PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sudo
vs
Do

187 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Sudo's shoulder, as Sudo tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Sudo misses
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Sudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Sudo scores with a three punch combo!
Sudo tried to score with a low kick but Do checks it.
Sudo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sudo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sudo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sudo throws a combination that misses
and Do makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Do looks to land a body kick but Sudo moved away.
Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sudo.
Sudo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Sudo.
Sudo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Sudo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sudo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sudo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Do has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Sudo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sudo misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sudo duly obliges.
Sudo throws a combination that misses
and Do counters with an outside leg kick.
Hyun Sudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do throws a low kick but Sudo moves out of range easily.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Do blocks a head kick by Sudo.
Do throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sudo.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sudo.
Sudo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Do avoids the body shot from Sudo.

Sudo clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sudo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sudo lands a body punch.
Sudo tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Sudo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Sudo wants to break free but Do has control.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Sudo tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Do working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sudo.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sudo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.

Do gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo has a hand on Do's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Do takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sudo wants to control but Do is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo regains half guard.
Sudo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Do.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sudo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sudo is looking for a sweep. Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sudo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Do content to control rather than advance.
Do is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sudo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Do scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sudo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sudo taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Sudo wants to get back to full guard.
Do is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sudo wants to control but Do is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sudo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Do would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sudo 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.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo is trying to keep Do in close.

Sudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sudo striking off his back but it's not causing Do any problems.

Do avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Sudo's brow.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sudo, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do 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 working a defensive guard here.
Do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sudo wants to improve his position but instead Do has moved into half guard.
Sudo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Do stands up and waves to Sudo to follow him.
Decent striking displayed by Do there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Sudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Do counters with a leg kick.
Sudo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sudo. Do shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sudo tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Do takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sudo misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sudo there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sudo. Those never looked like landing.
Do lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Do defending well as Sudo loads up on a big left hand.
Sudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do looks to throw the jab but Sudo is out of range.
Sudo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Do avoids the head kick by Sudo.
Sudo misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo closes the distance but Do moves to the side
and Do counters with a low kick, right behind Sudo 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Sudo 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!

Do throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sudo.
Sudo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Do. That did some damage!
Sudo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sudo misses with the combination.
Sudo throws a combination that misses
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sudo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Sudo on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Do lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sudo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sudo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sudo checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sudo takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
Sudo throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Sudo scores with a nice strike.
Sudo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Do counters with a good low kick that Sudo was not able to check.
Sudo misses with a combination
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Sudo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sudo throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sudo throws a nice looking combination but Do bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sudo throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Do counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sudo has hold of Do's hands but Do slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to control from half guard but Sudo is working away.
Sudo won't allow Do to pass to mount.
Do is keen to just control but Sudo is a slippery customer.
Sudo is trying to control but Do passes into side control!
Do throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sudo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Do's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Do's back!
Do covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Sudo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throwing sloppy strikes.

Sudo is persistently looking for the submission but Do is defending it well.
Sudo avoiding Do 's attempts to control his hands.

Do showing good submission defense here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Do defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Sudo 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.
Sudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sudo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Do!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to control but Sudo is having none of it.

Sudo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Do has worked his arm free - good work by Do!

Sudo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sudo throws a front kick aimed at Do's knee but Do avoids it well.
Hyun Sudo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sudo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Do counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sudo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Do lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo scoring well with a low kick there.
Sudo tries to land a body kick
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Sudo tries to clinch up but Do circles away and keeps his distance.
Sudo throws a combination that misses
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sudo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Do circles away.

Do bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sudo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Do connects with a decent elbow.

Do looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sudo taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to get back to half guard.
Sudo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Do's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do throwing shots but Sudo is blocking nicely.
Do takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sudo is trying to stand up here but Do is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Do seems to be looking for submissions.
Sudo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sudo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Do will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hyun Sudo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Do checks the leg kick.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sudo takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Do moved away.
Sudo checks a leg kick.
Do dodges the punch combination from Sudo.
Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sudo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sudo.
A shot to the body from Sudo misses
and Do counters with a slapping leg kick.
Do moves away from the strike by Sudo.
Sudo throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sudo thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Sudo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses
and Do counters with a nice leg kick.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Sudo pushes him off.
Sudo stalks Do and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Do's face. Do staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a low kick, right behind Sudo 's knee.

Do has Sudo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sudo lands with a right to the head.
Sudo looking to slow down the pace here.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Sudo avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Do working Sudo over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Do working Sudo over with knees to the body.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Sudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sudo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Sudo.
Do crunches a lovely knee into Sudo's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Do.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Sudo lands a body shot.
Sudo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sudo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sudo can't find room to land a body shot as Do controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Do is looking to take this one to the mat.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Sudo controls his hands.
Sudo avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do tries to stall but Sudo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sudo breaks the clinch.
Sudo is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Do takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.
Sudo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sudo tries to clinch up.
Sudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Sudo does no damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with a double jab
and Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sudo thinking.
Do throws a jab when Sudo was well out of range.
Do throws a low kick, looking for Sudo's leg but Sudo calmly moves out of range.
Do looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sudo tries to clinch up
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do misses with a hook
and Sudo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do circles away quickly and effectively.
Sudo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
Sudo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sudo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Do counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sudo's knee momentarily.
Sudo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Do attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sudo ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Sudo misses with a combination

and Do counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do scores a nice knee to the body.
Sudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sudo tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
Sudo struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Sudo tries to stall but Do uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Sudo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Do tries to score a body lock takedown but Sudo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sudo tries to stall but Do uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Do is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sudo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Do.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sudo avoids it.
Sudo tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Sudo is blocking nicely.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Do.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sudo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sudo.
Do works on Sudo's body with a couple of short punches.
Do blocks a body shot from Sudo.
Sudo misses with a punch to the body.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sudo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do 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.
Do blocks a body shot from Sudo.
Sudo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sudo misses with a body punch.
Sudo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sudo avoids it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sudo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Do working Sudo over with knees to the body.
Sudo misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Sudo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Sudo won't want to take too many of those.
Sudo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Do has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Sudo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Do or not.
A head punch on the inside from Sudo fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.

Sudo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Do looks to throw the jab but Sudo is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Do comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Do 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bruce Do!

Bruce Do wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Do is the new welterweight champion!
Bruce Do very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ® 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.