PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uki Goshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Uihsfduihioijak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uihsfduihioijak has chosen G-Spot Tornado as his entrance music. Bob Uihsfduihioijak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Goshi
vs
Uihsfduihioijak

170 cm
24
153 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

179 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Uki Goshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Uihsfduihioijak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uihsfduihioijak throws a series of punches but Goshi moves out of range.
Uihsfduihioijak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uihsfduihioijak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Uihsfduihioijak is looking to slow Goshi down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goshi.
Goshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uihsfduihioijak misses the body punch
and Goshi counters with a series of strikes. Uihsfduihioijak will be more careful next time no doubt.

Goshi clinches.
Goshi has had enough of the clinch but Uihsfduihioijak keeps him there for the moment.
Goshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Goshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uihsfduihioijak lands a knee to the body.
Uihsfduihioijak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goshi has him pressed against the cage.

Goshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uihsfduihioijak throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goshi blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Uihsfduihioijak.
Uihsfduihioijak misses with a two punch combination.
Uihsfduihioijak looks gassed!

Goshi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Uihsfduihioijak's guard.

Uihsfduihioijak is working an open guard so Goshi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Goshi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goshi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uihsfduihioijak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goshi moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Goshi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Goshi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uihsfduihioijak regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Uihsfduihioijak gets full guard.
Goshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goshi postures up in Uihsfduihioijak's guard and throws a big left but Uihsfduihioijak blocks it.
Goshi postures up in Uihsfduihioijak's guard and throws a big left but Uihsfduihioijak blocks it.
Goshi stops Uihsfduihioijak from standing up.
Goshi chips away with some ground and pound.

Uihsfduihioijak pushes Goshi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Goshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uihsfduihioijak throws a head kick that misses.

Goshi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goshi lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goshi throwing strikes from guard but Uihsfduihioijak blocks nicely.
Uihsfduihioijak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Uihsfduihioijak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uihsfduihioijak pulls Goshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Goshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Goshi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Uihsfduihioijak looking for a guillotine here but Goshi defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goshi postures up in Uihsfduihioijak's guard and throws a big left but Uihsfduihioijak blocks it.
Goshi connects with a couple of short punches.
Goshi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Uihsfduihioijak misses with a low kick.
Uihsfduihioijak lands a head shot.
Goshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uihsfduihioijak.
Uihsfduihioijak avoids the head kick by Goshi.
Goshi lands with a slapping head kick.
Goshi slips a straight right by Uihsfduihioijak.
Uihsfduihioijak avoids the head kick by Goshi.
Uihsfduihioijak cracks Goshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goshi!
Goshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Uihsfduihioijak.

Uihsfduihioijak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goshi looking to pass the guard.
Goshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goshi distracts Uihsfduihioijak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goshi thows a big elbow that misses.
Goshi is looking to work some ground and pound but Uihsfduihioijak has wrist control.

Uihsfduihioijak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Goshi has Uihsfduihioijak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uihsfduihioijak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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

Goshi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Uihsfduihioijak looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uihsfduihioijak is on top in guard.
Goshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uihsfduihioijak is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goshi has his foot on Uihsfduihioijak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uihsfduihioijak works his way back into a safe position though.

Goshi is looking for a triangle here but Uihsfduihioijak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Uihsfduihioijak decides to stand back up. Uihsfduihioijak steps back and let's Goshi get back to his feet.
Uihsfduihioijak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goshi lands a head kick!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Goshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goshi is working Uihsfduihioijak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goshi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Goshi working the ground and pound but Uihsfduihioijak is defending the strikes.
Uihsfduihioijak tries to escape but Goshi is in control.

Goshi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uihsfduihioijak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

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.
Goshi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Uihsfduihioijak jumps into side control!
Goshi trying to remain calm as Uihsfduihioijak controls from the top position.
Goshi wants to get back to his feet.
Uihsfduihioijak trying to control the action but Goshi is working from the bottom.
Uki Goshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uihsfduihioijak might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goshi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Uihsfduihioijak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Goshi misses with a wild combination.
Uihsfduihioijak throws a push kick but Goshi slaps the foot to one side.
Goshi throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goshi.
Goshi blocks a head kick by Uihsfduihioijak.
Uihsfduihioijak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uihsfduihioijak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uihsfduihioijak misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Goshi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Uihsfduihioijak!
Goshi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Uihsfduihioijak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goshi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uihsfduihioijak is in a horrible position here. Goshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goshi raining down shots from the mount!

Goshi has hold of Uihsfduihioijak's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Uihsfduihioijak manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Goshi prevents Uihsfduihioijak from getting the reversal.
Uihsfduihioijak wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Goshi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uihsfduihioijak is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goshi is landing with some decent strikes but Uihsfduihioijak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Uihsfduihioijak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Uihsfduihioijak tries to control Goshi's body but Goshi pushes him off. Uihsfduihioijak squirms to his side and now Goshi has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goshi punches the canvas rather than the man.
Goshi scores with punches to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goshi looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Uihsfduihioijak taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Uki Goshi!