PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Sakuruza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Uzamaki
vs
Sakuruza

184 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Sakuruza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzamaki misses with an uppercut. Sakuruza saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Uzamaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uzamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuruza checks a leg kick.
Uzamaki looks to throw the jab but Sakuruza is out of range.
Uzamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzamaki misses with a kick to the body.
Uzamaki wants to land a leg kick but Sakuruza is out of range.
Sakuruza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uzamaki.
Sakuruza checks a leg kick.
Uzamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzamaki tries a low kick but Sakuruza avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuruza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sakuruza looks gassed!
Uzamaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakuruza's head.

It looks like Masa Sakuruza has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Uzamaki misses.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzamaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uzamaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uzamaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki throws a right hand that Sakuruza ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuruza also avoids with ease.
Sakuruza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Uzamaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuruza.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uzamaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Uzamaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuruza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakuruza checks the leg kick.
Uzamaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uzamaki dips to his left and cracks Sakuruza with an uppercut!
Uzamaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakuruza in the body.
Good leg kick by Uzamaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuruza circles away.
Sakuruza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uzamaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Uzamaki catches Sakuruza right on the button with a cross.
Uzamaki connects with a looping right hand.
Uzamaki throws a series of punches but Sakuruza moves out of range.
Uzamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzamaki connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzamaki throws a leg kick but Sakuruza moved away.
Uzamaki misses with a leg kick.
Uzamaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakuruza has time to react.
Uzamaki throws out a leg kick but Sakuruza moves out of range and Uzamaki only half commits.
Uzamaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uzamaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sakuruza shoots in and drives through. Uzamaki sprawls well.
Uzamaki misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuruza avoids the head kick by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naruto Uzamaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masa Sakuruza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Uzamaki misses.
Some wild striking there from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzamaki swinging wildly here.
Naruto Uzamaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uzamaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakuruza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakuruza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuruza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki swinging wildly here.
Sakuruza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakuruza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uzamaki can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki throws a nice looking combination but Sakuruza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Uzamaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sakuruza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Uzamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Uzamaki, not yet.
Sakuruza stops Uzamaki from standing up.
Uzamaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uzamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Uzamaki, not yet.
Sakuruza postures up in Uzamaki's guard and throws a big left but Uzamaki blocks it.

Uzamaki has his foot on Sakuruza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuruza works his way back into a safe position though.
Uzamaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuruza can do to turn this around?
Sakuruza lands a couple of digs.
Uzamaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sakuruza shoots in and bounces Uzamaki off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Uzamaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uzamaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuruza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuruza postures up.
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.
Uzamaki wants to stand and escape but Sakuruza is having none of it.
Uzamaki controls Sakuruza momentarily but Sakuruza frees himself.
Sakuruza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuruza connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uzamaki throws a lazy right hand but Sakuruza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzamaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uzamaki wants to slow Sakuruza down by chopping away at his legs.
Sakuruza staying out of range there.
Uzamaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uzamaki feints and then cracks Sakuruza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakuruza down.
Good leg kick by Uzamaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uzamaki lands a head kick. Sakuruza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Naruto Uzamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki misses with a looping right.
Sakuruza takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Sakuruza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uzamaki pushes Sakuruza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sakuruza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Uzamaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Uzamaki regains half guard.
Sakuruza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakuruza throws a strike but Uzamaki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sakuruza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuruza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uzamaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuruza.
Sakuruza throws a strike but Uzamaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Naruto Uzamaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masa Sakuruza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Uzamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuruza is just out of range.
Uzamaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuruza on the side of the head.
Uzamaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzamaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uzamaki misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuruza slips under a jab from Uzamaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Uzamaki finds it's way through Sakuruza's defenses.
Uzamaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uzamaki misses with an uppercut. Sakuruza saw that one coming.
Uzamaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uzamaki throws a body kick that misses.
Uzamaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Uzamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sakuruza.
Uzamaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Uzamaki is trying to control Sakuruza's posture but Sakuruza avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuruza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Uzamaki is avoiding damage well.
Uzamaki is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Sakuruza crashes against the mat.
Uzamaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sakuruza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Uzamaki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uzamaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakuruza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uzamaki's waist but Uzamaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuruza off to one side.
Uzamaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Masa Sakuruza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuruza shoots for a takedown but Uzamaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakuruza avoids the head kick by Uzamaki.
Sakuruza dodges the punch combination from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuruza was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses.

Sakuruza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sakuruza throwing shots but Uzamaki is blocking nicely.
Sakuruza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakuruza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki manages to get to full guard.
Sakuruza landing some decent shots from guard.
Uzamaki pulls Sakuruza in close to his closed guard and prevents Sakuruza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sakuruza throws a strike but Uzamaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Naruto Uzamaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uzamaki wants to control from the top but Sakuruza keeps moving.

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 Naruto Uzamaki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uzamaki, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Naruto Uzamaki!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Naruto Uzamaki!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Naruto Uzamaki!

Naruto Uzamaki wins by unanimous decision!