PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Uchiha
vs
O Leary

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Madara Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by O Leary there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Leary misses with a leg kick
and Uchiha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Leary throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Leary moves in looking to clinch but Uchiha pushes him off.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Leary misses with a jab to the body
and Uchiha counters with a straight right hand.
O Leary misses with an uppercut
letting Uchiha counter with a right hand.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uchiha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Leary will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Leary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Leary avoids a kick to the body.
Uchiha misses with a hook.
Uchiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with an outside leg kick.
Uchiha misses with a body kick.
O Leary blocks a head kick by Uchiha.
Uchiha moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha misses with a hook. O Leary ducked under it nicely.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha shows good takedown defense.
Madara Uchiha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam O Leary.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.
Uchiha throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
O Leary looks for the body kick but Uchiha saw that one coming.
O Leary scores with a sloppy right hand. Uchiha should have avoided that one.
Uchiha tries to move into range but O Leary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uchiha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Leary tries to clinch up.
Uchiha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Leary eats them both and turns towards Uchiha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Uchiha throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Uchiha - just one landing.
Uchiha takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha throws a combination that misses
and O Leary counters with a nice leg kick.
O Leary throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uchiha.
Uchiha stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Uchiha misses with a hook to the body
and O Leary makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

O Leary moves into range and clinches up with Uchiha.
O Leary has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uchiha blocks the elbow strike.

O Leary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Leary moves out of range of the leg kick from Uchiha.
Uchiha blocks a leg kick.

O Leary takes the fight into the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.

O Leary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uchiha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Leary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Leary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uchiha is fending him off so far but O Leary persists. Nope, Uchiha circles away and we're back to standing.
O Leary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uchiha counters with a good low kick that O Leary was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uchiha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Leary on the side of the head.
O Leary is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uchiha rather than just go for the knockout.
Uchiha just misses with a punch to the body.
Uchiha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a thumping low kick.
O Leary stalks Uchiha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uchiha's face. Uchiha staggers backwards, shaken.
Uchiha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uchiha throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
Uchiha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Leary moves away.
Uchiha throws a hook but O Leary avoids it easily.
Uchiha moves out of range as O Leary throws a body kick.

O Leary darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Leary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uchiha defending well though.
O Leary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uchiha wants to get back to his feet.
O Leary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uchiha blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
Uchiha is trying to stand up here but O Leary is controlling him well.
O Leary not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary works his way into full mount!

O Leary is working for a guillotine from mount but Uchiha frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Madara Uchiha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Leary slips under a jab.
Uchiha scores with a jab to the head.
Uchiha scores with a nice head shot.
Uchiha looks to land a combination. O Leary sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Leary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a big shot that misses.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
A head kick by Uchiha misses
and O Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha cracks the inside of O Leary's front leg.
Madara Uchiha is winning the standup battle so far.
O Leary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uchiha tries to avoid it but O Leary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uchiha to the ground. Uchiha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - O Leary scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uchiha wants it to stay on the feet.
Uchiha throws an off balance right hand
and O Leary counters with a nice uppercut.
Uchiha stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Madara Uchiha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam O Leary.
Uchiha throws a jab when O Leary was well out of range.
Uchiha clobbers O Leary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from O Leary misses.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha shows good takedown defense.
Uchiha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Leary cracks Uchiha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uchiha connects with a single shot there.
O Leary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uchiha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Leary scrambles back to his feet.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is looking to clinch.
O Leary misses the body punch
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adam O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with a one-two to the body.
O Leary misses with a double jab
and Uchiha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uchiha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uchiha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Uchiha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uchiha thows a body shot but no joy.
O Leary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Leary throws a head kick that misses
and Uchiha counters with a three punch combo that has O Leary backing up. O Leary nods at Uchiha to acknowledge the strikes.
O Leary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uchiha moves out of range of the body kick.
Uchiha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Leary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uchiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uchiha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha throws out a loose jab but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Leary misses with a right hand
and Uchiha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Uchiha misses with a head kick.
Madara Uchiha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uchiha jabs O Leary right on the nose. O Leary blinks but takes it well.
O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uchiha.
O Leary misses with a low kick.
Uchiha misses with a wild combination.
O Leary swings for the body but Uchiha moves out of range.
A low kick from Uchiha is predictable there

and O Leary counters by clinching up.
O Leary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uchiha's efforts to push away.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.

O Leary pulls Uchiha into guard.
Uchiha trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Leary's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Leary on the ground.
O Leary is trying to control the position but Uchiha postures up.
Uchiha is looking to stand up but O Leary won't let him.
O Leary looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Uchiha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Leary tries for a takedown but Uchiha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Madara Uchiha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Uchiha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Uchiha.
Uchiha misses with a leg kick
and O Leary counters with a good low kick that Uchiha was not able to check.
O Leary throws a body kick the misses
and Uchiha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Uchiha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Leary.
Uchiha throws a looping overhand right but O Leary ducks down to avoid it.
Uchiha lands with a nice combination. O Leary backs away looking to recover.
O Leary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uchiha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Leary scrambles back to his feet.
O Leary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Leary on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Leary scores with a one two! Uchiha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uchiha throws a lazy uppercut
and O Leary counters with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uchiha, right into the meat.
O Leary scores with a jab to the body.
Uchiha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uchiha throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by O Leary.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Leary misses with a looping right.
O Leary cracks Uchiha with an open hand slap.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Leary cracks Uchiha with an open hand slap.
A cross from Uchiha lands.
Uchiha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uchiha lands with an overhand left.
Uchiha throws a combination that misses
and O Leary counters with a big head kick but Uchiha shrugs it off.
O Leary throws a wild body kick that Uchiha sees coming a mile off.
Adam O Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha throws a leg kick but O Leary sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Leary throws a head kick that half lands.
O Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uchiha.
O Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a head kick that misses.
Uchiha misses with a looping left.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
Uchiha tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uchiha misses with a two punch combination.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uchiha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uchiha throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uchiha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Uchiha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uchiha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Leary looks to score with a jab to the body but Uchiha is just out of range.
Uchiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uchiha's knee momentarily.
O Leary throws a series of strikes that have Uchiha backpedaling.
Uchiha scores with a nice right hand.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Uchiha slaps away a takedown attempt from O Leary, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Leary dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uchiha. That did some damage!
Uchiha looks to score with a jab to the body but O Leary is just out of range.
A jab lands there for O Leary.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha misses with an uppercut
and O Leary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uchiha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from O Leary misses its intended target.
O Leary throws a lazy body kick
and Uchiha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uchiha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Leary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uchiha is looking to slow O Leary down with leg kicks.
Madara Uchiha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uchiha checks a leg kick.
Uchiha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Leary tries to clinch up but Uchiha circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Uchiha misses its intended target.
O Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uchiha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Madara Uchiha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uchiha, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madara Uchiha!