PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omi Shuai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid CuDi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai comes to the cage accompanied by Xiaolin Showdown. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shuai
vs
CuDi

165 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omi Shuai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid CuDi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CuDi shoots in looking for a takedown. Shuai tries to sprawl out of it but CuDi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shuai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shuai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
CuDi looks to score with a jab to the body but Shuai is just out of range.
CuDi misses with a kick to the body

and Shuai counters with a single leg into guard. CuDi didn't expect that.
Shuai won't allow CuDi to sweep him here.
CuDi trying to keep a closed guard but Shuai is proving a slippery customer.
CuDi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shuai.
Shuai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
CuDi is trying to control the position but Shuai postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kid CuDi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
CuDi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shuai.

CuDi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shuai trying to keep a closed guard but CuDi is proving a slippery customer.
Shuai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
CuDi trying to control but Shuai is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shuai is trying to control the position but CuDi postures up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
CuDi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

CuDi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
CuDi trying to control the position from guard on top but Shuai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
CuDi looks gassed!
Shuai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst CuDi is controlling him.
CuDi trying to control the position from guard on top but Shuai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
CuDi wanted to stand there but Shuai had control of the position.
Shuai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in CuDi's guard.
Shuai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shuai wants to control from the top but CuDi keeps moving.

CuDi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shuai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shuai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed CuDi's guard.
Shuai is looking to take a break and control but CuDi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
CuDi taking some punishment here, with Shuai in his half guard.
Shuai is taking a breather. CuDi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shuai is thwarting CuDi's attempts to control the position.
Shuai tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omi Shuai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shuai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CuDi's waist but CuDi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shuai off to one side.

CuDi scores a takedown into full mount!
CuDi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
CuDi blocks Shuai's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shuai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shuai is squirming around, avoiding CuDi's attempts to control the action.
Shuai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
CuDi won't let Shuai get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuai is working to get back to half guard.
CuDi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
CuDi wants to control the pace but Shuai is squirming around nicely.

CuDi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shuai can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shuai doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
CuDi trying to control but Shuai is having none of it.
Shuai slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shuai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shuai is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
CuDi keeping moving, preventing Shuai from controlling successfully.
CuDi looking to control.
Shuai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CuDi is keeping the position for now.
CuDi trying to keep a closed guard but Shuai is proving a slippery customer.
Shuai tries to free his leg and advance position but CuDi is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shuai trying to control but CuDi is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shuai closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Shuai closes the distance and clinches.
Shuai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but CuDi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
CuDi is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

CuDi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shuai can't fight it off and eventually CuDi manages to take the fight to the floor. Shuai looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
CuDi stops Shuai from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid CuDi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shuai cracks the inside of CuDi's front leg.
CuDi stuffs the takedown attempt from Shuai. Shuai gets slowly back to his feet.
Shuai misses with a jab to the body

and CuDi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shuai!
Shuai could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
CuDi trying to control but Shuai is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by CuDi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
CuDi is looking to work his way around to Shuai's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Shuai tries to lock up and control but CuDi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
CuDi tries to control but Shuai wriggling away.
Shuai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by CuDi.
CuDi unloads with some shots from mount but Shuai bucks and avoids them well.
Shuai wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
CuDi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Shuai.
Shuai has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from CuDi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
CuDi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
CuDi lands a shot to the body.
CuDi is landing with strikes from the back.
Shuai tries to escape the position.
CuDi throwing wild punches that miss their target.
CuDi throwing sloppy strikes.

CuDi is looking for the choke from the back position but Shuai is controlling his hands well.
Shuai trying to control the hands but CuDi breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuai breaks CuDi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shuai trying to control but CuDi is working from the bottom.
Shuai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
CuDi is trying to control the position but Shuai postures up.
CuDi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
CuDi controls Shuai momentarily but Shuai frees himself.
Shuai wants to control from the top but CuDi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Omi Shuai wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shuai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shuai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shuai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
CuDi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
CuDi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shuai but Shuai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
CuDi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shuai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten CuDi somewhat.
Shuai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from CuDi.
Omi Shuai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid CuDi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

CuDi shoots in and gets a takedown into Shuai's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid CuDi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think CuDi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid CuDi!