PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itachi Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Wanderlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uchiha
vs
Wanderlay

178 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itachi Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Wanderlay!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha moves to clinch but Wanderlay breaks away
and Wanderlay counters with a good low kick that Uchiha was not able to check.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uchiha checks a leg kick.
Uchiha tries to close the distance and clinch but Wanderlay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uchiha tries to clinch
and Wanderlay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wanderlay looks to throw a body kick

and Uchiha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wanderlay lands a right hand.
Wanderlay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uchiha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Uchiha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uchiha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha looks to clinch
and Wanderlay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uchiha tries to clinch but Wanderlay moves away
and Wanderlay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wanderlay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wanderlay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Uchiha wants to clinch but Wanderlay slips to the side
and Wanderlay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderlay swings widly with a right hand

and Uchiha counters by clinching up.
Uchiha misses with the head strike.
Uchiha lands an uppercut.
Wanderlay takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlay lands a body punch.
Uchiha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wanderlay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Uchiha prevents it.
Uchiha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uchiha misses with some punches.
Wanderlay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wanderlay stalling in the clinch but Uchiha improves position.

Uchiha gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wanderlay regains guard.
Uchiha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wanderlay looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanderlay, not yet.
Wanderlay has Uchiha pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wanderlay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uchiha!
Uchiha wants to control but Wanderlay is having none of it.
Wanderlay controlling from the full mount.
Uchiha is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Wanderlay tries to control but Uchiha wriggling away.
Wanderlay controlling the pace for now.

Jose Wanderlay has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Uchiha tries to clinch up
and Wanderlay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Wanderlay will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Uchiha tries to clinch but Wanderlay is having none of it.

Uchiha has closed the distance and engaged Wanderlay in a clinch.
Wanderlay tries to stall but Uchiha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uchiha lands a body shot.
Wanderlay misses with a punch on the inside.
Uchiha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Wanderlay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchiha darts in trying to clinch
and Wanderlay counters with a big head kick but Uchiha shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha wants to clinch
and Wanderlay counters with a body kick that stops Uchiha in his tracks momentarily.
Jose Wanderlay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uchiha wants to clinch
and Wanderlay counters with a nice leg kick.
Uchiha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wanderlay.
Wanderlay throws a head kick that misses
and Uchiha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha fails with the takedown.
Wanderlay throws a sloppy body shot

and Uchiha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Uchiha working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Uchiha.
Wanderlay tries to stall but Uchiha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanderlay.
Wanderlay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uchiha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Uchiha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uchiha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wanderlay prevents it.
Uchiha has Wanderlay pressed against the cage.
Wanderlay blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uchiha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlay tries to stall but Uchiha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uchiha blocks an uppercut.
Wanderlay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Uchiha.
Wanderlay is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uchiha.
Wanderlay blocks an uppercut.
Uchiha throws a punch but it's blocked by Wanderlay.
Wanderlay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uchiha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Wanderlay.

That's four 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.
Uchiha blocking some punches.
Uchiha is trying to drag Wanderlay to the mat but Wanderlay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itachi Uchiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanderlay is trying to push Uchiha away but Uchiha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wanderlay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wanderlay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uchiha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wanderlay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wanderlay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Itachi Uchiha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Uchiha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wanderlay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanderlay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wanderlay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Uchiha tries to clinch up but Wanderlay circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanderlay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uchiha. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanderlay throws a low kick but Uchiha moves out of range easily.
Wanderlay throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uchiha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanderlay misses with an uppercut.
Wanderlay swings widly with a right hand
and Uchiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uchiha wants to clinch
and Wanderlay counters with a solid body kick.
Uchiha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wanderlay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Wanderlay misses

and Uchiha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uchiha.
Wanderlay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uchiha's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha stalling in the clinch.
Uchiha blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wanderlay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Uchiha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wanderlay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uchiha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wanderlay counters with a left and a right that stings Uchiha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uchiha clinches up with Wanderlay and pushes him back against the cage.
Wanderlay has a couple of punches blocked by Uchiha.
Uchiha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wanderlay tries a body shot but Uchiha blocks it.
Uchiha prevents the takedown attempt.
Uchiha lands with a light punch inside.
Wanderlay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Uchiha.
Wanderlay working hard to break the clinch.
Uchiha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlay takes a shot to the head.
Wanderlay wants to get back to striking at distance but Uchiha won't allow it.
Uchiha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wanderlay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uchihas head.
Uchiha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wanderlay is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A shot in the inside from Uchiha.

And that's the end of the fight!
Itachi Uchiha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uchiha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Itachi Uchiha!