PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharia Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock You Like A Hurricane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sudo
vs
Steele

187 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

176 cm
31
182 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zacharia Steele!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steele misses with a combination
and Sudo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Sudo.

Steele shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sudo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sudo is keeping the position for now.

Sudo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele advances to half guard.

Steele is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sudo defends it well.

Sudo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steele pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo manages to get to full guard.
Sudo wants to get back to his feet but Steele is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steele stays in close to Sudo's body and controls the position.
Steele must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sudo wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Sudo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Sudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sudo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steele passes into half guard.

Sudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sudo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Steele manages to pass to mount!
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sudo is looking to escape.
Steele wants to take Sudo's back but he can't do it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is just holding on here. Steele manages to take his back.
Steele doesn't have the hooks in and Sudo manages to turn into his guard.
Sudo tries to free his leg and advance position but Steele is retaining full guard.

Steele working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sudo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sudo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Steele is looking for a triangle here but Sudo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sudo grinds an elbow into Steele's temple.
Steele can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sudo working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sudo is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steele taking a bit of punishment here - Sudo scoring with strikes.

Sudo swings around for an armbar but Steele sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sudo's guard.
Sudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sudo trying to control the position.

Sudo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steele passes into side control.
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That's five minutes gone in the round.

Steele is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sudo wants to control but Steele postures up.
Sudo gets back to half guard.
Sudo wants to control but Steele is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sudo tries to get to full guard but Steele has control of the leg.
Sudo gets full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Sudo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Steele has passed into half guard!

Sudo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sudo trying to hold on to Steele's head to control him but Steele postures up.

Sudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steele wants to free his trapped foot but Sudo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Steele is working for a kimura but Sudo is defending it quite comfortably.
Steele with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sudo missing with punches from the bottom.
Sudo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Steele is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sudo sees it coming and defends easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to hold on to Steele's head to control him but Steele postures up.
Sudo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Steele is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Hyun Sudo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.

Steele closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sudo is looking for a sweep.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sudo keeps working.
Sudo is looking to reverse the position.
Sudo is trying to control Steele's posture but Steele avoids it.
Steele trying to control the action but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Steele tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steele has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Sudo stalling in the clinch but Steele improves position.
Sudo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sudo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sudo avoids it.
Sudo dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Sudo lands a knee to the body.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Sudo.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Sudo.
Sudo avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sudo blocks the elbow strike.
Sudo stalling against the cage.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sudo is defending well for now.

Sudo manages to break the clinch.

Sudo moves into the clinch successfully.
Sudo lands a nice knee to the body.
Sudo crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Sudo connects with a knee to the head.
Sudo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo cracks Steele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Sudo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sudo misses with a double jab.
Sudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.

Steele rushes Sudo and presses him up against the cage.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sudo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Steele clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sudo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sudo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele being controlled against the cage.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sudo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sudo.
Sudo tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Sudo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sudo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sudo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sudo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hyun Sudo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sudo pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sudo as the two fighters clinch.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Sudo blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo working Steele over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sudo.
Sudo lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele being controlled against the cage.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele lands an elbow just above Sudo 's eye.
Sudo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele blocks a body shot from Sudo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sudo moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Sudo moves into the clinch.
Steele blocks a body shot from Sudo.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sudo counters with a series of strikes. Steele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sudo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sudo throws a combination. Steele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steele 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.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sudo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sudo duly obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sudo.
Sudo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sudo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hyun Sudo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sudo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sudo is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sudo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zacharia Steele.
Sudo lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the cage and back into range.
Sudo scores with a punch to the head.
Steele shoots in for a double leg but Sudo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sudo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sudo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele avoids the head kick by Sudo.
A punch combination from Sudo misses.
Sudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Sudo.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Sudo.
Sudo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sudo.
Steele moves out of range of the leg kick from Sudo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Steele gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sudo's brow.
Nice body punch from Sudo.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Sudo.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sudo lands a nice elbow.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sudo avoids it.
Sudo pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sudo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Sudo missing with knees to the body.
Zacharia Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sudo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Sudo managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.

Sudo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sudo connects with a high kick.

Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sudo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Sudo is blocking nicely.
Sudo works on Steele's body with a couple of short punches.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sudo digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Sudo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steele's face.
Sudo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Sudo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sudo.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sudo managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele avoiding damage as Sudo throws knees to the body.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sudo is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sudo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sudo tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Sudo back against the cage.
Sudo lands a knee to the body.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sudo is defending well for now.

Sudo breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele misses with a hook to the body
and Sudo counters with a thumping low kick.
Sudo stalks Steele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steele's face. Steele staggers backwards, shaken.

Sudo darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!

Hyun Sudo wins by unanimous decision!
Hyun Sudo very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.