PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tahei Uchido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchido has chosen The Final Battle as his entrance music. Tahei Uchido will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Assassin
vs
Uchido

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

173 cm
21
163 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tahei Uchido!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assassin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Assassin looks to land a strike but Uchido avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Assassin 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.
Assassin thows a big elbow that misses.
Uchido working a defensive guard here.
Assassin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uchido is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Uchido blocks nicely.
Assassin throws a strike but Uchido rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assassin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uchido's guard.
Uchido wants to stand but Assassin is controlling the position.
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.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin is in close to Uchido's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Assassin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uchido works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uchido is looking to stand up but Assassin isn't so interested in that idea.
Assassin thows a big elbow that misses.
Uchido is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Uchido misses.
Uchido fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uchido stuffs the takedown attempt from Assassin. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Uchido misses with a few strikes there.

That's two 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.
Uchido tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Uchido is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.

Assassin scores with a takedown into Uchido's guard.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Uchido blocks nicely.
Assassin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Uchido blocks nicely.
Assassin looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uchido keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Assassin postures up in Uchido's guard and throws a big left but Uchido blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uchido fails to land with a series of punches.

Assassin scores with a takedown into Uchido's guard.
Uchido looks gassed!
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Assassin lands a couple of elbows.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assassin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assassin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assassin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Assassin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uchido works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assassin landing with the ground and pound.
Assassin distracts Uchido with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uchido utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Uchido is retaining full guard.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Uchido throws a leg kick but Assassin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tahei Uchido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchido misses with a low kick.

Assassin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Assassin working the body and head with strikes.
Assassin landing a few strikes.
Uchido is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Assassin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Assassin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchido tries to get to full guard but Assassin has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Assassin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uchido gets back to full guard.
Assassin landing with the ground and pound.
Uchido throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Assassin throws a strike but Uchido rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uchido wants to stand but Assassin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two 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.
Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uchido is looking to stand up but Assassin won't let him.
Assassin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uchido's guard.
Assassin chips away with some ground and pound.

Assassin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Uchido manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Assassin has Uchido in his guard.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchido blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assassin.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uchido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Uchido is looking to improve his position.
Assassin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Assassin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Assassin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uchido defends it well.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Assassin is looking for a kimura here.
Assassin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Assassin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assassin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Assassin looks to land a strike but Uchido avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Uchido blocks nicely.

Assassin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Uchido is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Uchido has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawaiian Assassin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Uchido with a hook.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uchido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uchido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uchido tests Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uchido throws a lazy right hand but Assassin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahei Uchido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uchido tries to clinch up.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up with Uchido, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes Uchido against the cage but Uchido circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchido misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uchido fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uchido misses with a body kick.
Assassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uchido sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Assassin somewhat.
Assassin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawaiian Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Assassin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Uchido's guard.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uchido is pulling down on Assassin's head. It's preventing any offense from Assassin, at least for the moment.

Uchido pushes Assassin off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Uchido tries to clinch up.
Uchido gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Assassin counters with a single leg into guard. Uchido didn't expect that.
Assassin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uchido works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Assassin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Assassin thows a big elbow that misses.
Assassin scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Assassin drops back looking for a leg! Uchido is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uchido manages to kick Assassin off! Assassin jumps back into Uchido's guard.

Assassin stands and steps away. Uchido gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Uchido tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uchido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assassin moves away.
Some wild striking there from Uchido.

Uchido gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assassin chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin landing some decent shots from guard.
Tahei Uchido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assassin distracts Uchido with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Assassin is looking to work some ground and pound but Uchido has wrist control.
Assassin landing some decent shots from guard.
Uchido wants to sweep but no luck.
Uchido wants to stand up but Assassin is controlling him.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Uchido throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Assassin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hawaiian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Assassin, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Hawaiian Assassin!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hawaiian Assassin!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hawaiian Assassin!

Hawaiian Assassin wins by unanimous decision!