PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muh Texii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uso has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Texii
vs
Uso

203 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
240 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muh Texii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Uso!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uso wants to free his trapped foot but Texii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Texii is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Great Bash Heel, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Texii taking some punishment here, with Uso in his half guard.
Texii wants to control but Uso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Texii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uso.
Uso wants to pass the guard but Texii is defending well.
Texii is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Texii wants to control but Uso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uso looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uso wants to pass to mount but Texii is defending the position.
Texii tries to roll over but Uso keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Texii wants to control but Uso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Texii wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Uso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Texii sees it coming and defends easily.
Uso passes to side control.
Uso in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Texii is looking to regain half guard here but Uso keeps moving and retains side control.
Texii throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Texii is not content to let Uso control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Texii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Texii tries to buck Uso off but Uso is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Uso tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uso has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uso wants to control but Texii is keeping him busy.

Uso tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uso has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Texii is trying to improve his position.
Texii takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Texii gets back to half guard.
Texii is trying to get back to full guard.

Uso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Texii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uso.
Texii pushes Uso off looking to stand but Uso dives back in and keeps control.
Uso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Texii is trying to stand back up but Uso is controlling him
Texii trying to control here.

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.
Uso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Texii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Texii keeping moving, preventing Uso from controlling successfully.
Uso stands up over Texii, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Texii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uso trying to control the position from guard on top but Texii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Texii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uso is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Uso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Uso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joshua Uso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Texii is pushing Uso's head away, looking to escape. Uso manages to hold on to the position though.
Uso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Texii is pushing Uso's head away, looking to escape. Uso manages to hold on to the position though.
Uso working the body and head with strikes.

Texii is rocked!
Texii taking a bit of punishment here - Uso scoring with strikes.
Oh Texii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uso in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Uso working the head and body with strikes.
Uso lands a strong strike to the head of Texii. That's dazed him! Uso looking to finish here. Texii is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Uso lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Uso!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joshua Uso thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Muh Texii had this to say: 'This was a fluke; I am the best...'.