PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uchi Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The man without fear. Jamie Swift struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. On his way into the cage it seems that Uchi Mata has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Uchi Mata seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mata
vs
Swift

169 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Uchi Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Swift!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata keeps the fight on the outside.

Mata bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mata working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Swift's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mata trying to control the action but Swift is working from the bottom.
Mata throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mata landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mata throwing strikes but Swift manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mata gets back to half guard.
Mata moves into full guard.
Swift stopping the sweep attempt from Mata.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Swift passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata is refusing to be controlled, as Swift sits in half guard.
Mata is trying to get back to full guard.
Mata is refusing to be controlled, as Swift sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mata looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swift!
Mata raining down shots from the mount!
Mata punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mata in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swift hang on?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swift flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mata landing punches.
Swift tries to lock up and control but Mata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mata scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mata is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Mata connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mata with the ground and pound from mount.
Mata with shots to the head and body - Swift looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mata lands a big elbow.
Mata avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
Swift is looking to improve his position but Mata isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mata is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Swift has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Swift wants to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swift?
Swift is desperately trying to improve his position but Mata has a good base and remains in mount.
Mata avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
Mata punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mata in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mata landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mata breaks from Swift's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mata with shots to the head and body - Swift looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mata landing strikes from the mount.
Mata landing strikes from the mount and Swift is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mata cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mata punching from mount but Swift doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mata throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift tries to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mata. What's that going to do exactly?
Mata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swift tries to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uchi Mata dominated that 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.

Mata tries a head kick but it misses.
Swift throws a leg kick which misses Mata's front leg but catches the back leg as Mata tries to avoid it.
Swift blocks the body kick.
Mata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uchi Mata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift checks a leg kick.
Mata goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Swift scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mata in his tracks.
Mata misses with a series of wild punches.
Mata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift has a takedown stuffed.
Mata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swift moves away.
Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Swift walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mata.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata throws a series of punches but Swift moves out of range.
Mata throws a body punch but Swift moves out of range.
Mata connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mata moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mata swinging wilding here.
Mata misses with a wild combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mata.
Mata scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mata lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Mata decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Swift misses with a hook. Mata ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mata closes the distance and clinches.

Swift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mata!
Mata takes a swing at Swift's ribcage but misses.
Mata tries to clinch but Swift moves out of range.
Mata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mata misses with a head kick.
Mata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mata throws a sloppy head kick and Swift moves out of range easily.
Swift will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mata throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mata thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swift if he has to take too many more of those.
Mata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swift has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mata.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mata closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swift to the mat! Swift manages to get full guard.
Mata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
Mata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uchi Mata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swift controls Mata momentarily but Mata frees himself.

Swift is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mata cracks Swift with a solid left hand.
Mata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mata feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mata manages to get himself to full guard.
Mata looking for a sweep. Not yet Mata, not yet.

Swift is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mata throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mata trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mata throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mata looking for a sweep. Not yet Mata, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swift stuffs the takedown attempt from Mata. Mata gets slowly back to his feet.
Mata fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uchi Mata dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Swift blocks a head kick by Mata.
Mata throws a head kick but Swift moves out of range.
Swift takes a kick to the side of the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mata.
Mata working away.
Swift tries to improve position but can't.
Mata is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Mata's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mata tries to advance to mount but Swift denies him.
Swift takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mata tries to score with some ground and pound. Swift controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mata throws a strike aimed at the side of Swift's head but Swift avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata working the strikes but Swift uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Swift keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swift is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swift shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mata counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swift's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mata, right into the meat.
Mata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mata lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Swift tries for a takedown but Mata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Mata scores a takedown into full mount!
Mata working Swift over with strikes here.
Swift manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mata is trying to control the action in half guard but Swift is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata working over Swift with some ground and pound. Swift looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swift has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mata is working away from the top position though.
Swift flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Swift is in trouble now - Mata has advanced to mount!
Mata landing strikes from the mount.
Mata with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Mata.
Mata with a couple of short strikes.
Mata looking to finish Swift with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swift!
Swift is working to get back to half guard.
Mata lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata landing shots from mount.
Mata avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
Swift is bucking up trying to escape but Mata cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Swift wants to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Swift tries to reverse the position but Mata maintains control.
Mata is landing with some decent strikes but Swift is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mata avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
Mata lands a heavy elbow.
Mata landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mata lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mata landing strikes from the mount.
Mata with the ground and pound from mount.
Swift tries to lock up and control but Mata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swift in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swift is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Swift wants to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Mata unloading with bombs!
Mata is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swift can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mata lands a big shot there that rocks Swift but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swift bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mata tries to strike from the bottom.
Jamie Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uchi Mata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Uchi Mata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mata 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Uchi Mata!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Uchi Mata!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Uchi Mata!

Uchi Mata wins by unanimous decision!