PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1573 p4p, 208 weight class) and Koichi Uematsu (ranked 5407 p4p, 511 weight class). Vidal comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface OST - The world is yours. Uematsu has chosen Maximum the Hormone - What's Up People? as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Vidal
vs
Uematsu

180 cm
24
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koichi Uematsu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uematsu has his takedown stuffed
and Vidal counters with a right hand to the body.
Vidal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Vidal throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Uematsu tumbling to the canvas!

It looks like Koichi Uematsu has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vidal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Uematsu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vidal has passed into side control.
Uematsu looks winded!

Vidal has hold of Uematsu's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Uematsu tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vidal cranks the arm and Uematsu screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Uematsu, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jorge Vidal!
A relieved looking Jorge Vidal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.