PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the cage accompanied by dmx - dogs out . Su han has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Russell
vs
Su han

173 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Control Nutrition

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russell tries a head kick but it misses.
Russell wants to clinch up but Su han keeps it at a distance.
Su han darts in trying to clinch
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Su han tries to clinch there but Russell circles away.
Russell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Su han will feel that in the morning.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Su han avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Russell closes the distance and pushes Su han back into the cage.
Su han connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Russell.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Russell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Su han.
Su han lands a knee to the head.
Russell lands with a light punch inside.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Su han's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han throws an elbow that misses.
Su han using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Su han on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Su han throws an elbow that misses.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Russell is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Su han.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Su han avoids the damage to the body.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Su han in his tracks for a moment.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Russell won't want to take too many of those.
Russell looking to throw knees to the head but Su han is blocking nicely.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Russell won't want to take too many of those.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Russell misses with the head strike.
Su han blocks an uppercut.
Su han lands a knee to the head.
Su han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Su han throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Russell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Russell.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Su han is keeping busy.
Su han takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Russell lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell blocks an elbow strike from Su han.
Russell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Su han creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell digs a right hand underneath Su han's ribcage. Su han let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Russell working Su han over with knees to the body.
Su han takes a shot to the head.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Su han blocks the elbow strike.
Su han missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell lands a right hand.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Su han pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Su han takes a shot to the head.
Russell lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Russell.
Su han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russell blocks it with crossed arms.
Russell lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell is looking to control Su han's arms but Su han gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russell has his back to the cage.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Su han misses with a knee strike.
Russell gets through Su han's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Su han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Su han.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Su han's defenses.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Russell lands a shoulder strike.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Russell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Russell throws a punch but it's blocked by Su han.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
Russell lands a shot to the body.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Su han shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Su han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell throws a punch but it's blocked by Su han.
Su han takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Su han has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Russell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Russell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Su han.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Su han tries a knee to the head but Russell blocks it.
Russell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Russell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Russell.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Russell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Kong Su han seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Su han just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russell's brow.
Su han pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Su han using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Russell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Russell.
Su han avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell wants to stall.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
Russell blocks an elbow strike.
Su han pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Su han throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Su han throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell stalling in the clinch but Su han improves position.
Russell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Russell lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Su han in his tracks for a moment.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russell tries to stall but Su han uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Russell blocks an elbow strike.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Russell scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Su han.
Russell lands a right hand.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Su han.
Russell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russell looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Russell.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Su han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Russell wants to stall.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell tries to land a knee to the head but Su han blocks with his arms.
Su han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Su han avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with a punch to the body.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Su han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Su han throws an elbow but misses.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russell.
Russell tries to stall but Su han uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Su han throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
Russell misses with a knee to the head.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Russell is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Su han.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Su han leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell gets through Su han's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Su han just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russell's brow.
Russell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Su han.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell pushes Su han back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Su han blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Su han prevents a body shot from Russell.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Su han throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Su han just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russell's brow.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Russell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Su hans head.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Su han's head.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Su han's head.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Su han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Russell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell tries to clinch but Su han is having none of it.
Russell throws a right hand that Su han ducks under and follows up with a left that Su han also avoids with ease.
Su han is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Su han tries to clinch
and Russell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Su han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
Russell avoiding damage as Su han throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Russell.
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Russell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russell.
Russell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Su han blocking some punches.
Russell blocks an elbow strike from Su han.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
With the fighters up against the cage, Su han throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Su hans head.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Su han's defenses.
Su han on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russell blocks an elbow strike.
Su han creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Su han creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell stalling in the clinch but Su han improves position.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Su han is defending well for now.
Russell lands with a light punch inside.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russell.
Su han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russell blocks it with crossed arms.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell stalling in the clinch but Su han improves position.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Su han.
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
Su han scores with a knee to the head.
Russell scores with a shoulder strike.
Russell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russell misses with a punch on the inside.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Su han's defenses.
Su han lands an elbow inside.

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.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Su han has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Su han connects with a knee to the head.
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell blocks an elbow strike.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Su han.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Su han's defenses.
Su han creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Su han misses with a knee to the head.
Su han pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Su han blocks the elbow strike.
Russell lands a hook that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Russell stalling in the clinch but Su han improves position.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Su han throws an elbow that misses.
Russell working aggressively here.
Russell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Russell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Su hans head.
Su han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Su han misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Su han throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Su han blocks an elbow strike.
Russell scores with a hook to the body.
Su han throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Russell.
Su han's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russell lands a hook that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Su han's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russell tries to stall but Su han uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Russell can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Russell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Su han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Su han lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Russell lands a knee to the head.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Su han.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han lands a knee to the head.
Su han blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Su han pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Su han throws an elbow but misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Su han blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Su han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Su han dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Su han avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell presses Su han against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Su han avoids it.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russell 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Russell!