PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algot Uggla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Falcone
vs
Uggla

175 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

165 cm
29
149 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Algot Uggla!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Uggla moves away and avoids it.

Uggla looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Uggla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Uggla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Falcone is just riding it out for now. Uggla eventually gives up the hold.
Falcone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uggla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone is looking for a sweep. Uggla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Uggla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falcone sees it coming and defends easily.
Uggla uses his free foot to push down on Falcone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Falcone.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uggla looking for a guillotine from mount but Falcone is having none of it.
Uggla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uggla has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hard Knocks Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Falcone is squirming around, avoiding Uggla's attempts to control the action.
Uggla landing strikes from the mount.
Falcone is trying desperately to improve position.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound.
Falcone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uggla looking to secure an arm triangle but Falcone defends it well.
Falcone wants to hold on but Uggla pushes him away.
Uggla prevents Falcone from getting the reversal.
Falcone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Uggla.
Uggla trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Falcone tries to hold on but Uggla pushes him away.
Uggla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Uggla looking to control but Falcone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla content just to control the position here.
Uggla trying to control but Falcone is having none of it.
Falcone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Uggla is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Falcone is surviving well by controlling Uggla's body position as best he can.
Falcone is working to get back to half guard.
Uggla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Uggla wants to control but Falcone has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Falcone wants to control but Uggla is keeping busy.
Falcone is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcone is pressing down on Uggla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algot Uggla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Uggla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falcone fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uggla checks a leg kick.
Uggla feints the counter takedown.
Uggla shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Falcone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Uggla tries to counter it with a takedown but Falcone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Uggla tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Falcone defends well and Uggla ends up having to push Falcone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rocco Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algot Uggla.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
Falcone leaves Uggla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uggla checks a low kick from Falcone.
Uggla is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falcone as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a hook. Uggla ducked under it nicely.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by Falcone.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
And Uggla tries to counter it with a takedown but Falcone pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Uggla shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Falcone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Uggla staying calm.
Uggla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falcone keeps working.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Uggla tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uggla has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Uggla looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Uggla's best efforts.
Uggla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Falcone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Uggla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Falcone looking to control.
Uggla won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Uggla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Uggla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Falcone looking to control.
Falcone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uggla trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Uggla clinches up against the cage.
Uggla blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Uggla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Falcone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Falcone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Uggla is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Falcone to the mat. Falcone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Uggla advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uggla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Falcone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Uggla tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uggla has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Falcone regains half guard there - taking advantage of Uggla's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Falcone is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla moves into full mount! Falcone won't be happy about that!
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 Rocco Falcone 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Uggla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcone but Falcone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falcone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uggla.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Uggla is out of range.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Uggla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Falcone.
Falcone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Uggla manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Falcone on his heels. He'll look to pass Falcone's guard now, I'm sure.
Falcone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uggla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Uggla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Uggla looking to pass the guard.

Uggla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone can't keep his opponent in guard - Uggla advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Uggla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Falcone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uggla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uggla working over Falcone with some ground and pound. Falcone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Uggla seems to be looking for submissions.
Uggla throwing shots but Falcone is blocking nicely.

Uggla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falcone sees it coming and defends easily.
Uggla is keen to just control but Falcone is a slippery customer.
Uggla throwing shots but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Falcone trying to hold on to Uggla's head to control him but Uggla postures up.

Uggla looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla trying to control from half guard but Falcone is working away.

Uggla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Falcone is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.

Uggla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.

Uggla is working for a submission of some sort.
Falcone is looking to control Uggla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Falcone avoid being mounted?

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcone throws a wild body kick that Uggla sees coming a mile off.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Algot Uggla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcone scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Algot Uggla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uggla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algot Uggla!