PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Yumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Uppercut
vs
Yumi

177 cm
28
178 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Yumi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Uppercut blocks a leg kick.
Yumi throws a chopping leg kick but Uppercut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yumi motions for Uppercut to come forward. Yumi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uppercut swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yumi.
Yumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uppercut checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yumi misses with a body kick.
Yumi is looking to clinch but Uppercut is avoiding it.
Yumi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uppercut misses with a kick to the body.
Yumi scores with a head kick.
Yumi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yumi doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercut circles away.
Yumi throws a leg kick but Uppercut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yumi tries to close the distance and clinch but Uppercut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yumi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uppercut.
Yumi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yumi needs to keep his hands up - Uppercut had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Uppercut blocks the leg kick.
Uppercut cracks Yumi with a good jab.
Uppercut jabs at Yumi's body.
Akio Yumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yumi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yumi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uppercut's efforts to push away.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
Yumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Uppercut managing to block the knees to the body from Yumi.
Yumi throws an elbow that misses.
Yumi misses with an elbow strike.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uppercut tries to break free but Yumi pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uppercut's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yumi throws an elbow but misses.
Yumi tries to land knees in the clinch but Uppercut avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Uppercut has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yumi regains guard immediately.
Uppercut looking to pass the guard.
Uppercut trying to control but Yumi is working from the bottom.
Uppercut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yumi is keeping the position for now.
Uppercut lands a couple of digs.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Yumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uppercut tries to free his leg and advance position but Yumi is retaining full guard.
Uppercut throws a big right hand that misses.
Yumi keeping full guard, as Uppercut tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uppercut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uppercut throws an overhand right that lands on Yumi's shoulder, as Yumi tries to avoid the shot.
Yumi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Yumi closes the distance and clinches.
Yumi lands an elbow just above Uppercut 's eye.
Yumi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yumi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uppercut.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uppercut avoids it.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yumi lands an elbow just above Uppercut 's eye.
Uppercut avoids the elbow strike from Yumi, against the cage.
Uppercut is trying to break the clinch but Yumi has him pressed against the cage.
Uppercut avoids the elbow strike from Yumi, against the cage.
Uppercut takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yumi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yumi is pressed up against the cage. Uppercut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yumi down to the mat. Yumi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yumi moves forwards but Uppercut connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uppercut drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Uppercut is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yumi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uppercut has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yumi!
Uppercut punching from mount but Yumi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yumi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yumi wants to control but Uppercut is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yumi tries to work over Uppercut's front leg with a kick but Uppercut checks it.
Yumi throws out a leg kick but Uppercut moves out of range and Yumi only half commits.
Nice cross by Uppercut.
Yumi throws a leg kick but Uppercut moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yumi.
Uppercut moves out of range of the leg kick from Yumi.
Uppercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Yumi.
Yumi moves forwards but Uppercut connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lance Uppercut is winning the standup battle so far.
Yumi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Uppercut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yumi swivels and escapes.
Yumi tries to close the distance and clinch but Uppercut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yumi tries a low kick but Uppercut avoids it.
Uppercut takes a swing at Yumi's ribcage but misses.
Yumi throws a low kick but Uppercut avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yumi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yumi doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercut circles away.
Yumi is looking to chop away at Uppercut's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yumi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Uppercut - the referee stops the clock and Yumi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Uppercut. Yumi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uppercut throws a leg kick but Yumi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yumi wants to slow Uppercut down by chopping away at his legs.

Yumi clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
Yumi gets underhooks to prevent Uppercut's takedown attempt.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uppercut's brow.
Yumi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uppercut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Yumi.
Yumi is breathing heavily.
Uppercut stalling against the cage.
Uppercut avoiding damage as Yumi throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yumi up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yumi throws an elbow but misses.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uppercut avoiding damage as Yumi throws knees to the body.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uppercut avoids it.
Uppercut can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but Uppercut blocks with his arms.
Uppercut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yumi up against the cage.

Uppercut breaks from the clinch.
Uppercut lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yumi throws a sloppy head kick and Uppercut moves out of range easily.
Uppercut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yumi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uppercut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yumi doesn't seem bothered though.
Uppercut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uppercut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Uppercut closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yumi did well to prevent Uppercut getting side control.
Uppercut scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uppercut is trying to control. Yumi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yumi trying to control from the bottom.
Uppercut lands with a punch from half guard.
Uppercut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uppercut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yumi's head.
Uppercut works his way into full mount!
Yumi is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut fails to advance to Yumi's back.
Uppercut raining down shots from the mount!
Uppercut with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yumi is in a horrible position here. Uppercut smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yumi is looking to improve his position but Uppercut isn't that keen on the idea.
Yumi tries to lock up and control but Uppercut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yumi is trying desperately to improve position.
Uppercut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Uppercut working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yumi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uppercut moves out of range as Yumi throws a body kick.
Yumi moves in looking to clinch but Uppercut pushes him off.
Yumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yumi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uppercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Yumi.

Uppercut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Uppercut is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uppercut stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Uppercut jumps into side control!
Yumi can't do much from the bottom here.
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.

Uppercut is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yumi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Uppercut working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yumi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uppercut off and has taken his back!
Uppercut tries to roll but Yumi sticks to his back.
Yumi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Uppercut.
Yumi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Will Yumi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Yumi wants to control but Uppercut manages to buck him off and is now in Yumi's guard! Nice work there by Uppercut!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Akio Yumi.
Uppercut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akio Yumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut throws a hook but Yumi blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uppercut crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yumi - the referee stops the clock and Uppercut gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yumi. Uppercut manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uppercut throws out a powerful jab.
Yumi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uppercut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yumi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uppercut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yumi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Yumi misses

and Uppercut counters with a takedown into side control.
Yumi is looking for a sweep.
Uppercut trying to control the position but Yumi is working away.
Yumi is trying to improve his position.
Uppercut scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lance Uppercut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uppercut is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yumi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uppercut working away.
Yumi tries to improve position but can't.
Uppercut staying calm.

Uppercut is trying to get an arm triangle but Yumi is defending well.
Uppercut taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Uppercut showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

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