PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Papa (ranked 22496 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dokonjonosuke Ueda (ranked 25008 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Papa
vs
Ueda

183 cm
23
164 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

180 cm
26
158 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Papa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dokonjonosuke Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Papa swivels and escapes.
Papa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ueda tries to avoid it but Papa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ueda to the ground. Ueda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Papa keeps the fight on the outside.
Ueda just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPapa.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
Papa throws a quick counter head kick but Ueda was just out of range.
Ueda throws a hook but Papa blocks it.
Ueda wants to clinch up but Papa keeps it at a distance.

Papa darts in and clinches Ueda up against the cage.
Ueda wants a takedown but no success here.
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Papa has had enough of the clinch but Ueda keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda is working for takedown but Papa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tom Papa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Ueda.
Ueda is looking to break free of the clinch but Papa has double underhooks.

Ueda jumps guard.
Papa content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ueda for as long as he can get away with.
Ueda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papa.
Ueda looking to control but Papa passes into half guard.
Ueda is staying active underneath Papa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Papa stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ueda preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Papa not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Papa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papa.
Ueda manages to get to full guard.
Papa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Papa tries to free his leg and advance position but Ueda is retaining full guard.

Papa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ueda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ueda tries to clinch but Papa is having none of it.
Ueda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Papa. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa stuffs the takedown attempt from Ueda. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet.
Papa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papa is defended easily by Ueda.
Papa looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.
Ueda tries to clinch up

so Papa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Papa is standing up over Ueda. Ueda looks to escape but Papa dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Papa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ueda on the ground.
Papa wants to control but Ueda is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Papa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ueda shoots in but Papa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Papa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Papa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Papa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ueda sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Papa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Papa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ueda works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda is staying active underneath Papa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papa controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda is trying to get back to full guard.

Papa stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Papa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Papa is trying to ground and pound but Ueda uses the momentary lack of control by Papa to regain half guard.
Well, if Papa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Papa.
Papa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ueda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Papa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ueda can do to turn this around?
Papa controlling the action here.
Papa working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa is keen to just control but Ueda is a slippery customer.

Papa is working for a submission of some sort.
Papa tries to pass to full mount but Ueda defends it.
Ueda tries to roll over but Papa keeps him under control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Papa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ueda tries to avoid it but Papa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ueda to the ground. Ueda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Papa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Papa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ueda's guard.
Ueda keeping moving, preventing Papa from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papa postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ueda's guard.
We've been informed that Ueda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ueda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papa is one step ahead there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Papa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Ueda swats away the attempt to clinch by Papa.
Ueda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papa stuffs the takedown attempt from Ueda. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet.
Papa stuffs the takedown attempt from Ueda. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Papa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Ueda.
Papa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Papa pushes Ueda up against the cage in a clinch.
Papa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ueda to keep the fight standing.
Ueda keeps control of Papa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papa is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa stalls.
Papa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ueda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ueda tries to circle away but Papa has him pinned against the cage.
Papa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ueda after a bit of a struggle.
Papa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Papa has Ueda pressed against the cage, preventing Ueda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ueda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ueda jumps into guard, dragging Papa to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Papa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Papa continues to stall.
Papa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ueda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papa throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Papa looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Papa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ueda tries to avoid it but Papa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ueda to the ground. Ueda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tom Papa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Papa closes the distance and pushes Ueda back into the cage.

Ueda successfully pulls guard.
Ueda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Papa wants to control from the top but Ueda keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda has a closed guard, preventing Papa from standing up.

Ueda has his foot on Papa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Papa works his way back into a safe position though.
Ueda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papa tries to free his leg and advance position but Ueda is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ueda is on top in guard.

Papa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ueda has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papa struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dokonjonosuke Ueda.
Well Papa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Papa!