PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tor Torbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Uchimata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torbjornsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killed by death - Motorhead. Uchimata has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Famous for nothing as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Torbjornsson
vs
Uchimata

189 cm
20
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Top MMA Nutrition

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tor Torbjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ike Uchimata!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torbjornsson throws a leg kick which misses Uchimata's front leg but catches the back leg as Uchimata tries to avoid it.
Uchimata swats away the attempt to clinch by Torbjornsson.

Torbjornsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torbjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Uchimata has clasped his hands together around Torbjornsson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Torbjornsson is not content to let Uchimata control the position.
Uchimata tries to move into full mount but can't pass Torbjornsson's legs.
Torbjornsson tries to buck Uchimata off but Uchimata is having none of it.
Uchimata wants to control but Torbjornsson is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Uchimata seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torbjornsson is trying to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Torbjornsson does no damage.
Torbjornsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Torbjornsson is looking to clinch but Uchimata is avoiding it.
Torbjornsson misses with a head kick.
Torbjornsson throws a hook but Uchimata blocks it.

Uchimata clinches with his opponent.

Uchimata manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Uchimata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uchimata trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Torbjornsson won't allow Uchimata to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uchimata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torbjornsson's guard.
Torbjornsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uchimata.
Uchimata throwing strikes from guard but Torbjornsson blocks nicely.
Torbjornsson is breathing heavily.
Uchimata wants to control from the top but Torbjornsson keeps moving.
Torbjornsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torbjornsson keeping moving, preventing Uchimata from controlling successfully.
Uchimata is working Torbjornsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torbjornsson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Uchimata is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Torbjornsson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Uchimata's back instead.
Uchimata breaks Torbjornsson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Uchimata scoring with some ground and pound.
Uchimata tries to free his leg and advance position but Torbjornsson is retaining full guard.
Uchimata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torbjornsson's guard.
Uchimata working over Torbjornsson with some ground and pound. Torbjornsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Uchimata trying to control the action but Torbjornsson is working from the bottom.
Uchimata might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torbjornsson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Uchimata slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torbjornsson wants to improve his position but Uchimata is controlling well.

Torbjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uchimata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torbjornsson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Uchimata throwing shots but Torbjornsson is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Torbjornsson connects with a single shot there.
Torbjornsson lands a high kick!
Torbjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uchimata manages to avoid it.
Torbjornsson tries to clinch up
and Uchimata counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Uchimata dominated that round.
That's time! Torbjornsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Torbjornsson throws a series of punches but Uchimata avoids them all with ease.
Uchimata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torbjornsson tries to clinch up
and Uchimata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tor Torbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Torbjornsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Uchimata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torbjornsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uchimata prevents Torbjornsson from breaking the clinch.
Uchimata trying to stall but Torbjornsson improves his position.

Torbjornsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torbjornsson tries to clinch but Uchimata moves out of range.
Torbjornsson lands with a nice body kick.
Torbjornsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uchimata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torbjornsson shoots in but Uchimata avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torbjornsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchimata.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uchimata misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torbjornsson wants to slow Uchimata down by chopping away at his legs.

Uchimata clinches up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torbjornsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torbjornsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Uchimata avoids the damage to the body.

Uchimata gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Uchimata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torbjornsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Torbjornsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Uchimata 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.
Uchimata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Torbjornsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uchimata on the ground.
Uchimata drops an elbow to the side of Torbjornsson's head.
Uchimata moves into full mount! Torbjornsson won't be happy about that!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Uchimata cracks Torbjornsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torbjornsson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torbjornsson wants to control but Uchimata is having none of it.
Torbjornsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torbjornsson tries to lock up and control but Uchimata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uchimata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uchimata landing punches.
Torbjornsson working to try and regain half guard.
Uchimata unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchimata is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Torbjornsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Uchimata is landing with some decent strikes but Torbjornsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Uchimata punishing his opponent with strikes.
Torbjornsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uchimata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Uchimata with a couple of short strikes.

Torbjornsson is rocked!
Uchimata lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Torbjornsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torbjornsson tries to lock up and control but Uchimata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uchimata scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Torbjornsson taking shots to the head.
Uchimata with the ground and pound from mount.
Ike Uchimata has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchimata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torbjornsson hang on?
Uchimata lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Uchimata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uchimata is landing with some decent strikes but Torbjornsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Uchimata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uchimata lands a big elbow.
Uchimata content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Uchimata 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 ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Torbjornsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torbjornsson throws a series of punches but Uchimata moves out of range.
Torbjornsson wants to clinch but Uchimata slips to the side

and Uchimata holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uchimata lands a big knee to the head and Torbjornsson goes down! Uchimata pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ike Uchimata!