PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lathem Upchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Snow
vs
Upchuk

156 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lathem Upchuk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upchuk scores with a body shot.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Upchuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throws a head kick but Upchuk moves out of range.
As Snow backs off Upchuk throws a huge counter combo but Snow manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Upchuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Upchuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids the body shot from Upchuk.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Upchuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lathem Upchuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Upchuk.
Upchuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snow swivels and escapes.

Upchuk tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snow gets through Upchuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upchuk blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Upchuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Upchuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snow doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snow has time to react.
Upchuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Upchuk. Those never looked like landing.
Upchuk throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Upchuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Upchuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Upchuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Upchuk misses with a few strikes there.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Upchuk connects with a single shot there.
Snow misses the body punch
and Upchuk counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upchuk throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lathem Upchuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Upchuk cracks Snow with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Upchuk coming out on top.
Upchuk misses with a hook
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Snow stuns Upchuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchuk lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Upchuk down.
Upchuk misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Upchuk is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Upchuk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Upchuk does it's job there.
Snow moves away from the strike by Upchuk.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Upchuk lands a jab to Snow's midsection.
Upchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow works the jab nicely.

Snow clinches up with Upchuk and pushes him back against the cage.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Snow blocking some punches.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchuk.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lathem Upchuk.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.

Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk misses with a double jab
and Snow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow takes a swing at Upchuk's ribcage but misses.
Snow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Upchuk misses with an uppercut
and Snow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Snow misses the target.
Upchuk lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Upchuk misses with a wild combination.
Snow lunges at Upchuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Upchuk's hand.
Upchuk scores with a body shot.
Upchuk tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.
Upchuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Snow throws a leg kick which misses Upchuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Upchuk tries to avoid it.
Upchuk misses the body punch
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Upchuk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSnow.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow defending well as Upchuk loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Snow lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snow darts in and clinches Upchuk up against the cage.
Snow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Upchuk tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow has him pressed against the cage.
Upchuk blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Upchuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Upchuk.

Upchuk gets tackled into the cage by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchuk is trying to stall.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Upchuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lathem Upchuk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but Snow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Upchuk misses with the head strike.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Upchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snow tries a knee to the head but Upchuk blocks it.

Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow avoids the body shot from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Upchuk moves out of range easily.
Upchuk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snow with a body shot.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchuk tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow pushes Upchuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but Snow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Upchuk is rocked!
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Upchuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchuk.
Upchuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whack! Snow lands a heavy head kick that drops Upchuk. The ref tackles Snow to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Upchuk was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jon Snow!