PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kou Ueda (ranked 5504 p4p, 24589 weight class) and Basil Shabazz (ranked 480 p4p, 537 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ueda
vs
Shabazz

188 cm
20
270
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
19
275
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kou Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Basil Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shabazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shabazz looks winded!
Shabazz tries to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling the position.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Basil Shabazz has been cut.
Ueda scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Ueda has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Shabazz shrugs off.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shabazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda landing knees to the body.
Ueda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ueda lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ueda.
Shabazz prevents a body shot from Ueda.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ueda.
Ueda landing knees to the body.
Ueda working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueda.
Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Shabazz shrugs off.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Basil Shabazz's cut even more.
Ueda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda is leaning against Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ueda tries to throw a body punch but Shabazz avoids it by throwing Ueda back against the cage.
Shabazz's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shabazz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ueda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shabazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda pushes Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Shabazz is rocked!
Ueda working Shabazz over with knees to the body.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shabazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueda tries to work over Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Ueda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shabazz.
Ueda presses Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Basil Shabazz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Shabazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ueda finish him?
Ueda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shabazz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ueda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ueda lands a nice elbow.

Basil Shabazz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ueda lands an elbow just above Shabazz 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Basil Shabazz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kou Ueda!