PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bmo Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaeomon Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morris
vs
Uchiha

180 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bmo Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaeomon Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uchiha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
Uchiha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uchiha swinging wildly here.
Uchiha lands a nice hook to Morris's body. Morris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Uchiha both land. Nice combination.
Uchiha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that both miss.

Morris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morris wants a takedown.
Morris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bmo Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Uchiha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Uchiha somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uchiha tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uchiha to the ground. Uchiha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Uchiha's half guard.
Morris is trying to control the action in half guard but Uchiha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uchiha is trying to stand.
Morris trying to control the action but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Uchiha tries to kick Morris off but Morris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uchiha defending well though.
Uchiha looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Kaeomon Uchiha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Uchiha.
Horrible takedown by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Uchiha which made him look bad.
Uchiha misses with a wild combination.
Uchiha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Morris trying to control but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris trying to control but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Morris pushing down on Uchiha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris tries to pass to full mount but Uchiha defends it.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uchiha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uchiha wants to get back to his feet.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uchiha keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uchiha can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Uchiha lands.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uchiha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uchiha.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that both miss.

Morris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uchiha is keeping the position for now.
Uchiha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morris is controlling him.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uchiha wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uchiha is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by Uchiha.
Uchiha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uchiha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uchiha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.
Uchiha swinging wildly here.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uchiha circles away.
Morris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Uchiha.
Uchiha misses with a body shot.
Uchiha tests Morris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uchiha is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Uchiha circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaeomon Uchiha will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morris tries to clinch up.
Uchiha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Uchiha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uchiha is keeping the position for now.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchiha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uchiha wants to stand up but Morris is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uchiha keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uchiha wriggles free and stands up.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uchiha as he jumps to the side.
Uchiha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Uchiha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uchiha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Uchiha throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Uchiha works over Morris's head and body with a nice combination.
Morris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uchiha!
Uchiha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bmo Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Uchiha misses with a two punch combination.
Uchiha swinging wildly here.
Uchiha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaeomon Uchiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris shoots in but Uchiha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bmo Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha avoids it really well and circles away.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uchiha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uchiha digs a good hook to Morris's body.
Uchiha punishes Morris's body with a nice straight punch.
Uchiha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uchiha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uchiha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Uchiha connects with a crisp jab.
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uchiha swivels and escapes.
Uchiha misses with a few strikes there.
Uchiha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Uchiha.
Uchiha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morris's head.
No joy there for Uchiha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uchiha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uchiha lands with a hook. Morris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Uchiha misses.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Uchiha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uchiha.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Some wild striking there from Uchiha.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uchiha is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Uchiha circles away and we're back to standing.
Uchiha throws a shot to the body.
Uchiha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uchiha misses with a double jab.
Uchiha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Uchiha.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uchiha.
Uchiha misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Kaeomon Uchiha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Uchiha.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
Uchiha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uchiha is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Uchiha circles away and we're back to standing.
Uchiha fails to land with a series of punches.
Uchiha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uchiha as he jumps to the side.
Uchiha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uchiha lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaeomon Uchiha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Uchiha throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Uchiha. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.
Uchiha throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but Uchiha sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Uchiha.
Uchiha misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris looks for a takedown but Uchiha sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bmo Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uchiha throws a combination. Morris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uchiha but Uchiha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Uchiha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uchiha misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Morris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris stops Uchiha from standing up.
Morris wants to control from the top but Uchiha keeps moving.
Morris stops Uchiha from standing up.

Uchiha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morris is trying to drag Uchiha to the mat but Uchiha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morris tries to score a body lock takedown but Uchiha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morris has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Morris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uchiha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is working for takedown but Uchiha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uchiha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Uchiha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uchiha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uchiha.
Uchiha looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Uchiha.
Uchiha scores with a nice strike.
Morris shoots in for a double leg but Uchiha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uchiha throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Uchiha throws out a powerful jab.
Uchiha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Uchiha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uchiha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uchiha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uchiha throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to move into range but Uchiha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uchiha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Uchiha.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.

Morris scores with a takedown into Uchiha's guard.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchiha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Uchiha kicks Morris off and gets to his feet.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uchiha.
Nice cross by Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uchiha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha swinging wildly here.
Uchiha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Uchiha finds it's way through Morris's defenses.
Uchiha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uchiha scores with a jab. Morris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uchiha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uchiha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Morris shoots in and bounces Uchiha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uchiha wants to stand up but Morris is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaeomon Uchiha.
I've got Uchiha 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaeomon Uchiha!