PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Findbarr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyun Sudo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Findbarr
vs
Sudo

167 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
39
153 lbs
23 - 27 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Findbarr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Findbarr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sudo was well out of range. Poor timing from Findbarr.
Sudo fails with the takedown.
Nice shot by Findbarr.
Sudo is looking to clinch but Findbarr is avoiding it.
Sudo wants to clinch up but Findbarr keeps it at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Findbarr enables Sudo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Findbarr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Findbarr controlling Sudo's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Findbarr looking to control.
Findbarr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sudo on the ground.
Findbarr has his hands on Sudo's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Findbarr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Findbarr trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Findbarr pulls Sudo in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Findbarr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Findbarr moves into the clinch.
Findbarr swings wildly with an uppercut but Sudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Findbarr fails to land.

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.
Findbarr misses with the head strike.
Sudo blocking some punches.
Findbarr lands a shoulder strike.

Sudo manages to break the clinch.
Seamus Findbarr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Findbarr scores with a sloppy right hand. Sudo should have avoided that one.
Sudo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Findbarr swats away the attempt to clinch by Sudo.
A little feinted left hand from Findbarr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Findbarr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sudo. Sudo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Sudo scores with a hook.
Sudo tries to clinch up.
Sudo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Findbarr lands a nice looking body shot.
Findbarr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Findbarr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findbarr leaves Sudo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sudo looks winded!
Sudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Findbarr misses its target.
Findbarr lands a jab.
Findbarr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Findbarr forces Sudo back against the cage and clinches.
Sudo has a couple of punches blocked by Findbarr.
Sudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Findbarr scores with a shoulder strike.
Sudo blocks an uppercut.
Findbarr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sudo or not.
Findbarr misses with the head strike.
Findbarr misses with some punches.
Sudo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Findbarr is keeping busy.
Findbarr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Findbarr scores with a hook to the body.
Findbarr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Findbarr gets through Sudo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Findbarr misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Findbarr fails to land.
Findbarr lands an uppercut.
Findbarr lands a shoulder strike.
Findbarr working aggressively here.
Findbarr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sudo.
Sudo blocks an uppercut.
Findbarr scores with a shoulder strike.
Findbarr scores with a shot to the side of Sudo's head.
A short uppercut from Findbarr.
Sudo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Findbarr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Findbarr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Findbarr.
Findbarr lands a body punch.
Sudo prevents a body shot from Findbarr.
A head punch on the inside from Findbarr fails to land.
Findbarr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Findbarr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sudo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Findbarr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyun Sudo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Findbarr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Findbarr is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sudo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Findbarr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sudo.
Findbarr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSudo.
Findbarr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Findbarr instigates a clinch.
Sudo trying to stall but Findbarr improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Findbarr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo missing with knees to the body.
Seamus Findbarr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Findbarr misses with a punch on the inside.
Sudo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sudo tries to circle away but Findbarr has him pinned against the cage.
Sudo trying to control the position but instead, Findbarr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sudo into the cage.
Findbarr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Findbarr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Findbarr.
Findbarr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sudo can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Findbarr fails to land.
Sudo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Findbarr.
Sudo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Findbarr throws a punch but it's blocked by Sudo.
Findbarr struggles to land a body shot inside as Sudo controls his hands.
Findbarr misses with the head strike.
Findbarr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Findbarr.
Findbarr lands an uppercut.
Findbarr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Findbarr.
Findbarr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Findbarr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Findbarr on the inside.
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 lands with a light punch inside.
Sudo tries to circle away but Findbarr has him pinned against the cage.
Sudo can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sudo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Findbarr scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Findbarr throws a punch but it's blocked by Sudo.
Sudo blocking some punches.
Findbarr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Findbarr lands a hook that snaps the head of Sudo backwards.
Findbarr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Findbarr.
Findbarr lands a hook that snaps the head of Sudo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sudo fails to land.
Findbarr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Findbarr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Findbarr.
Findbarr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Findbarr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Findbarr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Findbarr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findbarr lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Findbarr.
Sudo tries to stall but Findbarr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Findbarr leaning against his opponent.
Sudo blocks an uppercut.
Findbarr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sudo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Findbarr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sudo backwards.
Findbarr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Findbarr.
Sudo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Findbarr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Findbarr throws a head punch that misses.
Findbarr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Findbarr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Findbarr misses with some punches.
Findbarr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sudo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Findbarr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Findbarr.
Findbarr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Findbarr.
Findbarr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Findbarr has a couple of punches blocked by Sudo.
Findbarr scores with a shoulder strike.

Sudo is rocked!

Sudo breaks the clinch.
Sudo is still on wobbly legs! Can Findbarr finish him?
Sudo darts in looking for a takedown but Findbarr gets double underhooks and turns Sudo into the cage.
Sudo seems to have recovered his senses.
Sudo walks into a stiff left hand from Findbarr.
Findbarr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Findbarr moves into the clinch.
Findbarr gets through Sudo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Findbarr misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Findbarr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Findbarr pushes Sudo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo tries to circle away but Findbarr has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Findbarr.
Findbarr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sudo backwards.
Findbarr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Findbarr cracks Sudo with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Findbarr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hyun Sudo's cut.
That's time! Findbarr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Findbarr drops Sudo with a beautiful combination! Sudo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Findbarr is looking for the KO!
Sudo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Findbarr as he avoids it easily.
Findbarr throws out a loose jab but Sudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sudo shoots in looking for a takedown. Findbarr tries to sprawl out of it but Sudo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Findbarr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sudo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Findbarr coming out on top.
Sudo slips a straight right by Findbarr.
Seamus Findbarr is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Findbarr lands with a shot to the body.
Sudo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Findbarr tests Sudo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Findbarr works Sudo's body with a nice hook.
Findbarr throws a shot from downtown. Sudo moves away and avoids it.
Findbarr tests Sudo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Findbarr lands a jab to the head.
Sudo moves away from the strike by Findbarr.
Findbarr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Findbarr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sudo at a distance.
Sudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Findbarr lands a nice looking body shot.
Sudo shoots in looking for a takedown but Findbarr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sudo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seamus Findbarr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyun Sudo.
Findbarr stuns Sudo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Findbarr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo shoots in looking for a takedown but Findbarr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sudo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Findbarr misses the target.

Findbarr moves into the clinch successfully.
Findbarr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Findbarr.
Findbarr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Findbarr.
Findbarr lands a left hand.
Findbarr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Findbarr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Findbarr misses with a punch on the inside.
Findbarr misses with some punches.
Findbarr has a couple of punches blocked by Sudo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sudo.
Findbarr lands with a short shot to the head.
Findbarr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Findbarr.
Sudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Findbarr lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sudo blocks an uppercut.
Findbarr scores with a hook to the body.
Findbarr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sudo breaks the clinch.
Sudo is looking to clinch but Findbarr is avoiding it.
Findbarr catches Sudo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Findbarr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sudos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Sudo.
Findbarr clobbers Sudo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Findbarr misses the shot to the body.
Findbarr works the jab nicely.
Findbarr tests Sudo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Findbarr throws an overhand right that drops Sudo like a sack of potatoes! Findbarr dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Findbarr!