PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Descending. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

George
vs
Hatake

177 cm
38
155 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

175 cm
35
145 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furious George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uruhara Hatake!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatake.
A big right from George misses.
Hatake stuffs the takedown.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatake.
George attempts a counter takedown but Hatake avoids it well and moves away.

Oooooh!!! Hatake has knocked George down with a huge combo! Hatake steps away and waves a wobbly George back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

George is rocked!
George tries to bum rush Hatake with a series of wild strikes but Hatake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
George shoots for a double leg takedown but Hatake sprawls well. He's pushed George's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatake.
Hatake tries to counter with a clinch but George shakes him off and moves away.
George seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatake misses with a body kick.

Hatake has closed the distance and engaged George in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George is trying to stall.
George is trying to push Hatake away but Hatake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
George misses with a body punch.

Hatake lands a takedown into guard.
George keeping moving, preventing Hatake from controlling successfully.
Hatake told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
George 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.
George is trying to control the position but Hatake postures up.
Hatake trying to control but George is working from the bottom.
George tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatake slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from George.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatake trying to control from half guard but George is working away.
George gets full guard.

George is looking for a triangle but Hatake pushes his legs off easily.
George is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hatake looking for submissions off his back.

Hatake looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with George in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George wants to control but Hatake is keeping him busy.
Hatake tries to get to full guard but George has control of the leg.
Hatake is pressing down on George's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
George trying to control but Hatake is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
George is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hatake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hatake has his foot on George's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. George works his way back into a safe position though.
George trying to control but Hatake is working from the bottom.
George won't allow Hatake to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
George wants to control from the top but Hatake keeps moving.
Hatake keeping full guard, as George tries to pass.
George slips nicely into half guard.

George is working for a kimura but Hatake is defending it quite comfortably.
George trying to control the action but Hatake is working from the bottom.
George content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

George is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uruhara Hatake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hatake misses with a kick to the body.
George appears to be looking for a big counter.
George fails with a takedown attempt.
Hatake takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
George connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake misses with the combination.

Hatake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
George wants to control but Hatake is keeping busy.
Hatake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but George does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hatake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hatake prevents George from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is working hard here to advance position.

Hatake is working for a submission of some sort.
George is doing well to control the position and prevent Hatake from advancing to side control.
George is trying to maintain the position but Hatake is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George moves into full guard.
Hatake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
George seems keen to control Hatake's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
George lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

George wants to control from the top but Hatake keeps moving.
George's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hatake keeping moving, preventing George from controlling successfully.
George passes Hatake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
George thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hatake wants to control but George is keeping busy.

George is looking for a kimura but Hatake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for George to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. George lands a nice short elbow.
Hatake is looking to improve his position.

Hatake actively working from the bottom here.

George is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hatake defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
George is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Furious George will probably get the nod.
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!

Hatake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatake dodges the punch combination from George.
Hatake unleashes a big counter combination but George bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

George dives in and scores a takedown into Hatake's guard.
George passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hatake is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

George wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hatake, who protects the arm well.
George working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake can't do much from the bottom here.
George wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatake keeps working.
George working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

George tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
George trying to control the action but Hatake is working from the bottom.

Hatake wants to improve his position, back to half guard but George has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Hatake's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Hatake is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for George!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Furious George!
Furious George seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.