PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bienvenido Jurado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sudo
vs
Jurado

187 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bienvenido Jurado!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo connects with a right hand. Jurado shakes it off.

It looks like Bienvenido Jurado has been cut.
Jurado throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo ducks under a wild hook from Jurado.
Sudo shoots in but no luck this time.
Jurado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurado throws a nice looking combination but Sudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jurado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sudo circles away quickly and effectively.

Sudo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jurado trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurado tries to roll over but Sudo keeps him under control.
Sudo is stalling here. Jurado is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sudo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jurado has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sudo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jurado won't allow Sudo to pass to mount.
Sudo throwing shots but Jurado is blocking nicely.
Sudo trying to pass the guard but Jurado defending well.

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.
Jurado is trying to control but can't.
Sudo throwing shots but Jurado is blocking nicely.
Sudo is keen to just control but Jurado is a slippery customer.
Sudo is thwarting Jurado's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurado throws a shot from downtown. Sudo moves away and avoids it.
Jurado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jurado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Jurado as Sudo shoots in.

Sudo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jurado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jurado regains half guard, as Sudo was trying to land strikes.
Jurado regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sudo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurado keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
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.
Sudo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jurado's head.
Sudo throws a strike but Jurado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sudo keeping full guard, as Jurado tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jurado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sudo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sudo has momentary wrist control but Jurado slips an elbow through the middle.
Sudo striking from the bottom here.
Sudo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jurado stops Sudo from standing up.
Sudo trying to control the position.
Jurado tries to stand but Sudo is controlling from the bottom.
Jurado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jurado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sudo working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jurado takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bienvenido Jurado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jurado leaves Sudo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyun Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jurado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jurado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sudo. Sudo obviously looking to wear him down.
Sudo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jurado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Sudo misses with a few strikes there.
Jurado looks to score with a jab to the body but Sudo is just out of range.
Jurado misses with a combination
and Sudo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jurado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurado stuffs the takedown attempt from Sudo. Sudo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Jurado moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jurado misses.
Jurado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sudo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jurado throws a front kick aimed at Sudo's knee but Sudo avoids it well.
Jurado is looking to land body kicks.
Jurado looks gassed!
Sudo shoots in and drives through. Jurado sprawls well.
Sudo throws a body punch but Jurado moves out of range.
Sudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jurado misses with a hook. Sudo ducked under it nicely.
Jurado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sudo checks it well.
Jurado throws a leg kick
and Sudo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jurado as Sudo shoots in.
Jurado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jurado works the jab nicely.
Jurado throws a hook but Sudo blocks it.
Sudo misses with a straight left.
Jurado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sudo counters with a two punch combo.
Sudo lands a high kick!
Jurado lands a nice hook to Sudo's body. Sudo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jurado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jurado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sudo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jurado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sudo.
Jurado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jurado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sudo counters with a leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jurado throws a body punch but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo dives in and grabs Jurado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jurado pushes down on Sudo's head and hops out.
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jurado looks to land a combination but Sudo avoids it well.
Sudo throws a nice looking combination but Jurado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sudo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sudo.
Bienvenido Jurado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurado throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sudo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sudo.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jurado can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sudo is standing up over Jurado. Jurado looks to escape but Sudo dives into side control.
Sudo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jurado keeps working.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo just content to control the position.
Sudo throws an elbow but Jurado slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sudo lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Jurado lands with an overhand left.
Jurado falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sudo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jurado!
Jurado is bucking up trying to escape but Sudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jurado tries to hold on but Sudo postures up.
Sudo punching from mount but Jurado doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jurado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sudo looking to finish with strikes here!
Sudo tries to control but Jurado wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo throws some wild stikes that Jurado manages to avoid easily.
Sudo with shots to the head and body - Jurado looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jurado is desperately trying to improve his position but Sudo has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Jurado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Sudo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jurado manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sudo trying to control the position but Jurado is working away.

That's two 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Sudo.
Hyun Sudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sudo is trying to get an arm triangle but Jurado is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jurado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jurado regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sudo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sudo trying to pass the guard but Jurado defending well.
Sudo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jurado is trying to get back to full guard.
Sudo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sudo looking to control but Jurado is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sudo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sudo misses with a head shot.
Sudo wants to control the pace but Jurado is squirming around nicely.
Jurado is in a horrible position here. Sudo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to control the pace but Jurado is squirming around nicely.
Sudo 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.
Sudo controlling the pace for now.
Sudo tries to control but Jurado wriggling away.
Jurado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's six 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.
Jurado is squirming around, avoiding Sudo's attempts to control the action.
Sudo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jurado looks a forlorn figure.
Sudo tries to control but Jurado wriggling away.
Jurado is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sudo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jurado?

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jurado squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sudo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sudo landing strikes, looking to finish!

That has opened up Bienvenido Jurado's cut even more.
Jurado is breathing heavily.
Sudo looking to finish Jurado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jurado!

Sudo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jurado is now in Sudo's guard. A big mistake from Sudo there, giving up the dominant position!
Sudo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jurado is controlling him.

Jurado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurado.
Sudo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jurado lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jurado thows a big elbow that misses.
Jurado wants to stand but Sudo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bienvenido Jurado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sudo keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jurado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sudo is on top in guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jurado trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Jurado is looking to sweep but instead, Sudo has passed into half guard.
Jurado holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sudo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jurado gets full guard.
Jurado 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.
Jurado keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.

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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!

Hyun Sudo wins by unanimous decision!