PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law has chosen K.C.S. as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Uxxarest
vs
Law

170 cm
35
147 lbs
31 - 22 - 2

179 cm
31
152 lbs
13 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 31 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Umbra Uxxarest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law cracks Uxxarest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uxxarest misses with a few strikes there.
Uxxarest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Law circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Uxxarest misses.
Uxxarest ducks right into an uppercut from Law.
Uxxarest misses with a looping right.
Marshall Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uxxarest throws a big shot that misses.
Law lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Uxxarest throws a hook but Law avoids it easily.
Law moves away from the strike by Uxxarest.
Law lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uxxarest's sensitive parts.
Uxxarest throws a low kick but Law moves out of range easily.
Law misses with a double jab.
Law bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uxxarest.
Law thumps Uxxarest with a low kick.
Uxxarest throws a wild body kick that Law sees coming a mile off.
Uxxarest punishes Law's body with a nice straight punch.
Uxxarest misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uxxarest manages to avoid it.
Law scores with a hook to the body. Uxxarest takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Law clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Uxxarest.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Law just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uxxarest's brow.
Uxxarest misses with a punch to the body.
Law misses with a body punch.
Uxxarest misses with a hook to the ribs.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Uxxarest.
Uxxarest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uxxarest lands a body shot.
Law prevents a body shot from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uxxarest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uxxarest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uxxarest has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Uxxarest lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Law.
Law lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law tries to work over Uxxarest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uxxarest.
Uxxarest lands with a right to the head.
Uxxarest is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Law's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Uxxarest avoids it by throwing Law back against the cage.
Law lands a shot to the body.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Uxxarest working aggressively here.
Uxxarest lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Law throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uxxarests head.
Uxxarest misses with a body punch.
Uxxarest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law lands an uppercut.
Law will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uxxarest up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Law.
Uxxarest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uxxarest lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Law or not.
Uxxarest misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uxxarest has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Uxxarest throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
A head punch on the inside from Uxxarest fails to land.
Uxxarest on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uxxarest lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Law lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uxxarest misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Law scores with a nice short uppercut.
Law scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Law fails to land.
Uxxarest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uxxarest blocking some punches.
Law is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uxxarest is defending well for now.
Uxxarest lands a right hand.
Uxxarest tries a body shot but Law blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Uxxarest scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Uxxarest.
Law lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uxxarest working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uxxarest has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Uxxarest stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uxxarest working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uxxarest tries to throw a body punch but Law avoids it by throwing Uxxarest back against the cage.
Uxxarest lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Uxxarest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Law blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Uxxarest.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Uxxarest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uxxarest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uxxarest lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Law or not.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uxxarest misses with the head strike.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umbra Uxxarest dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Law keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Law misses with a wild body shot.

Uxxarest manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Law on his heels. He'll look to pass Law's guard now, I'm sure.
Uxxarest wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.
Uxxarest working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Law is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Law keeping full guard, as Uxxarest tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law wants to sweep here but Uxxarest controlling him for the moment.
Uxxarest trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest is really struggling to control Law but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Uxxarest passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Uxxarest looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Uxxarest moves into full mount!
Uxxarest wants to control the pace but Law is squirming around nicely.
Uxxarest punching from mount but Law doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest working Law over with strikes here.

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

Uxxarest swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Law is now in Uxxarest's guard. A big mistake from Uxxarest there, giving up the dominant position!
Uxxarest wants to hit a switch here but Law passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Uxxarest there!
Uxxarest is trying to escape the mount.
Law controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law prevents Uxxarest from getting the reversal.
Uxxarest is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uxxarest is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Law is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Uxxarest sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Law controlling the pace.
Uxxarest works his way to full guard. Good work.
Law stopping the sweep attempt from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uxxarest seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uxxarest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umbra Uxxarest dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Uxxarest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Law.
Law lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law is looking to slow Uxxarest down with leg kicks.
Uxxarest keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Law avoids a kick to the body.
Uxxarest has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Law.
Nice straight punches there by Law. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Law.
Law connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Law misses with an uppercut. Uxxarest saw that one coming.
Uxxarest is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Uxxarest drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Uxxarest looking to sit in guard and control but Law gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Uxxarest keeping moving, preventing Law from controlling successfully.
Law must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Law avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uxxarest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Law tries to free his leg and advance position but Uxxarest is retaining full guard.
Uxxarest is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marshall Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Law preventing the sweep.
Law engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uxxarest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Uxxarest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Law is one step ahead there.
Uxxarest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Uxxarest wants to control the position but Law says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Uxxarest is looking to improve his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Law throws a low kick but Uxxarest avoids it.
Law misses with a body shot.

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.

Law gets caught napping as Uxxarest dives in and scores a takedown. Law manages to retain guard.
Uxxarest postures up.
Uxxarest is looking to work some ground and pound but Law has wrist control.
Uxxarest trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uxxarest seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Uxxarest advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Uxxarest goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Law has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Uxxarest but great work by Law.
Uxxarest is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uxxarest has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umbra Uxxarest!
Our winner, Umbra Uxxarest, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.