbs
6 - 25 - 0

185 cm
35
185 lbs
4 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matsumae Sukeyuki !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukeyuki dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Sukeyuki misses with a double jab
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sukeyuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sukeyuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Sukeyuki throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Sukeyuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Sukeyuki dives in and grabs Torres's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes down on Sukeyuki 's head and hops out.

Sukeyuki forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torres tries to break free but Sukeyuki pushes him back against the cage.

Sukeyuki decides to pull guard.
Torres wants to control from the top but Sukeyuki keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukeyuki is controlling Torres's posture.
Torres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Torres just wasn't active enough.
Sukeyuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Sukeyuki misses.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.

Sukeyuki rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Sukeyuki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sukeyuki trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Torres gets to his feet. Sukeyuki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Torres throws a right hand that Sukeyuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukeyuki also avoids with ease.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Matsumae Sukeyuki has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukeyuki throws a big shot that misses.
Sukeyuki 's corner calls for a 1-2. Sukeyuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sukeyuki throws a leg kick but Torres moved away.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki lands with a good body shot.
Sukeyuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sukeyuki throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Sukeyuki finds it's target.
Sukeyuki misses with a head kick.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sukeyuki .

Sukeyuki closes the distance and clinches.
Torres tries to break free but Sukeyuki pushes him back against the cage.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Sukeyuki is controlling him.

Sukeyuki breaks from the clinch.
Sukeyuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sukeyuki jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Sukeyuki .
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sukeyuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki connects with a looping right hand.
Sukeyuki lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres defending well as Sukeyuki loads up on a big left hand.
Sukeyuki scores with a spinning back kick!
Sukeyuki scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sukeyuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Sukeyuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Dan Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsumae Sukeyuki .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sukeyuki closes the distance and clinches.
Sukeyuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Sukeyuki manages to break the clinch.

Sukeyuki drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matsumae Sukeyuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Sukeyuki does it's job there.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Sukeyuki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Sukeyuki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Torres tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sukeyuki is in Torres's guard.
Sukeyuki wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Sukeyuki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Torres's guard.
Sukeyuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing Sukeyuki from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sukeyuki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position.
Sukeyuki throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sukeyuki wants to stand and escape but Torres is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Sukeyuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sukeyuki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Torres looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki wants to stand but Torres is controlling his arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sukeyuki throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Torres works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Torres won't allow Sukeyuki to pass to mount.
Sukeyuki is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sukeyuki misses with a head shot. Torres uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sukeyuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Sukeyuki throwing strikes but missing.
Torres is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki wants to stand but Torres is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sukeyuki stands up from Torres's guard - Sukeyuki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sukeyuki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Sukeyuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sukeyuki avoiding damage.

Sukeyuki breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torres defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sukeyuki .

Sukeyuki moves into the clinch successfully.

Sukeyuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres takes one to the side of the head.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Sukeyuki misses with a wild combination.
Sukeyuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukeyuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Sukeyuki . Sukeyuki maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matsumae Sukeyuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sukeyuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sukeyuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing Sukeyuki from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matsumae Sukeyuki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Torres walks into a jab.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Sukeyuki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukeyuki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sukeyuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Sukeyuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sukeyuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Sukeyuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sukeyuki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sukeyuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dan Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sukeyuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sukeyuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sukeyuki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matsumae Sukeyuki .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sukeyuki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukeyuki wants to stand but Torres is controlling his arm.
Torres is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sukeyuki trying to control the position but Torres is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is letting Sukeyuki control him for a moment.
Torres takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Matsumae Sukeyuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sukeyuki working the head and body with strikes.
Sukeyuki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matsumae Sukeyuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sukeyuki staying calm.
Sukeyuki tries to stand but Torres is controlling his head.
Sukeyuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to escape the position but Sukeyuki is controlling the position.
Sukeyuki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres is not content to let Sukeyuki control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matsumae Sukeyuki .
Torres avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matsumae Sukeyuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sukeyuki 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsumae Sukeyuki !
Matsumae Sukeyuki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.