PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sameer Baptiste (ranked 4881 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Meven Uvaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baptiste
vs
Uvaren

198 cm
18
220
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameer Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Meven Uvaren!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Baptiste.
A big right from Uvaren misses.
Baptiste throwing a counter right hand but Uvaren manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Baptiste coming out on top.
Uvaren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baptiste jabs Uvaren right on the nose. Uvaren blinks but takes it well.
Baptiste looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uvaren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baptiste was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baptiste looks to throw the jab but Uvaren is out of range.
Baptiste looks to land a left hand but Uvaren moved out of range nicely.
Baptiste sets himself, and Uvaren steps forward looking for the clinch! Baptiste avoids it this time.
Baptiste misses with a series of wild punches.
Uvaren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baptiste moves away.
Baptiste listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uvaren blocks a jab.
Uvaren slips a jab from Baptiste.
Baptiste sets himself, and Uvaren steps forward looking for the clinch! Baptiste avoids it this time.
Baptiste misses the shot to the body.

Uvaren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uvaren digs a right hand into Baptiste's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baptiste's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste scores with a shoulder strike.
Uvaren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baptiste fails to land.
Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baptiste working aggressively here.
Uvaren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Baptiste.
Uvaren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uvaren digs a right hand underneath Baptiste's ribcage. Baptiste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Uvaren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baptiste misses with some punches.
Uvaren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baptiste throws a head punch that misses.
Uvaren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uvaren lands a shoulder strike.
Uvaren has Baptiste pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baptiste manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Uvaren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baptiste struggles to land a body shot inside as Uvaren controls his hands.
Uvaren lands a shoulder strike.
Uvaren prevents a body shot from Baptiste.
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!
Baptiste misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste is leaning against Uvaren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uvaren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baptiste gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Uvaren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baptiste working aggressively here.
Uvaren lands a hook that snaps the head of Baptiste backwards.
Uvaren cracks Baptiste with a nice body shot.
Uvaren tries to throw a body punch but Baptiste avoids it by throwing Uvaren back against the cage.
Baptiste gets underhooks to prevent Uvaren's takedown attempt.
Sameer Baptiste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meven Uvaren.
Baptiste misses with the head strike.
Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Uvaren throws a head punch that misses.
Uvaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baptiste's elbow.
Baptiste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uvaren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baptiste swings wildly with an uppercut but Uvaren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baptiste working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste misses with a body punch.
Baptiste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uvaren backwards.
Uvaren blocks an uppercut.
Uvaren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baptiste is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Uvaren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baptiste throws a head punch that misses.
Baptiste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uvaren backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Baptiste fails to land.
Baptiste blocking some punches.
Baptiste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uvaren lands a nice uppercut.
Baptiste struggles to land a body shot inside as Uvaren controls his hands.
Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uvaren.
Baptiste misses with a body punch.
Baptiste has a couple of punches blocked by Uvaren.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uvaren.
A body shot lands from Uvaren.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uvaren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uvaren content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Uvaren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sameer Baptiste will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Baptiste throws a jab but it's blocked by Uvaren.

Uvaren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uvaren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baptiste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uvaren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uvaren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uvaren throws a head punch that misses.
Baptiste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uvaren lands a shot to the body.
Baptiste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uvaren scores with a shoulder strike.

Uvaren is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baptiste can't fight it off and eventually Uvaren manages to take the fight to the floor. Baptiste looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baptiste looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Uvaren puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uvaren maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Baptiste could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Uvaren has cracked it and Baptiste is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Uvaren!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Meven Uvaren!
Our winner, Meven Uvaren, 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.