PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Obi Uzoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Hanzo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Uzoma
vs
Hanzo

185 cm
23
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Convicted
Convicted

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Obi Uzoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kato Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzoma cracks Hanzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanzo walks into a straight right hand from Uzoma.
Hanzo wants to clinch up but Uzoma keeps it at a distance.
Uzoma misses with a straight left.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzoma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzoma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Uzoma moves out of range.
Uzoma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Uzoma throws a series of punches but Hanzo moves out of range.
Hanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzoma shoots in for a double leg but Hanzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzoma.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uzoma has a takedown stuffed.
Hanzo wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzoma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanzo.
Uzoma swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanzo.
Hanzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanzo is looking to clinch but Uzoma is avoiding it.
Uzoma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Uzoma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Uzoma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Uzoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanzo moves out of range as Uzoma strikes.
Hanzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Uzoma circles away.
A big left from Uzoma misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzoma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Uzoma misses with a body shot.
Hanzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzoma.
Uzoma loads up on a big right hand but Hanzo slips the punch.

Hanzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uzoma is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Hanzo.

It looks like Obi Uzoma has been cut.
Hanzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uzoma blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanzo is working Uzoma over against the cage.
Hanzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uzoma or not.
Uzoma is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanzo lands a body punch.
Hanzo has Uzoma pushed against the cage.
Hanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzoma backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands an uppercut.
Hanzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanzo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uzoma's face.
Hanzo landing knees to the head.
Hanzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uzoma backwards.

Uzoma is rocked!
A short uppercut from Hanzo.
Oh Uzoma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uzoma seems to have got his legs back now.
Uzoma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uzoma dodges an elbow strike from Hanzo.
The referee calls for Hanzo to work.
A nice left hand lands by Hanzo.
Uzoma managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo has Uzoma pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hanzo on the inside.
Hanzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hanzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uzoma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uzoma takes a shot to the head.
Uzoma takes an elbow to the forehead.

Obi Uzoma's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Hanzo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanzo misses with a body punch.
Hanzo is struggling to control the position.
Uzoma blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Hanzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Uzoma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Uzoma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanzo.
Hanzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uzoma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Hanzo wants to clinch.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uzoma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzoma looks to land a combination but Hanzo avoids it well.
A slow jab from Uzoma misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Uzoma or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanzo which made him look bad.
Hanzo staying out of range there.
Hanzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uzoma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzoma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanzo as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanzo moves away from the strike by Uzoma.
Hanzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kato Hanzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzoma keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzoma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanzo has Uzoma pushed against the cage.
Hanzo presses Uzoma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanzo gets underhooks to prevent Uzoma's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obi Uzoma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzoma is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanzo has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uzoma backwards.
Uzoma blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uzoma blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Hanzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the head but Uzoma blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzo.
Hanzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uzoma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uzoma being controlled against the cage.
Hanzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzoma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanzo lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzo.
Hanzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uzoma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Uzoma tries to stall but Hanzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Hanzo.
Hanzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uzoma up against the cage.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uzoma being controlled against the cage.
Hanzo misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzoma wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanzo won't allow it.
Hanzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzomas head.
Hanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uzoma is trying to break free.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Hanzo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uzoma managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo keeps control of Uzoma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uzoma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Hanzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Obi Uzoma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Uzoma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanzo manages to avoid it.
Uzoma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Uzoma is having none of it.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Uzoma moves out of range.
Uzoma throws a looping overhand right but Hanzo ducks down to avoid it.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Uzoma moves out of range.
Hanzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Uzoma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uzoma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uzoma lands a jab to the nose.

Uzoma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Uzoma won't let Hanzo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Uzoma misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo blocking the ground and pound.

Uzoma is going olschool here, as he tries to force Hanzo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hanzo shrugs it off.
Hanzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Uzoma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hanzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uzoma looking to finish Hanzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hanzo!
Uzoma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hanzo?

Uzoma is going olschool here, as he tries to force Hanzo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hanzo shrugs it off.
Hanzo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Uzoma throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanzo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanzo stands and steps away. Uzoma gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Uzoma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanzo in his tracks.
Hanzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Uzoma.

Uzoma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanzo looking to control.

Hanzo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hanzo landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hanzo as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzoma.
Hanzo stalling against the cage.
Uzoma wants to break free but Hanzo has control.
Uzoma is trying to stall.
Obi Uzoma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo has Uzoma pushed against the cage.
Uzoma is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanzo has double underhooks.
Hanzo is stalling here.
Uzoma blocking some punches.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzoma.
Uzoma has Hanzo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanzo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Uzoma.

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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hanzo with a knee to the head.
Uzoma goes for a takedown attempt but Hanzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obi Uzoma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Uzoma drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kato Hanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanzo is trying to improve his position.
Hanzo struggling a bit here.
Uzoma scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hanzo to see if he's OK.
Uzoma prevents Hanzo from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Uzoma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanzo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Hanzo!