PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 2615 p4p, 321 weight class) and Juraj Divisek (ranked 1740 p4p, 233 weight class). Mochinori comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Battle Music. Juraj Divisek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mochinori
vs
Divisek

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juraj Divisek!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mochinori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Mochinori.
Mochinori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divisek throws a hook but Mochinori avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mochinori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mochinori. That's going to slow Divisek down.
Mochinori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.

Divisek has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Divisek.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek lands a nice uppercut.
Mochinori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek's coach down at Rīga was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Divisek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Mochinori.
A short uppercut from Mochinori.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mochinori.
Mochinori lands with a left to the head.
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!
Mochinori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek pushes Mochinori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Divisek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Divisek on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mochinori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Mochinori tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Mochinori digs a right hand into Divisek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Divisek's gas tank.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Mochinori misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek scores with a shoulder strike.
Divisek tries to score a body lock takedown but Mochinori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mochinori working aggressively here.

Mochinori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Divisek.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Divisek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mochinori's head backwards.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mochinori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mochinori.
The crowd cheers as Mochinori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Divisek doesn't seem phased though.
Mochinori looks to score with a jab to the body but Divisek is just out of range.
Divisek tries to counter with a clinch but Mochinori shakes him off and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mochinori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mochinori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Divisek. Beautiful body shot.
Mochinori lands a nice shot that snaps Divisek's head back.
Divisek jabs at Mochinori's body.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mochinori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mochinori swats away the attempt to clinch by Divisek.
Mochinori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Divisek.
Mochinori lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Divisek there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Mochinori does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mochinori misses the target.
Divisek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Divisek throws a hook but Mochinori avoids it easily.
Mochinori throws a body shot but no joy.
Divisek walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Divisek rushes Mochinori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mochinori can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action.

Mochinori manages to break the clinch.
Divisek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Divisek lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juraj Divisek will probably get the nod.
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.

Mochinori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Divisek missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori throwing a counter right hand but Divisek manages to avoid it.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mochinori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mochinori looks to land a right hand but Divisek moved out of range.
Mochinori looks to score with a jab to the body but Divisek is just out of range.
Divisek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mochinori.
Mochinori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Divisek just manages to avoid it.

Divisek moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Mochinori.

Mochinori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mochinori throws a big shot that misses.
Mochinori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mochinori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divisek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi Mochinori is winning the standup battle so far.
Divisek dips to his left and cracks Mochinori with an uppercut!
Mochinori connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Mochinori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Divisek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mochinori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mochinori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Divisek clinches.
A short right from Divisek.
Mochinori lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek lands a shot to the body.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mochinori's elbow.

Mochinori manages to break the clinch.
Juraj Divisek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divisek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Divisek swings for the body but Mochinori moves out of range.
Divisek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mochinori.
Divisek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mochinori's hands.
Mochinori throws out a powerful jab.
Divisek throws a shot from downtown. Mochinori moves away and avoids it.
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!
Mochinori throws an overhand right that lands on Divisek's shoulder, as Divisek tries to avoid the shot.

Divisek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mochinori, pushing him back against the cage.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Mochinori.
Divisek tries to work over Mochinori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Divisek tries to work over Mochinori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mochinori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mochinori misses with a punch to the body.
Juraj Divisek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mochinori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Mochinori avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mochinori.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Divisek pushes Mochinori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mochinori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mochinori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Mochinori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mochinori.
Mochinori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Divisek misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from Divisek.
Divisek slips a straight right by Mochinori.
Divisek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mochinori.
Mochinori slips under a jab.
It looked like Mochinori was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Divisek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uesugi Mochinori dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Divisek connects with a right hand. Mochinori shakes it off.
Mochinori lands a leg kick that knocks Divisek off balance momentarily.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mochinori throws a jab but it's blocked by Divisek.
Mochinori slips under a jab.
Mochinori misses with a body shot.
Mochinori throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mochinori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mochinori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Divisek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Divisek tries to clinch but Mochinori moves out of range.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mochinori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Mochinori misses the target.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Divisek avoids the body shot from Mochinori.
Divisek wants to counter the offense by Mochinori and move into the clinch position.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mochinori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mochinori missing with a left hand there. Divisek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori swats away the attempt to clinch by Divisek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Divisek moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mochinori.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mochinori as Divisek tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Mochinori.
Mochinori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Divisek is trying to maintain a safe position but Mochinori gets an underhook and turns Divisek into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mochinori.
Divisek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mochinori lands a body punch.
Mochinori misses with a punch on the inside.
Mochinori lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mochinori breaks from the clinch.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Mochinori pushes him off.
Mochinori scores with the left hand. Divisek knows he should have avoided that one.
Mochinori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mochinori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Divisek doesn't seem bothered though.
Mochinori lands a jab to Divisek's midsection.
The fighters circling - Divisek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from Divisek.
Mochinori feints and then cracks Divisek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Divisek down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek walks into a jab.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Mochinori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mochinori connects with the punch.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Mochinori circles away.
Mochinori blocks a jab.
Divisek wants to clinch.
Mochinori throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
Mochinori with a nice cross.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mochinori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Divisek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Divisek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Divisek slips a straight right by Mochinori.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uesugi Mochinori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mochinori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uesugi Mochinori!
Our winner, Uesugi Mochinori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Juraj Divisek had this to say: 'What is this bullshiit ! '.