PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hironobu Uematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uematsu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Primus - Laquer Head. The crowd seem to be enjoying Veron's choice of entrance music: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. Juan Sebastien Veron has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Uematsu
vs
Sebastien Veron

188 cm
29
203 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

186 cm
32
210 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hironobu Uematsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uematsu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Veron checks a leg kick nicely.
Uematsu is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veron. Uematsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veron checks a leg kick.
Veron cracks Uematsu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uematsu throws a nice looking combination but Veron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veron throws a leg kick
and Uematsu counters with a good, hard body kick but Veron shrugs it off.
Uematsu looks to throw the jab but Veron is out of range.
Uematsu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Veron connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uematsu is looking to chop away at Veron's legs.
Veron drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Uematsu defends it well.
Veron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uematsu throws out the jab.
Uematsu wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron slips under a jab.

Veron shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uematsu tries to kick Veron off but Veron keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Veron lands with a punch from half guard.
Uematsu tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Uematsu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Veron is working away from the top position though.
Veron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uematsu is trying to maintain the position but Veron is very close to passing his half guard.

Veron is working for a submission of some sort.
Veron wants to free his trapped foot but Uematsu is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uematsu keeping moving, preventing Veron from controlling successfully.
Veron being controlled here momentarily.
Veron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uematsu is controlling Veron's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uematsu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu looking to control.
Uematsu is pulling down on Veron's head. It's preventing any offense from Veron, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Veron tries to free his leg and advance position but Uematsu is retaining full guard.
Uematsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Veron ducks right into an uppercut from Uematsu.
Veron looks to land a body kick but Uematsu moved away.
Uematsu throws a push kick but Veron slaps the foot to one side.
Uematsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uematsu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Veron throws a body shot but no joy.
Uematsu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Veron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uematsu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron misses with a head kick.
Uematsu misses with the combination.
Veron drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Uematsu defends it well.
Veron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uematsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Hironobu Uematsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Veron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uematsu finds it's way round the side to connect with Veron's head.
Veron missing with a left hand there. Uematsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uematsu is looking to clinch but Veron is avoiding it.
Veron drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Uematsu defends it well.
Uematsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uematsu connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Hironobu Uematsu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Uematsu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uematsu.
Veron throws a body shot but no joy.
Uematsu feints and then cracks Veron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Veron down.
Uematsu takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uematsu.
Uematsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uematsu.
Veron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Veron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veron.
Uematsu misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Veron misses.
Uematsu connects with a looping right hand.
Veron slips a jab and a cross from Uematsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veron. Veron obviously looking to wear him down.
Hironobu Uematsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uematsu misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uematsu, right into the meat.
Uematsu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uematsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uematsu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veron.
Uematsu misses with a body shot.
Veron changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Veron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uematsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Veron.
Veron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uematsu throws out a loose jab but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uematsu throws out a loose jab but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veron connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Veron misses with a low kick.
Uematsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veron.
A good leg kick by Veron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uematsu tried to score with a low kick but Veron checks it.
And Veron tries to counter it with a takedown but Uematsu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Uematsu tried to score with a low kick but Veron checks it.
A good leg kick by Uematsu.
Uematsu throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Uematsu misses.
Veron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Veron misses with a hook.
Veron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uematsu counters with a nice body kick.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uematsu.
Uematsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Uematsu. Beautiful body shot.
Uematsu tries a low kick but Veron avoids it.
Veron with the counter takedown but Uematsu avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Veron finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Uematsu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uematsu missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uematsu throws the kick towards the body but Veron avoids it.
Veron darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Veron fakes the leg kick and cracks Uematsu in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uematsu. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hironobu Uematsu is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Uematsu.
Veron throws a push kick but Uematsu slaps the foot to one side.
Veron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron staying out of range there.
Veron drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Uematsu defends it well.
Veron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uematsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uematsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uematsu misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Veron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uematsu misses with a body kick.
Uematsu misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Uematsu is predictable there
and Veron counters with a stiff right hand.
Uematsu throws a right hand that misses
enabling Veron to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Uematsu blocks the low kick.
Uematsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Veron is just out of range.
Uematsu takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Hironobu Uematsu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Uematsu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veron walks into a straight right hand from Uematsu.
Uematsu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veron's head.
Uematsu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uematsu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juan Sebastien Veron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veron missing with a left hand there. Uematsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uematsu tries to land a leg kick but Veron saw it coming and moves away.
Uematsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veron shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uematsu as he jumps to the side.
Veron connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron sizes up Uematsu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Veron misses with a hook.
Uematsu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veron misses the shot to the body.
Uematsu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Veron throws a sloppy head kick and Uematsu moves out of range easily.
Uematsu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Veron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Uematsu connects with a high kick.

It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Uematsu throws a head kick that misses.
Veron misses with a leg kick
and Uematsu counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uematsu.
Veron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veron looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hironobu Uematsu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu tries to clinch up but Veron circles away and keeps his distance.
Veron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veron throws a hook to the side of Uematsu's head but Uematsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uematsu will feel that in the morning.
Veron misses with a straight right.
Veron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uematsu ducks under a wild hook from Veron.
That kick from Uematsu tenderised Veron's leg. Veron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Uematsu scores with a shot to the body.
Veron takes a swing at Uematsu's ribcage but misses.
Uematsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uematsu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron misses the jab.
Uematsu throws a counter high kick but Veron was just alert enough to avoid it.
Uematsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uematsu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uematsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Veron misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Uematsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Veron throws a hook but Uematsu blocks it.
A head kick misses from Uematsu.
Uematsu dips to his left and cracks Veron with an uppercut!
Veron misses with a double jab.
Uematsu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Uematsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uematsu punishes Veron's body with a nice straight punch.
Veron walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron looks to land a body kick but Uematsu moved away.
Uematsu takes a swing at Veron's ribcage but misses.
Veron throws a leg kick but Uematsu checks it.
Uematsu misses with a few strikes there.
Veron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Veron wants to land a leg kick but Uematsu is out of range.
Uematsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Veron is just out of range.
Uematsu throws a body punch but Veron moves out of range.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Veron throws a hook but Uematsu blocks it.
Veron is looking to chop away at Uematsu's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hironobu Uematsu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uematsu, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!