PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Seymour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikonosuke Uyenishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Seymour
vs
Uyenishi

177 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Seymour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikonosuke Uyenishi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seymour tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seymour lands a head kick. Uyenishi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Uyenishi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seymour shoots for a takedown but Uyenishi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Seymour looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Uyenishi!
Uyenishi working to try and regain half guard.
Seymour can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uyenishi is looking to escape.
Uyenishi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Uyenishi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Seymour lands a big elbow.
Seymour tries to control but Uyenishi wriggling away.
Uyenishi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seymour has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uyenishi's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uyenishi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seymour is landing with some decent strikes but Uyenishi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Seymour cracks Uyenishi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uyenishi tries to reverse the position but Seymour maintains control.
Uyenishi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Seymour looking to control but Uyenishi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uyenishi can't escape the position.
Seymour looking to control and managing it successfully.
Uyenishi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seymour working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Seymour can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uyenishi is looking to escape.
Uyenishi is looking to improve his position but Seymour isn't that keen on the idea.
Seymour controlling from mount.
Seymour putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

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.
Uyenishi tries to reverse the position but Seymour maintains control.
Uyenishi is squirming around, avoiding Seymour's attempts to control the action.
Uyenishi is desperately trying to improve his position but Seymour has a good base and remains in mount.
Seymour trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seymour prevents Uyenishi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Seymour dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Seymour fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seymour fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seymour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uyenishi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seymour lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uyenishi will feel that in the morning.
Uyenishi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seymour shoots for a takedown but Uyenishi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seymour tries to clinch but Uyenishi is having none of it.
Seymour fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seymour shoots in for a takedown but Uyenishi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Seymour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seymour fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seymour is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seymour moves in looking to clinch but Uyenishi pushes him off.
Seymour throws a head kick that misses.
Seymour looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seymour shoots in and drives through. Uyenishi sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Seymour shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uyenishi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Uyenishi gets back to half guard.
Uyenishi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Seymour's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Seymour's back!
Seymour trying to control the action but Uyenishi just sinks the hooks in.

Uyenishi looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Seymour taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikonosuke Uyenishi!