PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu's entrance music is Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Negreanu
vs
Uppercut

177 cm
26
170 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

177 cm
30
178 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Uppercut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Negreanu lands with a slapping head kick.
Uppercut checks a low kick from Negreanu.
Negreanu slips a straight right by Uppercut.

Negreanu gets a clinch.
Negreanu prevents Uppercut from breaking the clinch.
Negreanu misses with a punch to the body.
Negreanu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uppercut misses with a knee strike.
Uppercut tries to break the clinch but Negreanu is controlling the position.
Negreanu stalling.
Uppercut tries to throw a body punch but Negreanu avoids it by throwing Uppercut back against the cage.
Negreanu scores with a shoulder strike.
Negreanu lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut avoiding damage as Negreanu throws knees to the body.

Uppercut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Negreanu.
Uppercut swings for the body but Negreanu moves out of range.

Uppercut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Negreanu!
Uppercut thowing shots but they're missing.
Uppercut prevents Negreanu from getting the reversal.
Uppercut trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Uppercut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Negreanu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Uppercut controlling from mount.
Negreanu is looking to improve his position but Uppercut isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uppercut trying to control from half guard but Negreanu is working away.
Negreanu is looking to control Uppercut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Negreanu avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negreanu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Negreanu is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Negreanu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uppercut feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Negreanus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
Negreanu misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uppercut moves out of range of the body kick from Negreanu.
Uppercut throws a jab when Negreanu was well out of range.
Negreanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Negreanu cracks Uppercut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Negreanu misses the target.
Negreanu avoids the body shot from Uppercut.
Uppercut's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uppercut duly obliges.
Negreanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uppercut.
Negreanu blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Uppercut or perhaps it was just good defense by Negreanu which made him look bad.
A big left from Uppercut misses.
Negreanu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Negreanu throws a chopping leg kick but Uppercut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uppercut looks to land a right hand but Negreanu moved out of range.
Uppercut throws a lazy uppercut
and Negreanu counters with a nice body shot.
Negreanu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uppercut shoots in looking for a takedown. Negreanu tries to sprawl out of it but Uppercut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Negreanu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a nice looking combination but Negreanu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut scores with a leg kick.
Uppercut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uppercut keeps the fight on the outside.
Uppercut lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Negreanu backs up against the cage.

Negreanu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Negreanu is stalling in the full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to keep a closed guard but Negreanu is proving a slippery customer.
Negreanu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Negreanu.
Negreanu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uppercut.
Negreanu slips under a jab from Uppercut.
Negreanu leaves Uppercut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Negreanu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uppercut on the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a leg kick which misses Uppercut's front leg but catches the back leg as Uppercut tries to avoid it.
Negreanu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uppercut shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Negreanu as he jumps to the side.
Negreanu lands with a nice body kick.
Negreanu connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uppercut.
Negreanu throws a low kick but Uppercut moves out of range easily.
Uppercut moves out of range of the strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut walks into a straight right hand from Negreanu.
Uppercut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Negreanu pinned against the cage. Negreanu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uppercut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Negreanu.
A clash of legs there as Uppercut blocks the low kick.
Negreanu tries a head kick but it misses.
Uppercut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Negreanu.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu shoots in but no luck this time.
Negreanu wants to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut shoots in for a takedown but Negreanu shows good takedown defense.
Negreanu misses with a wild body shot.
Negreanu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uppercut is able to avoid easily.
Negreanu misses with a two punch combination.
Negreanu scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negreanu slips a straight right by Uppercut.
Uppercut keeps the fight on the outside.
Uppercut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Negreanu doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Uppercut misses with a hook. Negreanu ducked under it nicely.
Uppercut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Negreanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Uppercut.
Negreanu misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Uppercut misses the target.
Negreanu misses with a straight left.
Negreanu connects with an inside leg kick.
Negreanu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Uppercut misses the jab.
Negreanu moves away from the strike by Uppercut.
Negreanu scores with a push kick.
Negreanu connects with a leg kick. Uppercut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu scores with a leg kick.
Negreanu throws out a loose jab but Uppercut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negreanu is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniel Negreanu is winning the standup battle so far.
Negreanu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uppercut checks it well.
Negreanu tries to clinch but Uppercut moves out of range.
Uppercut throws an overhand right that lands on Negreanu's shoulder, as Negreanu tries to avoid the shot.
Uppercut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Negreanu moves away.
Uppercut connects with a body shot that sends Negreanu's belly button to the back.
Negreanu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Negreanu misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Negreanu - that will leave a mark!
Negreanu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uppercut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uppercut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Negreanu throws a nice inside leg kick.

Uppercut gets a double leg takedown into Negreanu's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negreanu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uppercut manages to get himself to full guard.
Negreanu preventing the sweep.
Negreanu wants to control from the top but Uppercut keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uppercut is on top in guard.
Uppercut is fighting to break Negreanu's control of his arms but Negreanu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Uppercut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
Negreanu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Negreanu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Negreanu trying to keep a closed guard but Uppercut is proving a slippery customer.
Lance Uppercut has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Negreanu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Negreanu misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.

Uppercut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Negreanu is trying to control the position but Uppercut postures up.
Negreanu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uppercut is one step ahead there.
Negreanu pulls Uppercut in to control the position.
Uppercut looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negreanu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Negreanu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Uppercut looks to land a combination. Negreanu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uppercut throws a chopping leg kick but Negreanu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Negreanu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uppercut will feel that in the morning.
Uppercut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Negreanu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uppercut.
Negreanu tries to clinch up but Uppercut circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Negreanu. That's going to slow Uppercut down.
Negreanu lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Negreanu misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut moves away from the strike by Negreanu.
Negreanu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Negreanu dips to his left and cracks Uppercut with an uppercut!
Uppercut misses with a lunging right hand
and Negreanu counters with a straight right hand.
Negreanu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uppercut.
Negreanu misses with a kick to the body.
Uppercut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Negreanu.
Negreanu with a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uppercut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Negreanu checks a leg kick nicely.
Uppercut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uppercut avoids a kick to the body.
Negreanu checks a low kick from Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a front kick aimed at Negreanu's knee but Negreanu avoids it well.
Uppercut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Negreanu lands a head shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut misses with a leg kick.
Uppercut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uppercut misses the shot to the body.
Uppercut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Negreanu with that takedown attempt.
Negreanu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Negreanu doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercut circles away.
Uppercut throws a right hand that misses
and Negreanu counters with a nice body shot.
Negreanu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Negreanu.
Negreanu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uppercut.
Negreanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
Negreanu tries to land a front kick but Uppercut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uppercut manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negreanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uppercut moves away.
Negreanu misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Negreanu.
I think Negreanu 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Daniel Negreanu!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Daniel Negreanu!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Daniel Negreanu!

Daniel Negreanu wins by unanimous decision!