PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Shudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren comes to the ring accompanied by Best UFC entrance of all time!!!. Jill Lauren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lauren
vs
Shudo

158 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

150 cm
27
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jill Lauren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Shudo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shudo leaves Lauren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Shudo clinches up with Lauren and pushes him back against the ropes.

Shudo breaks from the clinch.

Lauren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lauren lands in his opponent's guard.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lauren drops back looking for a leg! Shudo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shudo manages to kick Lauren off! Lauren jumps back into Shudo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lauren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauren throws a big elbow that misses.
Lauren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shudo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shudo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lauren postures up in Shudo's guard and throws a big left but Shudo blocks it.
Lauren stopping the sweep attempt from Shudo.
Lauren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lauren tries to free his leg and advance position but Shudo is retaining full guard.
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
Shudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lauren is one step ahead there.
Lauren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauren connects with a couple of short punches.
Shudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lauren.
Lauren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
Lauren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shudo controls Lauren momentarily but Lauren frees himself.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up in Shudo's guard and throws a big left but Shudo blocks it.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shudo trying to control the position.
Shudo looks winded!
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
Lauren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lauren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lauren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lauren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shudo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lauren scoring with some ground and pound.

Lauren has gone for a leg lock! Shudo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lauren's guard.

Shudo is looking to stand up but Lauren won't let him.

Lauren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shudo defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shudo cracks Lauren with a solid left hand.
Shudo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lauren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shudo is aware though and is defending well.
Shudo connects with a couple of short punches.
Lauren trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shudo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lauren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shudo defends well.

Lauren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shudo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lauren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shudo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jill Lauren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Shudo 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.

Lauren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lauren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lauren lands a nice forearm strike.
Lauren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shudo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lauren.
Lauren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shudo struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauren lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lauren lands some shots froms side control.
Shudo is trying to control Lauren's posture but Lauren avoids it.
Shudo is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Lauren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shudo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lauren.
Lauren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shudo down.
Shudo parries the strikes from Lauren easily there. Lauren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shudo to escape.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shudo dodges the ground and pound from Lauren.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Lauren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lauren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lauren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shudo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lauren's best efforts.
Lauren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lauren throwing shots but Shudo is blocking nicely.
Shudo is looking to control Lauren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shudo avoid being mounted?
Lauren is nestled in close to Shudo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lauren working Shudo over with strikes.
Shudo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Lauren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lauren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lauren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauren throwing strikes from guard but Shudo blocks nicely.
Lauren scoring with some ground and pound.
Jill Lauren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lauren stands and throws Shudo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lauren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lauren tries to score with some ground and pound. Shudo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lauren lands some shots froms side control.
Shudo defending against the ground and pound.
Shudo taking punishment in the form of punches.

Lauren is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shudo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shudo is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Lauren looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lauren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Lauren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lauren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lauren lands a nice forearm strike.
Lauren is putting a hurting on Shudo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lauren misses with the ground and pound.
Lauren in side control, throwing shots but Shudo defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jill Lauren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shudo moves into the clinch.
Shudo trying to control the position but instead, Lauren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shudo into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lauren as Shudo tries to tie him up.
Lauren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lauren wants a takedown but no success here.
Lauren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shudo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lauren has Shudo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shudo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jill Lauren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lauren has hold of one of Shudo's legs. Shudo is fighting the takedown attempt but Lauren gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lauren postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lauren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lauren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lauren scoring with some ground and pound.
Lauren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shudo is keeping the position for now.
Lauren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shudo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lauren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lauren cracks Shudo with a solid left hand.
Shudo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lauren manages to get himself to full guard.

Lauren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shudo defends well.
Shudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lauren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lauren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shudo can do to turn this around?

Shudo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shudo wants to control from the top but Lauren keeps moving.

Lauren is looking for a triangle but Shudo pushes his legs off easily.
Lauren keeping moving, preventing Shudo from controlling successfully.
Shudo advances to half guard.
Shudo slips a nice elbow through Lauren's hands, connecting with Lauren's forehead.
It looks like Shudo is going to stand back up.
Shudo lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shudo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lauren actively working from the bottom here.
Shudo is nestled in close to Lauren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Lauren actively working from the bottom here.
Shudo working the head and body with strikes.
Shudo trying to control the action but Lauren is working from the bottom.
Lauren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lauren is trying to get back to full guard.
Shudo lands strikes from half guard.
Shudo is nestled in close to Lauren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Te Shudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lauren looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shudo working Lauren over with strikes.
Shudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lauren tries to get to full guard but Shudo has control of the leg.
Shudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lauren has hold of Shudo's hands but Shudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lauren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lauren with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lauren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lauren misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lauren wants to get back to full guard.
Jill Lauren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lauren is trying to control but can't.
Shudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Te Shudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lauren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jill Lauren!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jill Lauren!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jill Lauren!

Jill Lauren wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jill Lauren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.