PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ueki Boku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Angel Echano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Angel Echano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Boku
vs
Angel Echano

178 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ueki Boku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Angel Echano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Echano clinches up against the cage.
Echano missing with knees to the body.
Echano is pressed up against the cage. Boku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Echano down to the mat. Echano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Echano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Boku fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Echano to the ground. Boku is now in Echano's guard.
Echano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Boku is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Boku is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boku is looking to work some ground and pound but Echano has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boku passes Echano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Echano manages to get to full guard.
Boku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boku wants to control from the top but Echano keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Boku is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boku looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Echano trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Boku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Echano napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Boku stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boku fails with a takedown attempt.
Boku fails with the takedown

and Echano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ueki Boku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Echano trying to control the position from guard on top but Boku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Echano wants to pass the guard but Boku is keeping the position.
Echano looks winded!
Echano trying to control the position from guard on top but Boku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boku has Echano pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boku is looking for a triangle but Echano pushes his legs off easily.
Echano trying to control the position from guard on top but Boku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that Echano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boku keeping full guard, as Echano tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Boku is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Echano is aware though and is defending well.

Boku escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Echano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Ueki Boku will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Echano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boku shoots in for a double leg but Echano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Echano lands the left hand.
Ueki Boku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Echano wants to clinch.
Boku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boku fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ueki Boku. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boku shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Echano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boku throws a big elbow that misses.
Boku trying to control but Echano is working from the bottom.
Boku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echano wants to stand and escape but Boku is having none of it.
Boku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Echano keeping moving, preventing Boku from controlling successfully.
Boku passes Echano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Echano pushes Boku off looking to stand but Boku dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Echano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Boku is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Echano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boku wants to control from the top but Echano keeps moving.
Boku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Echano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boku scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boku trying to control the position from guard on top but Echano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ueki Boku dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Boku.

Boku closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Echano did well to prevent Boku getting side control.
Echano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Echano is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boku in particular looking to stall.
Echano wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ueki Boku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Echano sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Echano keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Echano tries to clinch but Boku moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Echano closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boku counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boku wants to control but Echano is keeping him busy.

Boku seems to be looking for submissions.
Boku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Echano can do to turn this around?
Boku with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boku is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boku trying to control the action but Echano is working from the bottom.
Boku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Echano trying to hold on to Boku's head to control him but Boku postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Echano works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Boku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Echano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boku throws a strike aimed at the side of Echano's head but Echano avoids it well.

Boku decides to stand back up. Boku steps back and let's Echano get back to his feet.

Echano moves into the clinch.
Echano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jan Angel Echano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Boku has hold of one of Echano's legs. Echano is fighting the takedown attempt but Boku gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Boku stops Echano from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ueki Boku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boku, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ueki Boku!