PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walvoord comes to the cage accompanied by Eternity. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Walvoord
vs
Uzomaki

196 cm
21
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martijn Walvoord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walvoord lands with a nice body punch.
Walvoord scoring well with a low kick there.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Walvoord sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walvoord connects with a body shot that sends Uzomaki's belly button to the back.
Walvoord thuds his right hand into Uzomaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walvoord digs a good hook to Uzomaki's body.
Uzomaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Walvoord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uzomaki looks gassed!
Walvoord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Walvoord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back to recover.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walvoord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uzomaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walvoord counters with a head kick.
Martijn Walvoord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Uzomaki.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body kick.
Walvoord scores with a kick to the body.
Uzomaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a head kick. Uzomaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walvoord cracks Uzomaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walvoord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back to recover.
Walvoord bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uzomaki's head backwards.
Walvoord fakes the leg kick and cracks Uzomaki in the body.
Walvoord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uzomaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uzomaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uzomaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord thuds his shin into the meat of Uzomaki's side.
Walvoord lands a head kick. Uzomaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walvoord lands with a straight right. Uzomaki didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzomaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.
Walvoord keeps Uzomaki at a distance using the push kick.
Walvoord lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walvoord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walvoord.
Walvoord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walvoord rushes Uzomaki and presses him up against the cage.
Walvoord lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzomaki won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walvoord.

It looks like Kenichi Uzomaki has been cut.
Uzomaki letting Walvoord take a breather here.
Uzomaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walvoord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Walvoord.
Walvoord prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walvoord scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walvoord takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walvoord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walvoord gets underhooks to prevent Uzomaki's takedown attempt.
Walvoord lands a shoulder strike.
Walvoord cracks Uzomaki with a nice body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uzomaki looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walvoord.
Walvoord comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walvoord prevents the takedown attempt.
Walvoord avoiding damage.
Uzomaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walvoord just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Uzomaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walvoord jabs Uzomaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uzomaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walvoord delivers a nice body kick.
Uzomaki 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.
Walvoord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walvoord lands with an uppercut that bounces Uzomaki off the cage and back into rage.
Walvoord lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walvoord - that will leave a mark!
Walvoord scores with a body shot.
Walvoord lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walvoord scores with a hook to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body shot.
Walvoord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back to recover.
Walvoord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walvoord pushes Uzomaki away with a front kick.
Walvoord scores with a leg kick.
Walvoord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzomaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walvoord.
Uzomaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uzomaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Walvoord is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Uzomaki.
Walvoord throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walvoord bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walvoord lands with a kick to the temple. Uzomaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walvoord thows a body kick. Uzomaki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzomaki 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.
Walvoord scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Walvoord both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martijn Walvoord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Uzomaki'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!

Walvoord's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walvoord duly obliges.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord digs a good hook to Uzomaki's body.
Walvoord throws a leg kick which misses Uzomaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzomaki tries to avoid it.
Walvoord changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzomaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walvoord.
Walvoord is looking to slow Uzomaki down with leg kicks.
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!
Good leg kick by Walvoord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Uzomaki is breathing heavily.
Walvoord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walvoord lands a jab to Uzomaki's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid body kick from Walvoord.
Walvoord scores with a decent looking hook.
Walvoord scores with a nice body kick.
Uzomaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzomaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walvoord.
Uzomaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body punch from Walvoord.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uzomaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walvoord.
Uzomaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Walvoord closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walvoord slows down the pace here.
Walvoord crunches a lovely knee into Uzomaki's ribcage.
Walvoord lands an elbow inside.
Walvoord slows down the pace here.
Walvoord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uzomaki can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walvoord creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzomaki's defenses.
Walvoord lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walvoord prevents the takedown attempt.
Uzomaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walvoord stalling against the cage.
Martijn Walvoord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walvoord gets underhooks to prevent Uzomaki's takedown attempt.
Martijn Walvoord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Uzomaki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walvoord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martijn Walvoord.

Walvoord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uzomaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walvoord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Uzomaki.
Walvoord pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walvoord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walvoord is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walvoord lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uzomaki backwards.
Walvoord lands a knee to the head.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Walvoord manages to get underhooks.
Walvoord prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walvoord dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uzomaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walvoord just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walvoord lands a knee to the body.
Martijn Walvoord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord is struggling to control the position.
Uzomaki jumps guard but Walvoord stands there with Uzomaki around his waist. Uzomaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walvoord landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walvoord slowing the pace effectively.
Walvoord gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Uzomaki is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martijn Walvoord.
Walvoord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walvoord jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walvoord lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uzomaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walvoord circles away.
Walvoord throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kenichi Uzomaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uzomaki takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uzomaki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walvoord - the referee stops the clock and Uzomaki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walvoord. Uzomaki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walvoord throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uzomaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord feints and then cracks Uzomaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzomaki down.
Uzomaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walvoord cracks Uzomaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uzomaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walvoord scores with a nice strike.
Uzomaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walvoord.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walvoord jabs at Uzomaki's body.
Walvoord is looking to wear down Uzomaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walvoord!

And that's the end of the fight!
Martijn Walvoord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walvoord has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!

Martijn Walvoord wins by unanimous decision!