PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hyun Sudo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sudo
vs
Nero

187 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

168 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Nero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Nero.
Nero avoids a kick to the body.
Sudo thumps Nero with a low kick.

Nero closes the distance and clinches.
Sudo is looking to control Nero's arms but Nero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sudo has his back to the cage.
Nero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sudo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but Sudo blocks with his arms.

Sudo jumps guard and drags Nero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nero wants to get up but he can't break Sudo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sudo is adopting a defensive guard.

Nero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nero has managed to get both his arms back between Sudo's legs - danger averted.
Nero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sudo looking to control.
Nero stopping the sweep attempt from Sudo.
Nero is looking to stand up but Sudo won't let him.
Nero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sudo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nero stacks Sudo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nero!
Nero wants to stand but Sudo has his arm trapped.
Sudo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nero presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sudo tries to hold on but Nero pushes him away.

Nero get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nero moves into the clinch.
Sudo avoiding damage as Nero throws knees to the body.
Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sudo avoiding damage as Nero throws knees to the body.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Sudo.
Sudo tries to break free but Nero pushes him back against the cage.
Sudo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sudo managing to block the knees to the body from Nero.
Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sudo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sudo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sudo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nero's brow.
Nero gets underhooks to prevent Sudo's takedown attempt.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sudo can't break the clinch.
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Nero's head.
Sudo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sudo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Sudo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nero's half guard.
Nero is trying to stand back up but Sudo is controlling him
Nero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sudo.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nero is refusing to be controlled, as Sudo sits in half guard.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
Sudo throwing shots but Nero is blocking nicely.
Nero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 trying to control the action but Nero is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sudo.
Nero is trying to stand.
Nero is not content to let Sudo control the position.
Nero has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo looks to land a strike but Nero avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sudo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sudo wants to control from the top but Nero keeps moving.
Sudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nero swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Sudo prevents Nero from getting back to his feet.
Sudo is standing up over Nero. Nero looks to escape but Sudo dives into side control.

Sudo is trying to get an arm triangle but Nero is defending well.
Nero being controlled for a moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to control but Nero is keeping him busy.
Nero 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.
Nero tries to escape but Sudo is in control.
Sudo scoring with punches from side control.
Sudo controlling from side mount.
Nero tries to escape but Sudo is in control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nero keeps working.
Sudo tries to advance to mount but Nero denies him.
Nero dodges the ground and pound from Sudo.
Nero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo working the ground and pound.

Sudo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sudo.
Sudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses
and Nero finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sudo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Nero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Sudo blocks it.
Sudo pushes off an throws an elbow but Nero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sudo throws a head punch that misses.
Nero looking to throw knees to the head but Sudo is blocking nicely.
Sudo misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sudo fails to pull guard.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Sudo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sudo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nero.
Nero checks a leg kick.
Nero checks a leg kick.

Nero instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sudo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sudo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nero letting Sudo take a breather here.
Nero crunches a lovely knee into Sudo's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
Nero trying to land knees to the body.
Nero lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but Nero blocks with his arms.

Sudo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nero is trying to keep an underhook but Sudo manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero tries to kick Sudo off but Sudo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Sudo is working for a submission of some sort.
Nero wants to get back to his feet.
Nero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nero wants to get back to his feet.
Sudo is just content to waste time from the top position. Nero takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sudo is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sudo slips nicely into half guard.
Sudo trying to control the action but Nero is working from the bottom.
Nero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sudo.
Nero is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo not doing much here.
Sudo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sudo lands with a punch from half guard.
Sudo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sudo is working for a kimura but Nero is defending it quite comfortably.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo prevents Nero from standing back up.

Sudo seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sudo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nero could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sudo has cracked it and Nero is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sudo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hyun Sudo!