PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by "Filipino" by The Black Eyed Peas. Uchiha has chosen I'm a King as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soriano
vs
Uchiha

165 cm
22
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gaara Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano shoots in and drives through. Uchiha sprawls well.
Soriano walks into a jab.
Uchiha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Soriano has Uchiha up against the cage in a clinch.
Uchiha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soriano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uchiha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soriano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uchiha.
Uchiha is trying to stall.
Soriano lands a body shot.
Soriano tries to land knees in the clinch but Uchiha avoids the damage to the body.
Soriano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soriano trying to land knees to the body.
Soriano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Uchiha avoiding damage as Soriano throws knees to the body.

Soriano is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Uchiha can't fight it off and eventually Soriano manages to take the fight to the floor. Uchiha looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Soriano stands and throws Uchiha's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha tries to buck Soriano off but Soriano is having none of it.
Soriano working away.

Soriano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uchiha, who protects the arm well.
Soriano in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Uchiha manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Uchiha kicks off Soriano and gets to his feet.
Soriano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uchiha's hands.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uchiha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uchiha lands the left hand.
Uchiha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soriano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uchiha.
Uchiha looks to land a combination but Soriano avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uchiha manages to avoid it.
Soriano tries to clinch up.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uchiha tests Soriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaara Uchiha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Soriano.
Uchiha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soriano lands a head kick!
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soriano thows a body kick. Uchiha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soriano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soriano fails to land with a series of punches.

Soriano darts in and clinches Uchiha up against the cage.
Uchiha is trying to break free.
Soriano tries to pull guard but Uchiha holds him up against the cage and eventually Soriano drops back down to his feet.
Soriano taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Soriano.
Uchiha looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano misses with a knee strike.
Soriano can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Soriano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soriano.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soriano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uchiha.
Uchiha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soriano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uchiha scores with a nice right hand.
Soriano is looking to clinch but Uchiha is avoiding it.

Soriano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Uchiha is defending against the submission attempts here by Soriano.
Soriano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Uchiha wants to get back to full guard but Soriano has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uchiha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soriano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Soriano is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Uchiha has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uchiha is trying to reverse the position but instead Soriano has taken his back - oops!
Soriano is not going to allow Uchiha to sit and survive in this position.
Soriano has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Uchiha's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha trying to control but not successfully.
Soriano biding his time, looking for the opening.

Soriano is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Uchiha has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Soriano controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Soriano is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Uchiha has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Soriano has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Uchiha's body.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pablo Soriano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Soriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uchiha counters with a left and a right that stings Soriano.
Uchiha looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Soriano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uchiha misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uchiha misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Soriano tries for a takedown but Uchiha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soriano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uchiha swivels and escapes.
Uchiha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soriano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soriano tries to clinch but Uchiha moves out of range.
Uchiha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Uchiha throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
A leg kick checked by Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uchiha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchiha throws a right hand that Soriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Soriano also avoids with ease.
Soriano throws a one two combo.
Uchiha throws a series of punches but Soriano avoids them all with ease.
Soriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha misses with a body kick.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
Pablo Soriano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soriano throws out a leg kick but Uchiha moves out of range and Soriano only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soriano.
Soriano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uchiha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Uchiha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soriano slips a jab and a cross from Uchiha.
Uchiha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soriano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Soriano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uchiha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Uchiha throws the left hand but Soriano avoids the punch easily.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Gaara Uchiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Soriano misses.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.
Uchiha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Soriano counters by moving into the clinch.
Uchiha stalling in the clinch but Soriano improves position.
Soriano landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Soriano.
Soriano scores with a knee to the head.
Soriano is leaning against Uchiha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soriano landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Soriano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Soriano.
Soriano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soriano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uchiha or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to land knees in the clinch but Uchiha avoids the damage to the body.
Soriano controlling the action here for a moment.
Uchiha tries to stall but Soriano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soriano stalling against the cage.
Uchiha is looking to break free of the clinch but Soriano has double underhooks.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soriano is keeping busy.
Uchiha is looking to break free of the clinch but Soriano has double underhooks.
Soriano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uchiha managing to block the knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soriano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soriano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soriano lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soriano jumps guard but Uchiha stands there with Soriano around his waist. Soriano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Soriano landing knees to the body.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.
Soriano tries to pull guard but Uchiha holds him up against the cage and eventually Soriano drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano landing knees to the body.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch but Soriano keeps him there for the moment.
Soriano lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soriano.
Soriano lands a body punch.
Uchiha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soriano digs a right hand underneath Uchiha's ribcage. Uchiha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uchiha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uchiha wants to get back to striking at distance but Soriano won't allow it.
Soriano trying to land knees to the body.
Gaara Uchiha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uchiha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soriano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soriano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!