PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Ain't That A Kick In The Head as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Isaac Martin enters the cage!

Sudo
vs
Martin

187 cm
34
153 lbs
19 - 21 - 0

180 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Martin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sudo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sudo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Sudo clinches up against the cage.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Sudo. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sudo is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Sudo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sudo works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Sudo shows good takedown defense.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Martin.

Sudo has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin is looking to take this one to the mat.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sudo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sudo lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sudo moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sudo is keeping busy.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.

Sudo breaks the clinch.

Sudo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Sudo lands with a right to the head.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sudo clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Sudo.

Sudo breaks the clinch.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Sudo sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sudo 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sudo stands up from Martin's guard - Sudo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Sudo sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sudo.

Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martin is keen to just control but Sudo is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is looking to improve his position.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin thows a huge punch but Sudo dodges it nicely.

Sudo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sudo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sudo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sudo wants to break free but Martin has control.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sudo to keep the fight standing.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin tries to score a body lock takedown but Sudo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sudo slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sudo darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sudo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sudo manages to break the clinch.
Martin throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sudo darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Sudo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Martin has Sudo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sudo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sudo misses with a knee strike.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Sudo stalling in the clinch but Martin improves position.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sudo tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sudo to the ground. Sudo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sudo drives through with a takedown into Martin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sudo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Sudo as Martin shoots in.
Sudo lands the left hand.

Sudo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martin tries to pull guard but Sudo holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
Martin letting Sudo take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sudo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to circle away but Sudo has him pinned against the cage.
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin tries to pull guard but Sudo holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin is trying to pull guard but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sudo lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Sudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sudo circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Sudo. Sudo maintains the clinch.

Martin wants the takedown. Sudo is fighting it off but Martin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sudo's guard against the cage.
Martin preventing the sweep.

Martin gets to his feet. Sudo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Martin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sudo distracts Martin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
Hyun Sudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is looking to sweep but instead, Sudo has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Martin actively working from the bottom here.
Sudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sudo content to control rather than advance.
Sudo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Sudo sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sudo instigates a clinch.
Sudo keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sudo has Martin pushed against the cage.
Sudo missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sudo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sudo is defending well.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sudo as Martin tries to tie him up.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sudo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sudo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Martin.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Sudo tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sudo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Sudo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin tries to circle away but Sudo has him pinned against the cage.

Sudo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sudo has managed to clinch.
Sudo lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sudo looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin goes for a double leg but Sudo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sudo continues to drive forward.
Hyun Sudo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Sudo moves into the clinch.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Sudo is controlling him.
Sudo with a knee to the head.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martin tries to score a body lock takedown but Sudo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sudo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sudo rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sudo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sudo has double underhooks.
Martin goes for a takedown attempt but Sudo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sudo pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Sudo.
Sudo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Sudo missing with knees to the body.

Sudo manages to break the clinch.

Martin 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sudo has his foot on Martin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hyun Sudo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sudo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sudo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Isaac Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hyun Sudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sudo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyun Sudo!
Hyun Sudo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.