PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sudo
vs
Kawasati

175 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kawasati closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sudo is looking to regain half guard here but Kawasati keeps moving and retains side control.
Kawasati trying to control the action but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sudo is working hard here to advance position.
Sudo manages to get back to half guard.
Kawasati controlling the action here.

Sudo looking for submissions off his back.
Kawasati content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo wants to improve his position but Kawasati is controlling well.

Sudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kawasati is trying to control the action in half guard but Sudo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kawasati works his way into full mount!
Sudo tries to reverse the position but Kawasati maintains control.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Kawasati sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sudo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kawasati looking to control and managing it successfully.

Kawasati looking to secure an arm triangle but Sudo defends it well.
Kawasati tries to control but Sudo wriggling away.

Kawasati has control of Sudo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sudo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sudo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kawasati tries to control but Sudo wriggling away.
Sudo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati passes to full mount!
Sudo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kawasati is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sudo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sudo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kawasati looking to control but Sudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sudo tries to reverse the position but Kawasati maintains control.
Sudo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sudo 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati is trying to control the position but Sudo postures up.
Sudo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kawasati lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sudo!
Sudo is trying desperately to improve position.
Sudo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sudo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kawasati's guard. Nice work there by Sudo.
Kawasati wants to sweep here but Sudo controlling him for the moment.

Sudo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kawasati to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sudo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kawasati pulls down on the head and he's put Sudo to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yuuto Kawasati!