PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The last man standIng by-people in planes. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Silva
vs
Ueyama

180 cm
24
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noriaki Ueyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueyama is looking to land body kicks.
Ueyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Ueyama throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Ueyama only half commits.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ueyama's half guard.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Ueyama defends the submission attempt.
Ueyama tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ueyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Ueyama is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

Ueyama pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses.

Ueyama clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ueyama prevents it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ueyama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ueyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ueyama throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Ueyama misses the target.
Ueyama tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ueyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ueyama throws a nice head kick!
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses.
Ueyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva blocks a head kick by Ueyama.
Ueyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Ueyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ueyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ueyama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueyama misses with a body kick.
Ueyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva looks for a takedown but Ueyama sprawls well.

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.
Ueyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ueyama tries to clinch up.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ueyama tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ueyama to the ground. Ueyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ueyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriaki Ueyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ueyama but Ueyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ueyama throws a big shot that misses.

Silva shoots in and bounces Ueyama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva won't allow Ueyama to sweep him here.
Ueyama keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

Ueyama looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva won't allow Ueyama to get back to his feet.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Ueyama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ueyama manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Ueyama's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ueyama wants to clinch.
Cristiano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ueyama misses with a wild body shot.
Ueyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ueyama misses with a two punch combination.
Ueyama is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ueyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Ueyama swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ueyama misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Ueyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ueyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriaki Ueyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ueyama misses with a head kick.
Ueyama is looking to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Ueyama tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Ueyama kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
Ueyama cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A combination from Ueyama does no damage.
Ueyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueyama.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ueyama throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva is pushing down on Ueyama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ueyama is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ueyama pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.

Ueyama kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ueyama.
Ueyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ueyama but Ueyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ueyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ueyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Noriaki Ueyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ueyama.
Ueyama throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ueyama can pounce on him.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ueyama throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ueyama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cristiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ueyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noriaki Ueyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ueyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noriaki Ueyama!