PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Mcsorley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cloud Van Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloud Van Rude has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mcsorley
vs
Van Rude

200 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Mcsorley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cloud Van Rude!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mcsorley.
A left lands for Mcsorley.
Mcsorley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcsorley misses with a wild combination.
Mcsorley throws a series of strikes that have Van Rude backpedaling.
Van Rude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcsorley fails to land with a series of punches.

Van Rude manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mcsorley on his heels. He'll look to pass Mcsorley's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Van Rude thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Rude is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Rude accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcsorley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Rude has picked Mcsorley up and slammed him! Mcsorley can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Rude manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Van Rude's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Van Rude lands some shots froms side control.
Van Rude lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mcsorley down.
Van Rude in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van Rude lands a few punches from side control.
Van Rude working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Mcsorley taking a bit of punishment here - Van Rude scoring with strikes.
Mcsorley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mcsorley throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Van Rude is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcsorley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mcsorley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Van Rude connects with a decent elbow.
Van Rude lands an elbow.
Van Rude working the ground and pound.
Van Rude works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Van Rude working away.
Van Rude working the head with strikes.

Mcsorley is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Mcsorley's face as Van Rude controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcsorley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Mcsorley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Scott Mcsorley has been cut.
Van Rude content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Rude lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Van Rude remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mcsorley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Rude on the ground.
Van Rude landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mcsorley's face as Van Rude controls the position.
Mcsorley seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Rude lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mcsorley down.
Van Rude working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Van Rude might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Van Rude cracks Mcsorley with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cloud Van Rude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Mcsorley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Mcsorley. Those never looked like landing.
Mcsorley blocks the body kick.
Mcsorley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Rude tries to clinch but Mcsorley is having none of it.
Mcsorley lands a slapping body shot.
Van Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Rude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcsorley.
Van Rude is looking to clinch but Mcsorley is avoiding it.

Van Rude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcsorley, pushing him back against the cage.

Mcsorley breaks the clinch.
Mcsorley misses with a jab, cross combination.

Van Rude pushes Mcsorley up against the cage in a clinch.

Van Rude breaks from the clinch.
Mcsorley looks to land a combination but Van Rude avoids it well.
Scott Mcsorley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rude wants to clinch up but Mcsorley keeps it at a distance.
Mcsorley misses with the combination.
Mcsorley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcsorley tries to bum rush Van Rude with a series of wild strikes but Van Rude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcsorley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Mcsorley. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Van Rude shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Rude connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Rude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mcsorley's head.
Van Rude lands a couple of digs.
Van Rude forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rude controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude works his way into side control.
Mcsorley is looking to reverse the position.
Mcsorley seems a little lost for a moment, as Van Rude dominates the positioning.
Van Rude scoring with punches from side control.
Van Rude is working Mcsorley over with some ground and pound from side control.
Van Rude taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude cracks Mcsorley with a big right hand but Mcsorley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Rude has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Rude in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cloud Van Rude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcsorley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude is putting a hurting on Mcsorley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mcsorley is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mcsorley's face as Van Rude controls the position.
Mcsorley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mcsorley tries to get out of the position.
Van Rude lands a few punches from side control.
Van Rude controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rude lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cloud Van Rude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Mcsorley's cut.
That's time! Mcsorley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mcsorley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Rude throws a body punch but Mcsorley moves out of range.
Mcsorley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Van Rude closes the distance and clinches.

Mcsorley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcsorley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mcsorley throws a series of punches but Van Rude avoids them all with ease.

Van Rude gets a double leg takedown into Mcsorley's guard.
Van Rude postures up and lands a big shot to Mcsorley's brow.
Van Rude content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rude's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rude content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Rude is in close to Mcsorley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Rude passes Mcsorley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Rude lands a nice short elbow.
Van Rude landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Rude winds up and cracks Mcsorley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Rude is nestled in close to Mcsorley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Rude looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude working over Mcsorley with some ground and pound. Mcsorley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Rude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Rude perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude lands with a punch from half guard.
Mcsorley is trying to control but can't.
Van Rude scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Van Rude is nestled in close to Mcsorley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mcsorley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Rude lands a nice short elbow.
Van Rude is taking a breather. Mcsorley 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cloud Van Rude wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcsorley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcsorley wants to clinch up but Van Rude keeps it at a distance.
Van Rude fails with the takedown.
Scott Mcsorley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloud Van Rude is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcsorley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cloud Van Rude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Rude winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cloud Van Rude!
Cloud Van Rude decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.