PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Uzumaki
vs
Li

177 cm
26
150 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzumaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots and misses
and Uzumaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uzumaki misses with a double jab.
Uzumaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzumaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Uzumaki sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uzumaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naruto Uzumaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yu Li.
Uzumaki lands a jab.
Li with a poor takedown
and Uzumaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li shoots in but Uzumaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uzumaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Li closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uzumaki did well to prevent Li getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Li prevents Uzumaki from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Uzumaki is trying to stand up here but Li is controlling him well.
Li content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Li moves into full mount! Uzumaki won't be happy about that!
Li content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzumaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Li is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Uzumaki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Uzumaki!

Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Uzumaki is proving a slippery customer.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.

Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Li is looking for a triangle here but Uzumaki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li holding on.
Li struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Uzumaki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Uzumaki is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Uzumaki finds it's way through Li's defenses.
Uzumaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Li or perhaps it was just good defense by Uzumaki which made him look bad.
Jab, jab by Uzumaki - just one landing.
A punch combination from Uzumaki misses.
Uzumaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Yu Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzumaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Uzumaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Uzumaki dips to his left and cracks Li with an uppercut!
Uzumaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uzumaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Uzumaki.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzumaki swivels and escapes.
Naruto Uzumaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yu Li.
Uzumaki lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li tries for a takedown but Uzumaki circles away easily
and Uzumaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Li is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Uzumaki finish him?
Uzumaki throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Li stumbling backwards into the cage! Li bounces back off the cage towards Uzumaki, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Uzumaki lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Uzumaki celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naruto Uzumaki!