PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Faheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faheem has chosen Tunak Tunak Tun as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Uppercut
vs
Faheem

177 cm
25
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

EFC-S 150Q Energy, 147Q Strength & Stamina, CHEAP!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Faheem!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faheem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uppercut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uppercut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uppercut wants to clinch up but Faheem keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Uppercut misses.

Uppercut has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faheem leaning against his opponent.
Uppercut lands a hook that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Uppercut scores with a shoulder strike.
Uppercut lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Uppercut.
Uppercut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Uppercut lands with a light punch inside.
Faheem misses with a knee to the head.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uppercut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
Uppercut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uppercut lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Faheem tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Uppercut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
Uppercut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faheem tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uppercut lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Uppercut.
A knee to the head by Uppercut.
Faheem misses with a knee to the head.
Faheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uppercut avoids it.
Uppercut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faheem misses with a punch to the body.
Uppercut lands an elbow just above Faheem 's eye.
Uppercut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faheem up against the cage.
Uppercut gets through Faheem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faheem looking to throw knees to the head but Uppercut is blocking nicely.
Uppercut lands a left hand.
Faheem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uppercut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uppercut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Uppercut.
Faheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uppercut avoids it.
Uppercut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faheem goes for a takedown in the clinch but Uppercut prevents it.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Faheem.
Faheem looks gassed!
Uppercut pushes Faheem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uppercut works on Faheem's body with a couple of short punches.
Faheem trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Uppercut on the inside.
Faheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Uppercut avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut has Faheem pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Uppercut as the two fighters clinch.
Faheem tries to pull guard but Uppercut holds him up against the cage and eventually Faheem drops back down to his feet.
Uppercut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faheem up against the cage.
Uppercut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uppercut connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Uppercut.
Faheem tries to pull guard but Uppercut won't allow it.
Faheem tries to pull guard but Uppercut won't allow it.
Uppercut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Faheem.
Uppercut lands with a right to the head.
Uppercut lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uppercut lands a hook that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Faheem tries to work over Uppercut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uppercut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Faheem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Uppercut scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faheem jumps guard but Uppercut stands there with Faheem around his waist. Faheem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faheem trying to stall but Uppercut improves his position.
Uppercut pushes Faheem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut pressing his opponent against the cage.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Uppercut.
Uppercut cracks Faheem with a nice body shot.
Uppercut lands with a right to the head.
Uppercut lands with a light punch inside.
Uppercut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Uppercut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uppercut lands a body punch.
Faheem fails to pull guard.
Uppercut lands a shot to the body.
Faheem being controlled against the cage.
Uppercut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uppercut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faheems head.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uppercut leaning against his opponent.
Uppercut lands a knee to the head.
Uppercut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faheem up against the cage.
Faheem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uppercut is defending well for now.
Uppercut lands with a right to the head.
Uppercut tries a knee to the head but Faheem blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uppercut tries a knee to the head but Faheem blocks it.
Faheem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uppercut is keeping busy.
Uppercut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Uppercut.
Uppercut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faheem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Uppercut avoids the damage to the body.
Uppercut lands a damaging elbow.
Uppercut avoiding damage as Faheem throws knees to the body.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faheem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uppercut is defending well for now.
Uppercut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uppercut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uppercut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faheem.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Uppercut.
Uppercut stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faheem takes an elbow to the temple.
Uppercut leaning against his opponent.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.

Faheem drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uppercut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uppercut seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Uppercut tries to clinch up but Faheem circles away and keeps his distance.
Faheem swats away the attempt to clinch by Uppercut.
Uppercut dips to his left and cracks Faheem with an uppercut!
A jab from Uppercut does it's job there.
Uppercut moves in looking to clinch but Faheem pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Faheem tries to keep at a distance but Uppercut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Faheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Uppercut avoids the damage to the body.
Uppercut lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.
Lance Uppercut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uppercut just leaning against Faheem, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uppercut as Faheem tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faheem jumps guard but Uppercut stands there with Faheem around his waist. Faheem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faheem trying to land knees to the body.
Uppercut lands an uppercut.
Uppercut lands with a left to the head.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Uppercut as the two fighters clinch.
Uppercut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faheem looking to stall.
Faheem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Uppercut walks away with a smile on his face. Faheem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faheem swats away the attempt to clinch by Uppercut.
Faheem tries a low kick but Uppercut avoids it.
Nice shot by Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a right hand that Faheem ducks under and follows up with a left that Faheem also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Faheem slips a jab from Uppercut.

Uppercut takes the fight into the clinch.
Faheem is trying to maintain a safe position but Uppercut gets an underhook and turns Faheem into the cage.
Uppercut misses with a knee to the head.
Uppercut lands a right hand.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uppercut lands a shoulder strike.
Faheem is trying to maintain a safe position but Uppercut gets an underhook and turns Faheem into the cage.
Uppercut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uppercut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faheem backwards.

Faheem has clasped his hands together around Uppercut's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Faheem trying to control the position but Uppercut is working away.
Uppercut manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Uppercut working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faheem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faheem is looking to control Uppercut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Faheem avoid being mounted?
Faheem wants to improve his position but Uppercut is controlling well.
Uppercut content to control rather than advance.
Uppercut wants to control but Faheem is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Uppercut.

Uppercut is working for a kimura but Faheem is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uppercut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faheem's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uppercut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uppercut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uppercut throws a leg kick but Faheem checks it.
Uppercut avoids a kick to the body.
Lance Uppercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercut tries to clinch up but Faheem circles away and keeps his distance.
Faheem is looking to clinch but Uppercut is avoiding it.
Lance Uppercut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faheem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uppercut moves away.
Faheem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uppercut lunges at Faheem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faheem's hand.
Faheem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uppercut.

Faheem clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Faheem throws a jab but it's blocked by Uppercut.

Faheem closes the distance and clinches.
Uppercut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uppercut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faheem up against the cage.
Faheem looking to throw knees to the head but Uppercut is blocking nicely.
Uppercut is trying to stall.
Faheem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uppercut is keeping busy.
Uppercut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faheem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uppercut smiles and moves away.
Faheem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faheem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faheem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uppercut tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uppercut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faheem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uppercut.
Uppercut tries to clinch but Faheem moves out of range.
Uppercut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uppercut throws a head kick that misses.
Faheem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uppercut sprawls well. Uppercut wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Faheem gets slowly back to his feet.

Faheem closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Faheem lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uppercut throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Faheem has gone for a leg lock! Uppercut slips out almost immediately though and dives into Faheem's guard.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Faheem keeps moving.
Amir Faheem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faheem being controlled here, momentarily.
Uppercut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uppercut trying to control but Faheem is working from the bottom.
Uppercut stays in close to Faheem's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faheem keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Uppercut forces his way into half guard.
Uppercut seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faheem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faheem is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uppercut's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uppercut's back!
Uppercut manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faheem's guard. Nice work there by Uppercut.

Faheem is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faheem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lance Uppercut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uppercut 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Uppercut pushes down on Faheem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Uppercut content to control rather than advance.
Uppercut wants to control but Faheem is keeping him busy.
Faheem throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Faheem is looking for a sweep. Uppercut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uppercut moves into full mount! Faheem won't be happy about that!
Uppercut looking to control but Faheem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lance Uppercut.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uppercut, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Uppercut!