PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ueda
vs
Silva

178 cm
22
159 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masakatsu Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Ueda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Ueda has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Ueda pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ueda is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ueda gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ueda lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Ueda trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ueda is controlling well.
Ueda 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.
Ueda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Ueda has passed into side control.
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ueda working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Ueda breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ueda controlling the pace for now.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Ueda maintains control.

Ueda working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Ueda controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Ueda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva wants to control but Ueda is having none of it.
Ueda raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Ueda finish him?
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Ueda scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Ueda isn't that keen on the idea.
Ueda looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Ueda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ueda prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva looks gassed!
Ueda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Ueda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ueda controlling the pace for now.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Ueda isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Ueda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ueda working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masakatsu Ueda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ueda lands a head kick!
Ueda connects with a high kick.
Ueda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Ramon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ueda.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Ueda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Ueda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ueda stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick

and Ueda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ueda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ueda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva regains half guard.
Ueda working Silva over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ueda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ueda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ueda forces his way into half guard.
Ueda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ueda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Ueda slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
Ueda chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ueda is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ueda wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Ueda 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.
Silva avoids the attempt from Ueda to control.
Ueda tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva wants to take Ueda's back here but Ueda is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Silva has control of Ueda's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ueda regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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 Masakatsu Ueda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva shoots and misses
and Ueda counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva throws a head kick but Ueda moves out of range.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ueda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ueda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ueda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Ueda.
Ueda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ueda looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ueda lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Ueda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Ueda is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Ueda there.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Ueda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ramon Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into full guard.

Ueda has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ueda's guard.
Ueda seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Ueda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ueda seems keen to control Silva's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ueda dives on top into guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ueda working some strikes from top position.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ueda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Ueda has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ueda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Masakatsu Ueda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ueda keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Ueda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Ueda trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva has his foot on Ueda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ueda works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Ueda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ueda, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Masakatsu Ueda!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Masakatsu Ueda!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Masakatsu Ueda!

Masakatsu Ueda wins by unanimous decision!