PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Souka Sudoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateus Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sudoka
vs
Gracie

190 cm
32
193 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
26
200 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Souka Sudoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie cracks the inside of Sudoka's front leg.
Sudoka misses with a right hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sudoka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sudoka keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Sudoka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie postures up in Sudoka's guard and throws a big left but Sudoka blocks it.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Sudoka is a slippery customer.
Sudoka has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Sudoka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Sudoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sudoka's head.
Sudoka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Sudoka has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is working Sudoka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudoka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sudoka tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Sudoka is keeping the position.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Sudoka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Sudoka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudoka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is trying to control. Sudoka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Sudoka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sudoka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sudoka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Sudoka is defending well.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sudoka, who protects the arm well.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Sudoka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sudoka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sudoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Sudoka's leg but Sudoka calmly moves out of range.
Sudoka moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sudoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sudoka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Sudoka tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sudoka has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sudoka manages to get to full guard.
Sudoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Sudoka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sudoka preventing the sweep.
Sudoka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sudoka's guard.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Sudoka taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Mateus Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Sudoka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sudoka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sudoka is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Sudoka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Sudoka is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudoka regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gracie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudoka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Sudoka tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie throwing shots but Sudoka is blocking nicely.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Sudoka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie works over Sudoka with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souka Sudoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Sudoka moves out of range easily.
Sudoka shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sudoka's guard.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sudoka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie is nestled in close to Sudoka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Sudoka's temple.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Sudoka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sudoka?
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.

Sudoka is rocked!
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!
Sudoka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Oh Sudoka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sudoka looking for submissions off his back.
Sudoka seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sudoka looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Sudoka's hands, connecting with Sudoka's forehead.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Sudoka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sudoka.

Gracie has isolated one of Sudoka's arms. Sudoka looking to fight him off but Gracie twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateus Gracie!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mateus Gracie thanked Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).