PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Michael Do enters the cage!

Cutter
vs
Do

186 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarred Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter throws a head kick that misses.

Do rushes Cutter and presses him up against the cage.

Do breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do tries to clinch up.
Cutter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do dodges the punch combination from Cutter.
Do fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Do closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Do lands in his opponent's guard.
Cutter being controlled here, momentarily.
Do pushes down on Cutter's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Do trying to control the pace.
Do wants to pass to mount but Cutter is defending the position.
Do content to control rather than advance.
Cutter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutter tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Do moves into full mount! Cutter won't be happy about that!
Do controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter tries to hold on but Do pushes him away.
Do controlling the position easily from mount.
Do is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Do content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Do connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Do controlling from the full mount.
Do breaks from Cutter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Do controlling the pace for now.
Do connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Do dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Do has closed the distance and engaged Cutter in a clinch.

Do pulls guard successfully.
Cutter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cutter wanted to stand there but Do had control of the position.
Cutter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do on the ground.
Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do passes to side control.
Cutter taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here as Do stalls from top position.
Do lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Do stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cutter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Do.
Cutter throws a leg kick that misses.
Do keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cutter wants to clinch but Do slips to the side

and Do counters with a shoot takedown. Cutter fights it but they end up in guard.
Do controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cutter is working an open guard so Do takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jarred Cutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Do moves into the clinch successfully.
Cutter being controlled against the cage.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cutter avoids it.

Do pulls Cutter into guard.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Do is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do stands and throws Cutter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Do happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter wants to get back to his feet but Do is dominant here and he's now got Cutter's back!
Do lands shots from the back.
Do lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Do is working for a rear naked choke. Cutter is not defending it well and Do has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Cutter refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Cutter's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Do!