PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsumae Sukeyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Matsuo
vs
Sukeyuki

190 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
41
185 lbs
10 - 15 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Matsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matsumae Sukeyuki !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukeyuki tries to clinch but Matsuo is having none of it.
Decent striking displayed by Sukeyuki there.
Matsuo shoots for a double leg takedown but Sukeyuki sprawls well. He's pushed Matsuo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsuo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sukeyuki . Matsuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuo dives in and grabs Sukeyuki 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sukeyuki pushes down on Matsuo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Matsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsuo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sukeyuki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Sukeyuki . No joy for Matsuo on that attempt.
Sukeyuki misses with the combination.
Sukeyuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuo blocks the body kick.
Sukeyuki misses with the combination.
Matsuo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sukeyuki dips to his left and cracks Matsuo with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukeyuki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sukeyuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sukeyuki looks to land a combination. Matsuo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matsuo fails to land the takedown.
Sukeyuki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sukeyuki wants to clinch up but Matsuo keeps it at a distance.
Sukeyuki is looking to clinch but Matsuo is avoiding it.
Matsuo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sukeyuki sprawls well. Sukeyuki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matsuo gets slowly back to his feet.
Matsuo tries to clinch there but Sukeyuki circles away.
Matsuo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sukeyuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo feints and then cracks Sukeyuki 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sukeyuki down.
Matsuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sukeyuki manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki misses with an uppercut.
Matsuo needs to keep his hands up - Sukeyuki had a free shot at his head there.
Sukeyuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuo tries to clinch there but Sukeyuki circles away.
Sukeyuki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sukeyuki misses with an uppercut.
Matsuo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matsuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sukeyuki swivels and escapes.
Matsuo stalks Sukeyuki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sukeyuki 's face. Sukeyuki staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Matsumae Sukeyuki has been cut.

Matsuo clinches.
Sukeyuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Matsuo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Matsuo wants to pass the guard but Sukeyuki is defending well.
Matsuo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsuo is keen to just control but Sukeyuki is a slippery customer.
Matsuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo passes to side control.

Matsuo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Matsuo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sukeyuki to his feet.
Sukeyuki tries a low kick but Matsuo avoids it.
As Sukeyuki looks to move away, Matsuo throws a big counter combo bu Sukeyuki just gets out of the way.
Sukeyuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsuo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sukeyuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukeyuki circles away.
Matsumae Sukeyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matsuo closes the distance and pushes Sukeyuki back into the cage.
Sukeyuki tries to break free but Matsuo pushes him back against the cage.
Sukeyuki fails to pull guard.
Sukeyuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matsuo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sukeyuki 's efforts to push away.
Matsuo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Matsuo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sukeyuki can't fight it off and eventually Matsuo manages to take the fight to the floor. Sukeyuki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sukeyuki wants to control but Matsuo passes easily into half guard.
Matsuo is looking to take a break and control but Sukeyuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Matsuo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sukeyuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Matsuo shoots in for a takedown but Sukeyuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matsuo moves forwards but Sukeyuki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sukeyuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matsuo lands a leg kick that knocks Sukeyuki off balance momentarily.
Sukeyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuo misses with the combination.

Matsuo takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo trying to control but Sukeyuki is working from the bottom.
Sukeyuki wants to stand and escape but Matsuo is having none of it.
Sukeyuki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsuo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsuo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Matsuo stands and steps away. Sukeyuki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matsuo throws a head kick that misses.

Matsuo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Matsuo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matsuo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Matsuo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A punch combination from Sukeyuki misses.
Jay Matsuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Sukeyuki misses the target.
Matsuo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sukeyuki as he jumps to the side.
Sukeyuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsuo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sukeyuki misses with a takedown

and Matsuo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsuo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sukeyuki uses from the top position.
Matsuo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Matsuo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Matsuo 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.
Matsuo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sukeyuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sukeyuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matsuo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matsuo is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sukeyuki lands the left hand.
Matsuo misses with a head kick.
Sukeyuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Sukeyuki misses.
A leg kick checked by Matsuo.
Matsuo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sukeyuki sprawls and moves away.
Sukeyuki throws out a loose jab but Matsuo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sukeyuki defends well and Matsuo ends up having to push Sukeyuki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Matsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sukeyuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sukeyuki wants it to stay on the feet.

Matsuo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sukeyuki did well to prevent Matsuo getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Matsuo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sukeyuki connects with a body shot.
Matsuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sukeyuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuo.
Sukeyuki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsuo moves to clinch but Sukeyuki breaks away
and Sukeyuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsuo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matsuo shoots in but no luck this time.
Sukeyuki misses with a hook.
Sukeyuki leaves Matsuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Matsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matsuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sukeyuki lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Matsuo as Sukeyuki shoots in.
Matsuo shoots in for a takedown but Sukeyuki shows good takedown defense.
Matsuo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sukeyuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuo manages to avoid it.
Matsuo throws a big counter combination but Sukeyuki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matsuo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukeyuki circles away.
Sukeyuki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Matsuo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sukeyuki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matsuo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sukeyuki somewhat.
Sukeyuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sukeyuki throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuo's shoulder, as Matsuo tries to avoid the shot.

Matsuo has closed the distance and engaged Sukeyuki in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Matsuo successfully pulls guard.
Sukeyuki stopping the sweep attempt from Matsuo.
Sukeyuki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsuo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukeyuki throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsuo is on top in guard.

Matsuo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsuo stands and steps away. Sukeyuki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Matsuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sukeyuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsuo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matsuo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsumae Sukeyuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sukeyuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuo throws a quick counter head kick but Sukeyuki was just out of range.
Matsuo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matsuo wants to clinch
and Sukeyuki counters with a series of strikes. Matsuo will be more careful next time no doubt.
No luck for Matsuo with that takedown attempt.
Matsuo goes for a double leg but Sukeyuki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sukeyuki continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki works the jab nicely.
Matsuo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sukeyuki momentarily.
Sukeyuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuo.
Matsuo attempts a counter takedown but Sukeyuki avoids it well and moves away.
Matsumae Sukeyuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukeyuki misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Sukeyuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sukeyuki is looking to land body kicks.
Sukeyuki tries for a takedown but Matsuo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matsuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sukeyuki swivels and escapes.
Sukeyuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matsuo as he jumps to the side.
Sukeyuki throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuo's shoulder, as Matsuo tries to avoid the shot.
Sukeyuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuo.
Sukeyuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jay Matsuo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsuo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sukeyuki to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matsumae Sukeyuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matsuo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!