PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 4232 p4p, 3664 weight class) and Koji Ueno (ranked 429 p4p, 387 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brown
vs
Ueno

208 cm
24
279
5 - 4 - 0

201 cm
27
280
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koji Ueno!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueno tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown cracks Ueno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ueno misses with a kick to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ueno throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Ueno throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ueno.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown passes Ueno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown stands up and beckons Ueno to join him on the feet.
Ueno tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ueno tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Ueno throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ueno throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Ueno throws a nice head kick!
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ueno can pounce on him.
Koji Ueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ueno.
Ueno throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Ueno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ueno fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueno scores with a head kick.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ueno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ueno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueno wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Ueno misses.
Ueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ueno wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueno tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Ueno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Ueno's knee but Ueno avoids it well.
Ueno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ueno lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ueno digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown lands a nice hook to Ueno's body. Ueno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ueno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Ueno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ueno!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueno tries to clinch up.
Ueno scores with a nice body kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueno wants to clinch.
Ueno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ueno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Oooooh!!! Ueno has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Ueno steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Brown is rocked!
Ueno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Ueno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Ueno is looking to clinch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Ueno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Koji Ueno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to bum rush Ueno with a series of wild strikes but Ueno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ueno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Ueno tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Ueno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ueno throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Brown throws the left hand but Ueno avoids the punch easily.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ueno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueno staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ueno throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ueno. That's going to slow Brown down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Ueno counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Ueno rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueno looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Ueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Ueno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ueno with a knee to the head.
Ueno crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Ueno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueno scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueno missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueno tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ueno lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
Ueno missing with knees to the body.
Ueno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Ueno missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ueno misses with a knee to the head.
Ueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Ueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ueno looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Ueno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Ueno has the dominant position.
Ueno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koji Ueno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown avoiding damage as Ueno throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ueno throws an elbow but misses.
Ueno tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Ueno back against the cage.
Ueno misses with a knee strike.
Ueno lands a nice elbow.
Ueno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Ueno blocks with his arms.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown is stalling here.
Ueno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ueno obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
A short left from Ueno.
Ueno working Brown over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Ueno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Ueno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ueno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Ueno drops Brown with a big knee straight up the middle! Brown is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ueno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ueno tries to clinch up.
Ueno throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Brown crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Koji Ueno!
Koji Ueno managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.