PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fook Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Henrique Assun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fook Yoo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yoo
vs
Henrique Assun

190 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saulo Henrique Assun!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoo misses with a low kick.
Assun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoo's calf.
Assun connects with an inside leg kick.
Assun looks for the body kick but Yoo saw that one coming.
Assun's corner calls for a 1-2. Assun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assun punishes Yoo's body with a nice straight punch.
Saulo Henrique Assun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoo just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assun.
Yoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoo throws a hook but Assun avoids it easily.
Assun defending well as Yoo loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Yoo.
Assun throws a body kick that misses.
Yoo throws a lazy right hand but Assun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assun. That's going to slow Yoo down.
Assun cracks Yoo with a good jab.
Assun lands with a nice body kick.
Assun checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoo misses the target.
That kick from Assun tenderised Yoo's leg. Yoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoo is breathing heavily.
Yoo just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Assun tenderised Yoo's leg. Yoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assun cracks Yoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Assun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Assun.
Assun lands a nice looking body kick.
Assun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Assun.
Assun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Assun.
Good leg kick by Assun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Assun tenderised Yoo's leg. Yoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assun. That's going to slow Yoo down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assun keeps Yoo at a distance using the push kick.
Assun throws a leg kick which misses Yoo's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoo tries to avoid it.
Assun connects with a leg kick. Yoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assun.
Assun lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assun lands with a nice body punch.
Assun throws a front kick that sends Yoo stumbling back into the cage.
Assun scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assun.
Yoo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Assun. That one must have hurt.
Yoo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assun lands a leg kick that knocks Yoo off balance momentarily.
Assun cracks the inside of Yoo's front leg.
Assun throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assun throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Assun.
Assun scores with a push kick.
Assun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Assun.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assun.
Assun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoo's hands.
Assun scores with a kick to the midsection.
Assun throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Assun pushes Yoo away with a front kick.
Donk. Assun catches Yoo right on the button with a cross.
Assun stuns Yoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Yoo misses.
Yoo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Assun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assun lands a really nice looking cross but Yoo seems unphased.
Assun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yoo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Assun lands a leg kick that knocks Yoo off balance momentarily.
Yoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assun.
A thudding body kick lands there by Assun!
Assun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoo. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assun checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Assun - just one landing.
Assun lands an overhand right.
Assun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assun.
Yoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoo scrambles back to his feet.
Assun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assun lands a nice shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Assun.
Assun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yoo if he has to take too many more of those.
Assun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoo tries to land a body kick
and Assun counters with a good low kick that Yoo was not able to check.
Assun lands a slapping body shot.
Yoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yoo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Assun.
Donk. Assun catches Yoo right on the button with a cross.
Yoo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Assun is looking to slow Yoo down with leg kicks.
Assun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoo with a hook.
Assun lands with a nice body kick.
Yoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Assun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Assun scores with a push kick.
A big left from Yoo misses.
Assun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Assun.
Assun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoo at a distance.
Assun scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Assun. Yoo shrugs it off though.
Yoo misses with a looping left.
Assun lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yoo will feel that in the morning.
Yoo misses with a leg kick
and Assun counters with a nice body kick.
Yoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assun.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crunch! Assun slams his shin into Yoo's torso.
Yoo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoo misses with a straight left.
Yoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assun fakes the leg kick and cracks Yoo in the body.
Yoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body kick there by Assun.
Assun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Assun cracks the inside of Yoo's front leg.
Assun moves away from the strike by Yoo.
Assun is looking to slow Yoo down with leg kicks.
Yoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoo throws a front kick aimed at Assun's knee but Assun avoids it well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Assun.
Yoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Assun slips a jab from Yoo.
Assun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assun.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fook Yoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Assun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoo's sensitive parts.
Yoo throws a leg kick
and Assun counters with a stiff right hand.
Assun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yoo misses with a head kick.
Yoo misses with a kick to the body
and Assun counters with an inside leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Assun. Yoo shrugs it off though.
Assun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yoo if he has to take too many more of those.
Yoo misses with a looping left.
Yoo misses with a shot to the body
and Assun counters with an outside leg kick.
Assun lands a front kick.
Yoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assun. Assun obviously looking to wear him down.
Assun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assun throws a push kick but Yoo slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Assun - just one landing.
Assun throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saulo Henrique Assun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!

Saulo Henrique Assun wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Saulo Henrique Assun thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.