PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 1034 p4p, 145 weight class) and Piotr Boryska (ranked 1825 p4p, 247 weight class). Kagekatsu Uesugi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uesugi
vs
Boryska

182 cm
22
174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Boryska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Uesugi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uesugi.
Boryska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi throws a jab when Boryska was well out of range.
Boryska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boryska was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
Boryska throws a head kick that half lands.
Uesugi takes a swing at Boryska's ribcage but misses.
As Uesugi backs off Boryska throws a huge counter combo but Uesugi manages to avoid it all.
Uesugi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boryska moves away.
Uesugi scores with a nice right hand.
Uesugi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boryska on the side of the head.
Uesugi blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Boryska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boryska scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boryska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boryska has his takedown stuffed
and Uesugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Uesugi clinches up against the cage.
Boryska blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
A right hook to the body lands for Boryska.
A short left from Boryska.
Uesugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boryska or not.
Uesugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boryska.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Boryska controls the action.
Uesugi presses Boryska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uesugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boryska's elbow.
Uesugi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boryska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boryska just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uesugi's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uesugi.
Boryska misses with a body punch.
Boryska throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Uesugi digs a right hand into Boryska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boryska's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boryska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uesugi is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uesugi.
Boryska blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Boryska.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Boryska controls his hands.
Uesugi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boryska missing with knees to the body.
Boryska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
Boryska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Boryska misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Boryska letting Uesugi take a breather here.
Uesugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boryska or not.
Boryska misses with a body punch.
Uesugi lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi pushes Boryska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boryska has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Boryska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uesugi is defending well for now.
Uesugi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Uesugi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boryska up against the cage.
Boryska throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Boryska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uesugi blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boryska.
Boryska misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Boryska.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Boryska controls the action.
Uesugi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Uesugi.
Boryska prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Boryska looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boryska throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Uesugi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boryska tries to work over Uesugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Uesugi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Boryska.
Boryska tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uesugi avoids it.
A short right from Uesugi on the inside.
Uesugi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boryska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boryska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi gets through Boryska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uesugi blocks the elbow strike.
Boryska throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boryska throws a combination that misses
and Uesugi counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Uesugi finds it's target.
Uesugi misses with a body punch
and Boryska counters with a big head kick but Uesugi shrugs it off.
Uesugi scores with a jab.
Boryska blocks a jab.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
Uesugi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uesugi throws out a powerful jab.
Uesugi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boryska can do to turn this around?
Boryska throws a solid leg kick but Uesugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boryska.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Boryska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a nice right hand.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the head.

Boryska is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boryska's hands.
Boryska is still on wobbly legs! Can Uesugi finish him?
Boryska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boryska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uesugi cracks Boryska with a hook to the temple - Boryska is on wobbly legs here! Uesugi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Boryska falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Uesugi wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.