PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuma Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suti
vs
Uchida

171 cm
20
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

164 cm
21
144 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Uchida!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uchida scrambles back to his feet.
Uchida throws a sloppy head kick and Suti moves out of range easily.
Uchida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Suti dives in and scores a takedown into Uchida's guard.
Uchida trying to control the position.
Suti wants to pass the guard but Uchida is keeping the position.

Uchida looking for a guillotine here but Suti defends easily.
Suti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Uchida working for a triangle but Suti defends it easily.
Suti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Uchida controls Suti momentarily but Suti frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti looking to sit in guard and control but Uchida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uchida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Uchida stopping the sweep attempt from Suti.
Uchida wants to control from the top but Suti keeps moving.
Uchida won't allow Suti to sweep him here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uchida tries to free his leg and advance position but Suti is retaining full guard.
Uchida trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
Suti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suti working Uchida over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uchida looks a forlorn figure.
Uchida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suti lands with some strikes.
Suti wants to control the pace but Uchida is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti landing shots from mount.
Suti controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uchida is looking to improve his position but Suti isn't that keen on the idea.
Suti lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Uchida is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suti trying to control but Uchida is having none of it.
Suti with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Uchida shoots for a double leg takedown but Suti sprawls well. He's pushed Uchida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suti lands with a nice combination. Uchida backs away looking to recover.
Suti blocks a head kick by Uchida.
Uchida throws a sloppy head kick and Suti moves out of range easily.
Uchida is looking to chop away at Suti's legs.
Uchida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Suti checks a leg kick.
Uchida cracks the inside of Suti's front leg.
The fighters circling - Suti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uchida shoots in for a takedown but Suti shows good takedown defense.
Suti lands a jab.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uchida.
Perseen Suti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuma Uchida.

Suti gets the takedown into side control.
Suti wants to take a breather but Uchida manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Suti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uchida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti wants to control from the top but Uchida keeps moving.

Suti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suti controlling from the top position.
Suti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uchida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uchida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uchida is on top in guard.
Suti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uchida tries to free his leg and advance position but Suti is retaining full guard.
Suti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uchida!
Suti landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uchida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Suti working Uchida over with strikes here.
Suti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Uchida wants to hold on but Suti pushes him away.
Uchida taking shots to the head.
Suti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uchida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Suti landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uchida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Uchida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Suti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uchida is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida tries to hold on but Suti postures up.
Suti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suti avoids the attempt from Uchida to control.
Perseen Suti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Uchida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uchida's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Suti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Suti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suti throws a right hand that Uchida ducks under and follows up with a left that Uchida also avoids with ease.
Suti throws a body punch but Uchida moves out of range.
Suti tests Uchida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Suti!

Suti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Uchida was covering up waiting for the punch and Suti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Suti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uchida can do to turn this around?
Suti landing some decent shots from guard.
Uchida keeping full guard, as Suti tries to pass.

Uchida throws his legs up looking for a submission but Suti uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Suti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uchida keeps working.
Suti is chipping away with strikes.
Suti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uchida keeps working.
Uchida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suti lands a few punches from side control.
Suti just content to control the position.
Takuma Uchida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti working away.
Suti working the head with strikes.
Uchida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suti wants to control but Uchida is keeping him busy.
Suti wants to control for a moment but Uchida uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uchida's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uchida defending well though.
Uchida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suti.

Uchida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suti prevents Uchida from improving his position.
Suti wants to free his trapped foot but Uchida is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida wants to control but Suti passes into side.
Uchida wants to control but Suti postures up.
Uchida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Suti connects with a decent elbow.
Suti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Perseen Suti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uchida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Suti connects with a decent elbow.
Suti working the ground and pound from side control.
Suti is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Uchida wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Suti trying to control the action but Uchida is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perseen Suti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suti 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseen Suti!
Perseen Suti looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You all suck!'.