PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Botha (ranked 2876 p4p, 412 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 2940 p4p, 425 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Botha
vs
Uesugi

181 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herman Botha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botha throws a body shot but no joy.
Botha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uesugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uesugi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Herman Botha has been cut.
A jab from Uesugi finds it's way through Botha's defenses.

Botha is rocked!
A jab from Uesugi finds it's way through Botha's defenses.
Oh Botha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uesugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Botha.
Botha throws a lazy right hand but Uesugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Uesugi.
Botha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uesugi avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uesugi feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Botha crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kagekatsu Uesugi!