PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes into the arena with Reno blaring out of the sound system. Gabriel Rodrigues has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rodrigues
vs
Sudo

178 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo works Rodrigues's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Rodrigues.
Sudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sudo digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
Sudo lands with a cross.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Sudo.
Sudo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sudo motions for Rodrigues to come forward. Sudo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sudo connects with a body shot.
Sudo swinging wildly here.
Sudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Sudo with a series of wild strikes but Sudo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Sudo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues misses with the combination.
Rodrigues shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sudo. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Sudo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sudo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Sudo lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sudo is out of range and Rodrigues settles back down.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sudo misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to work over Sudo's front leg with a kick but Sudo checks it.
Sudo lands with a good body shot.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
Rodrigues takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab by Rodrigues.
Sudo works the jab nicely.
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
Sudo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodrigues checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sudo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sudo throws the kick towards the body but Rodrigues avoids it.
Sudo lands a leg kick that knocks Rodrigues off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
Sudo slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Sudo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sudo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rodrigues rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodrigues stalks Sudo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sudo's face. Sudo staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Sudo blocks the leg kick.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination but Sudo avoids it well.
Sudo throws the kick towards the body but Rodrigues avoids it.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodrigues throws the left hand but Sudo avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sudo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick as Sudo jumps back.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Sudo.
Sudo misses with a hook.
Sudo works the jab nicely.
Rodrigues pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sudo is out of range and Rodrigues settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sudo.
Sudo dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Sudo dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a nice strike.
Sudo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Sudo works Rodrigues's body with a nice hook.
Sudo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodrigues to score with a decent uppercut.
Sudo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigues.

It looks like Gabriel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues works over Sudo's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Sudo.
Sudo throws out a leg kick but Rodrigues moves out of range and Sudo only half commits.
Sudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sudo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sudo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sudo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Sudo.
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Sudo clobbers Rodrigues with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodrigues keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sudo misses with a two punch combination.
Sudo looks gassed!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sudo.
Sudo throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
A low kick from Sudo is predictable there
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Sudo.
Sudo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues scores with a one two! Sudo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sudo throws a combination that misses
and Rodrigues counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodrigues cracks Sudo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hyun Sudo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Rodrigues's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Sudo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodrigues looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Sudo avoids them all with ease.
Rodrigues checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigues avoids a kick to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Sudo moved out of range.
Sudo lands with a nice combination. Rodrigues backs away looking to recover.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Sudo moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Sudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues wants to slow Sudo down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Sudo staying out of range there.
Rodrigues misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigues.
Sudo throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sudo misses.
Sudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sudo dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Sudo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sudo also avoids with ease.
Sudo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy body shot
and Sudo counters with a nice body shot.
Rodrigues tries to land a leg kick but Sudo saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Sudo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sudo looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
A low kick from Rodrigues is predictable there
and Sudo counters with an outside leg kick.
Sudo takes one to the chin there.
Sudo tries to score with a low kick but Rodrigues moves his leg out of the way.
Sudo jabs Rodrigues to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodrigues attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Sudo.
Sudo looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sudo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sudo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sudo slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Sudo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Sudo's leg. Sudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues throws a low kick but Sudo avoids it.
Sudo throws a low kick, looking for Rodrigues's leg but Rodrigues calmly moves out of range.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Sudo.
A good leg kick by Rodrigues.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sudo circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Rodrigues catches Sudo right on the button with a cross.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination but Sudo avoids it well.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sudo thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigues's side.
A head kick misses from Sudo.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the body.
Sudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodrigues counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Sudo's leg. Sudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sudo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodrigues counters with a thumping low kick.
Sudo walks into a straight right hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sudo.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Sudo.
Sudo fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodrigues in the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sudo. That did some damage!
Gabriel Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodrigues tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodrigues fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sudo is able to avoid easily.
Sudo throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues thumps Sudo with a low kick.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Sudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sudo blocks a jab.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick
and Sudo counters with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sudo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sudo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick that misses.
Sudo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodrigues tries to score with a low kick but Sudo moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Rodrigues misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
Rodrigues throws a jab but it's blocked by Sudo.
Sudo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good work by Rodrigues as he checks the leg kick.
Rodrigues feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sudo's calf.
Rodrigues attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sudo misses with a combination
and Rodrigues counters with a left to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat.
Sudo tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sudo on the side of the head.
Sudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Sudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sudo.
Sudo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sudo is out of range and Rodrigues settles back down.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Sudo.
Rodrigues fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sudo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sudo throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sudo checks it well.
Rodrigues throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Sudo.
A leg kick checked by Sudo.
Sudo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Sudo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Sudo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sudo.
Rodrigues tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sudo.
Rodrigues shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Sudo is predictable there
and Rodrigues counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sudo's knee momentarily.
Sudo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Sudo.
Rodrigues fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sudo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodrigues connects with a looping right hand.
Sudo connects with a high kick.
Rodrigues throws out a leg kick but Sudo moves out of range and Rodrigues only half commits.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Sudo backpedaling.
Rodrigues pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sudo back to the cage. Rodrigues follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rodrigues misses with a few strikes there.
Sudo throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sudo.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Sudo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sudo also avoids with ease.
Rodrigues connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sudo momentarily.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick
and Sudo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodrigues. That's going to slow Sudo down.
Sudo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Sudo blocks the leg kick.
Rodrigues connects with an inside leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues connects with a looping right hand.
Rodrigues throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues throws a low kick, looking for Sudo's leg but Sudo calmly moves out of range.
Sudo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sudo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Sudo.
Sudo throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Sudo. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigues cracks the inside of Sudo's front leg.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Sudo's leg. Sudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Rodrigues misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues wants to land a leg kick but Sudo is out of range.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigues will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sudo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sudo throws a series of strikes that have Rodrigues backpedaling.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
Sudo cracks a nice hook into Rodrigues's ribs.
Sudo slips under a jab.
Rodrigues throws a chopping leg kick but Sudo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gabriel Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sudo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sudo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Sudo's leg. Sudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Sudo.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sudo.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination but Sudo avoids it well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sudo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sudo. That did some damage!
Rodrigues misses with a hook to the body
and Sudo counters with a body kick that stops Rodrigues in his tracks momentarily.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to Sudo's body.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Sudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Rodrigues both land. Nice combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a wild combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodrigues lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sudo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sudo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sudo.
Sudo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sudo.
Sudo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sudo slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sudo throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Gabriel Rodrigues!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Gabriel Rodrigues!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Gabriel Rodrigues!

Gabriel Rodrigues wins by unanimous decision!