PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobayashi Jin (ranked 148 p4p, 23 weight class) and Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 287 p4p, 42 weight class). Mochinori has chosen Japanese Battle Music as his entrance music. 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?

Jin
vs
Mochinori

182 cm
22
174 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Jin scores with a jab. Mochinori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mochinori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses
letting Jin counter with a right hand.
Jin lands the left hand.
Jin dips to his left and cracks Mochinori with an uppercut!
Jin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mochinori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mochinori moves away from the strike by Jin.
Jin darts in looking for a takedown but Mochinori gets double underhooks and turns Jin into the cage.
Jin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mochinori.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mochinori slips a straight right by Jin.
Jin misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jin throws a hook but Mochinori avoids it easily.
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mochinori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jin throws a hook to the side of Mochinori's head but Mochinori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Mochinori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mochinori thows a leg kick but Jin checks it

and Jin counters with a single leg into guard. Mochinori didn't expect that.
Mochinori wants to sweep here but Jin controlling him for the moment.
Jin wants to control from the top but Mochinori keeps moving.
Mochinori controls Jin momentarily but Jin frees himself.
Jin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mochinori keeping moving, preventing Jin from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mochinori swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mochinori scores with a body shot.
Mochinori throws a lazy right hand but Jin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mochinori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mochinori ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Mochinori just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mochinori doesn't seem phased though.
Jin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kobayashi Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mochinori, which made it look bad.
Jin jabs Mochinori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jin throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Mochinori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jin's calf.
Jab from Jin.
Mochinori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Mochinori throws a body shot but no joy.
Jin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mochinori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mochinori is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jin rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin misses with an uppercut
and Mochinori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mochinori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mochinori cracks Jin with a good jab.
Jin throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mochinori misses with a head kick.
Jin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mochinori throws a jab when Jin was well out of range.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mochinori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Jin misses with an uppercut.
Mochinori ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Jin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mochinori's head backwards.
Mochinori scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobayashi Jin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mochinori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mochinori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
A little jabbing left from Mochinori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mochinori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jin misses with a hook.
Mochinori throws a jab when Jin was well out of range.
Jin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mochinori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Jin throws a right hand that misses
and Mochinori counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jin blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mochinori.
Mochinori moves away from the strike by Jin.
Jin with a poor takedown
and Mochinori counters with a straight right hand.
Jin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mochinori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jin throws a jab when Mochinori was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin misses with a jab to the body
and Mochinori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uesugi Mochinori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mochinori takes one to the side of the head.
Jin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mochinori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mochinori does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the liver by Jin. Beautiful body shot.
Mochinori drops his hands momentarily and Jin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mochinori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jin.
Jin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMochinori.
Jin misses with a jab to the body
and Mochinori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jin lands a nice shot that snaps Mochinori's head back.
Jin lands a head shot.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jin blocks the leg kick.
Jin staying out of range there.
It looked like Jin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mochinori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jin is able to avoid easily.
Jin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jin misses the shot to the body.
Jin staying out of range there.
Jin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mochinori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Mochinori doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mochinori slips under a jab.
Jab by Jin.
Jin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mochinori only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Jin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jin. Mochinori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mochinori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mochinori cracks Jin with a good jab.
Jin shoots in looking for a takedown. Mochinori tries to sprawl out of it but Jin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mochinori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jin misses with an uppercut
and Mochinori counters with an inside leg kick.
Jin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mochinori counters with a nice uppercut.
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mochinori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jin misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jin throws a hook but Mochinori blocks it.
Jin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jin misses the shot to the body.
Mochinori tries a quick counter leg kick but Jin is wise to it.
Jin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mochinori is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin throws a jab when Mochinori was well out of range.
Jin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mochinori as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Jin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mochinori misses with a hook.

Jin shoots in and gets a takedown into Mochinori's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mochinori is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mochinori is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mochinori pulls Jin in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kobayashi Jin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mochinori.
Jin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mochinori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mochinori cracks Jin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jin throws out a loose jab but Mochinori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Mochinori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jin misses with a body shot
and Mochinori counters with an inside leg kick.
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin shoots in for a double leg but Mochinori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Mochinori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jin with a nice cross.
Mochinori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mochinori counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Mochinori.
Jin misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mochinori misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Jin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jin scores with a jab to the head.
Mochinori jabs Jin right on the nose. Jin blinks but takes it well.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mochinori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mochinori! But no joy.
Jin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mochinori.
Mochinori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mochinori punishes Jin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mochinori.
Jin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mochinori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jin misses with a body shot.
Jin tests Mochinori's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jin.
Mochinori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mochinori works the jab nicely.
Mochinori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jin cracks Mochinori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mochinori throws a head kick but Jin moves out of range.
A big right from Mochinori misses.
Jin throws a jab when Mochinori was well out of range.
Jin misses with an uppercut
and Mochinori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mochinori throws a head kick but Jin moves out of range.
Mochinori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Kobayashi Jin has been cut.
Jin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jin throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mochinori! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mochinori swivels and escapes.
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Jin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mochinori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jin.
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mochinori counters with a left to the body.

Jin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mochinori did well to prevent Jin getting side control.
Mochinori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mochinori.
Mochinori seems keen to control Jin's posture.
Jin preventing the sweep.
Jin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin trying to control the position but Mochinori is working away.

Jin is trying to get an arm triangle but Mochinori is defending well.

Jin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mochinori tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Uesugi Mochinori just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Kobayashi Jin's cut.
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 sloppy head kick and Jin moves out of range easily.
Jin closes the distance and clinches up with Mochinori, looking for a takedown. Jin pushes Mochinori against the cage but Mochinori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mochinori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mochinori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mochinori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mochinori looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mochinori staying out of range there.
Mochinori misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mochinori, right into the meat.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mochinori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Mochinori.
Jin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mochinori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jin slips under a jab from Mochinori.
Donk. Jin catches Mochinori right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori with a nice cross.
Jin tests Mochinori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jin swings widly with a right hand
and Mochinori counters with a nice body shot.
Mochinori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jin scores with the left hand. Mochinori knows he should have avoided that one.
Uesugi Mochinori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Mochinori is predictable there
and Jin counters with a nice body shot.
Mochinori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mochinori throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jin to counter with a crisp jab.
Mochinori moves away from the strike by Jin.
Jin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mochinori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jin thinking.
Mochinori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mochinori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mochinori stuffs the takedown attempt from Jin. Jin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mochinori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Jin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mochinori throws a hook but Jin blocks it.
Mochinori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mochinori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mochinori moves away.
Mochinori flicks out a counter leg kick but Jin steps away.
Jin misses with a body shot
and Mochinori counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jin.
Mochinori throws a head kick but Jin moves out of range.
Mochinori tries to land a leg kick but Jin saw it coming and moves away.
Mochinori ducks under a wild hook from Jin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Jin catches Mochinori right on the button with a cross.
Mochinori throws a jab but it's blocked by Jin.
Jin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mochinori as he avoids it easily.
Jin misses with a hook. Mochinori ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Mochinori as Jin shoots in.
Mochinori throws a big counter head kick but Jin avoids it with no problem.
Jin with a poor takedown
and Mochinori counters with an outside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jin scores with a body shot.
Mochinori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori slaps away a takedown attempt from Jin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mochinori lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mochinori, which made it look bad.
Jin lands a nice looking body shot.
Mochinori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mochinori manages to avoid it.
Mochinori throws a sloppy head kick and Jin moves out of range easily.
Mochinori misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uesugi Mochinori dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kobayashi Jin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mochinori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mochinori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Mochinori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
Jin throws a hook but Mochinori blocks it.
Mochinori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mochinori scores with a hook to the body. Jin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mochinori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Jin misses with a looping right.
Jin throws an off balance right hand
and Mochinori counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mochinori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mochinori.
Jin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mochinori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin throws a body punch but Mochinori moves out of range.
Mochinori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mochinori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Mochinori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mochinori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Mochinori as Jin shoots in.
Mochinori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Mochinori misses.
Jin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mochinori manages to avoid it.
Mochinori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mochinori scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori throws a body shot but no joy.
Jin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jin misses with a right hand
and Mochinori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.
Jin misses with a takedown attempt - Mochinori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Jin misses
and Mochinori counters with a big head kick but Jin shrugs it off.
Jin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mochinori.
Jin misses with a straight left.
Mochinori throws out a counter right but Jin avoids it with no problem.
Jin drops his hands momentarily and Mochinori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jin misses with a takedown attempt - Mochinori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobayashi Jin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mochinori is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mochinori! But no joy.
Mochinori misses with an uppercut. Jin saw that one coming.
Jin blocks a leg kick.
Jin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mochinori counters with a good low kick that Jin was not able to check.
Jin misses with a hook. Mochinori ducked under it nicely.
Jin connects with a nice looking jab.
Mochinori throws an overhand right that lands on Jin's shoulder, as Jin tries to avoid the shot.
Jin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mochinori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jin misses with a takedown attempt
and Mochinori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mochinori.
Jin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jin.
Jin looks to land a right hand but Mochinori moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori scores with a jab to the body.
Jin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mochinori sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jin somewhat.
Jin throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jin takes a swing at Mochinori's ribcage but misses.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Jin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jin scores with a shot to the body.
Mochinori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mochinori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uesugi Mochinori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mochinori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uesugi Mochinori!
Uesugi Mochinori is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Uesugi Mochinori thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Kobayashi Jin had this to say: 'Thank you for the support. I will did my best and hope you all support next time Congratulations to my opposition'.