PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Uchida (ranked 2243 p4p, 1669 weight class) and Agostin Ximenes (ranked 274 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Uchida
vs
Ximenes

182 cm
19
160
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
27
160
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agostin Ximenes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ximenes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Uchida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uchida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ximenes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uchida.
Ximenes throws a head kick but Uchida moves out of range.
Uchida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ximenes will feel that in the morning.
We've been informed that Ximenes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice body kick from Uchida.
Ximenes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ximenes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uchida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Uchida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uchida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ximenes is controlling him.
Ximenes slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ximenes not doing much here.

Ximenes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Uchida is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Agostin Ximenes!