PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sultao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Couture has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Couture
vs
Sultao

183 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Sultao!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sultao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sultao looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Sultao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sultao wants to clinch
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Couture with a hook.
Sultao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Couture catches Sultao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sultao shoots for a double leg takedown but Couture sprawls well. He's pushed Sultao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Couture.
Couture lands a body shot.
Sultao dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Couture moves into range and connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sultao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sultao misses with a lunging right hand
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Sultao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Couture cracks Sultao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sultao avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Couture. That snapped Sultao's head back.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Randy Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Couture.
Couture pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sultao back to the cage. Couture follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sultao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sultao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sultao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Couture throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Couture lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Couture cracks Sultao with an open hand slap.
Couture scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture scores with a hook.
Couture is working the combinations to good effect here.
Couture throws a push kick but Sultao slaps the foot to one side.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture looks to land a combination. Sultao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
Couture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sultao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Couture connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sultao scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Sultao as he checks the leg kick.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Couture looks to land a combination. Sultao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Couture throws a right hand that Sultao ducks under and follows up with a left that Sultao also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Couture.
Couture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sultao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Sultao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couture lands a jab to the nose.
Couture thuds a left hand into Sultao's body.
Couture throws a series of punches but Sultao moves out of range.
Couture lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Couture connects with a right hand. Sultao shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sultao momentarily.
Couture listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Couture lands a two punch combo.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Sultao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Couture lands with a nice combination. Sultao backs away looking to recover.
Couture keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Couture works Sultao's body with a nice hook.
Couture lands with a right hand.
Sultao throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk. Couture catches Sultao right on the button with a cross.
Couture fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sultao is breathing heavily.
Couture's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sultao under the eye.
A left and a right from Couture both land. Nice combination.
Sultao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Couture. That snapped Sultao's head back.
Couture scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sultao in his tracks.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Randy Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
Couture connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couture throws a good cross that connects.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Sultao tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Couture.
Sultao tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Couture moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Couture goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Sultao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Couture.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Couture moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Couture.
Sultao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture lands a lovely overhand right.
Sultao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Couture moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Couture coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
Couture looks to land a combination. Sultao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sultao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Couture bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sultao's head.
Couture connects with a right hand. Sultao shakes it off.
Sultao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Couture lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sultao backs up against the cage.
Couture lands with a straight right. Sultao didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob Sultao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Couture!
Sultao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Couture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Couture.
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
Sultao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
Couture stuns Sultao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Couture throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Couture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture cracks Sultao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Couture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Couture misses with a low kick as Sultao jumps back.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for Sultao on that attempt.
Couture lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sultao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sultao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture throws a series of punches but Sultao moves out of range.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sultao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture throws a right hand that Sultao ducks under and follows up with a left that Sultao also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Couture scores with a four punch combination!
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Sultao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Couture connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sultao scrambles back to his feet.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Sultao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Couture tries to bum rush Sultao with a series of wild strikes but Sultao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sultao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sultao moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sultao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couture throws a low kick but Sultao avoids it.
Couture lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Couture - just one landing.
Couture lands a glancing blow to the side of Sultao's head.
Couture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
Couture lands a jab to Sultao's midsection.
Sultao ducks right into an uppercut from Couture.
A nice leg kick lands there from Couture.
Couture misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture looks for the body kick but Sultao saw that one coming.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
Couture scores with a nice head shot.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sultao.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sultao can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Couture!
A nice combination there by Couture.
Couture with a jab.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sultao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands the left hand.
Sultao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couture tries to bum rush Sultao with a series of wild strikes but Sultao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Couture.
Couture displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Sultao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Couture tests Sultao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sultao doesn't seem bothered though.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob Sultao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sultao in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Couture, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!