PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 543 p4p, 72 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 336 p4p, 45 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Humbert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Babylon 5. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Humbert
vs
Uesugi

170 cm
29
185 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
174 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi throws a good cross that connects.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Humbert.
Humbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Humbert throws a hook but Uesugi blocks it.
Humbert throws a looping overhand right but Uesugi ducks down to avoid it.
Humbert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a right hand
and Humbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uesugi throws out a powerful jab.
Uesugi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Humbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Humbert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uesugi connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uesugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Humbert throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uesugi counters with a straight right hand.
Humbert throws a right hand that misses
and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uesugi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Humbert walks into a straight right hand from Uesugi.
Uesugi with a jab.
Humbert throws a jab when Uesugi was well out of range.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Humbert.

Uesugi forces Humbert back against the cage and clinches.

Humbert successfully pulls guard.

Humbert has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Uesugi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Humbert.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humbert is letting Uesugi control him for a moment.

Uesugi stands up and beckons Humbert to his feet.
Uesugi lands with a straight right. Humbert didn't see that one coming.
Humbert is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Uesugi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Uesugi avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Humbert throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Humbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Humbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uesugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Uesugi lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Uesugi finds it's target.
Uesugi blocks a jab.
Humbert moves out of range as Uesugi strikes.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Humbert.
Humbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uesugi throws a hook but Humbert blocks it.
Humbert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert misses with a body punch
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humbert walks into a jab.
Uesugi scores with a hook to the body. Humbert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Humbert avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Humbert half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Humbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
Uesugi is looking to clinch.
Uesugi throws a looping overhand right but Humbert ducks down to avoid it.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Humbert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi lands a body shot.
Uesugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uesugi misses with a looping left.
Uesugi throws a series of punches but Humbert moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Uesugi's head but Uesugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uesugi connects with a jab.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.
Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Humbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Humbert.
Uesugi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Humbert misses with a shot to the body

and Uesugi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Humbert can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Humbert's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Humbert blocks it.
Uesugi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Humbert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi has Humbert pressed against the cage, preventing Humbert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi digs a right hand into Humbert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Humbert's gas tank.
Humbert is breathing heavily.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Uesugi.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Humbert controls his hands.
Humbert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Humbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uesugi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Humbert's head.
Humbert misses with a shot to the body
enabling Uesugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Humbert.
Humbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uesugi.
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Humbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Humbert throws a nice looking combination but Uesugi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Uesugi. Beautiful body shot.
Humbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Humbert misses the target.
Uesugi connects with a body shot that sends Humbert's belly button to the back.
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!

Uesugi moves into the clinch.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Humbert controls his hands.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbert pushes Uesugi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the side of Humbert's head.
Humbert prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Humbert.
Humbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Humbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Humbert avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Humbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Humbert blocks it.
Uesugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Humbert jumps guard but Uesugi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Uesugi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Humbert tries to break free but Uesugi pushes him back against the cage.
Humbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Humbert tries to pull guard but Uesugi won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Humbert's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uesugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uesugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Humbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humbert manages to avoid it.
Uesugi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Humbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uesugi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Humbert at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humbert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uesugi lunges at Humbert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Humbert's hand.
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Humbert is looking to counter punch.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Humbert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Uesugi.
Humbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uesugi throws a hook but Humbert blocks it.
Humbert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uesugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Humbert stuns Uesugi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Humbert's head backwards.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut. Humbert saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Uesugi misses.
Humbert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uesugi scores with a hook.
No joy there for Humbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Humbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Uesugi forces Humbert back against the cage and clinches.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uesugi lands with a left to the head.
Uesugi lands an uppercut.

Humbert manages to break the clinch.
Humbert misses the body punch
and Uesugi counters with a three punch combo that has Humbert backing up. Humbert nods at Uesugi to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humbert misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi throws out a counter right but Humbert avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Humbert.
Humbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Humbert.
Humbert slips under a jab from Uesugi.
Humbert loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
Humbert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uesugi jabs Humbert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uesugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uesugi.

Uesugi has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uesugi lands with a right to the head.

Humbert pulls Uesugi into guard.
Uesugi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Uesugi lands a jab to Humbert's midsection.
Uesugi lands a right hook to the body.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Humbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Humbert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Uesugi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Humbert doesn't seem phased though.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Humbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Humbert moves away.
Uesugi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Humbert looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uesugi scores with a hook to the body. Humbert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Humbert misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Humbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
Uesugi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Humbert loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
Uesugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Uesugi finds it's way through Humbert's defenses.
Humbert slips under a jab.
Uesugi lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Uesugi.
Humbert misses the body punch
enabling Uesugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Uesugi - just one landing.
Uesugi misses with a looping right.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Humbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Humbert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uesugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi tries to clinch up but Humbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uesugi moves away.
It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uesugi misses with a looping right.
Uesugi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Humbert takes a swing at Uesugi's ribcage but misses.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Uesugi tries to counter with a clinch but Humbert shakes him off and moves away.
Humbert Humbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uesugi, as that shot connected.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Humbert ducked under it nicely.
Humbert throws a series of punches but Uesugi avoids them all with ease.
Uesugi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi ducks right into an uppercut from Humbert.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Uesugi's head but Uesugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Uesugi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Uesugi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Humbert's head backwards.
Humbert misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi tries to clinch
and Humbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Humbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uesugi.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.
Humbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uesugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Humbert walks into a left hand.

Uesugi forces Humbert back against the cage and clinches.
Humbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Humbert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Humbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Humbert misses with a body punch.
Humbert misses with a punch to the body.
Humbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Humbert fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Humbert.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kagekatsu Uesugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uesugi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi gave a mention to Vikai Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Humbert Humbert was interviewed post fight and said 'the referee sucker punched me....did u see that !???'.