PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda comes to the ring accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. Jenji Ueda had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ueda
vs
Morton

172 cm
24
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
161 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Morton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ueda clinches.
Morton gets underhooks to prevent Ueda's takedown attempt.
Morton can't break the clinch.
Ueda prevents Morton from breaking the clinch.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Ueda keeps him there for the moment.

Morton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Morton tries to bum rush Ueda with a series of wild strikes but Ueda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morton!
Ueda dodges the punch combination from Morton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Micheal Morton has been cut.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Ueda throws out a loose jab but Morton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morton lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ueda.
Morton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ueda misses with a looping left.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton misses with a double jab.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Morton lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ueda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ueda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ueda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ueda misses with a body shot
and Morton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda avoids them all with ease.
Morton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ueda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ueda misses with a straight left.
Morton lands with a shot to the body.
Ueda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueda closes the distance but Morton moves to the side
and Morton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morton misses with a body shot.
Morton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ueda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ueda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morton looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morton misses with the combination.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton dips to his left and cracks Ueda with an uppercut!
Morton misses the shot to the body.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda avoids them all with ease.

Ueda lands a big head kick that sends Morton tumbling to the mat! Ueda takes a step backwards and waves Morton back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ueda rather than just go for the knockout.
Morton looks gassed!
Ueda fails with the takedown
and Morton counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morton thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Ueda lands but Morton takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Micheal Morton's cut even more.
Ueda looks to land a left hand but Morton moved out of range nicely.
Ueda looks for the body kick but Morton saw that one coming.
Morton throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease.
Morton misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda moves out of range.
Morton throws a combination. Ueda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Morton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Micheal Morton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ueda slips under a jab from Morton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morton keeps the fight on the outside.

Ueda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morton keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ueda takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Morton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morton scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Morton misses.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ueda pushes Morton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ueda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morton walks away with a smile on his face. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
Ueda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ueda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morton circles away.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ueda lands a high kick!
Morton is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton leaves Ueda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Morton.
Morton throws a body punch but Ueda moves out of range.
Ueda shoots in for a double leg but Morton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Micheal Morton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ueda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
A head kick misses from Ueda.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Morton circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morton.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morton lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morton.
Morton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ueda counters with a nice leg kick.
Ueda throws a looping overhand right but Morton ducks down to avoid it.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ueda doesn't manage to clinch there - Morton circles away.
Morton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morton misses with a double jab
and Ueda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ueda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenji Ueda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ueda is just out of range.
Ueda throws a body punch but Morton moves out of range.
Ueda tries to clinch but Morton moves out of range.
Ueda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ueda to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ueda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morton connects with a body shot.
Morton works over Ueda's head and body with a nice combination.
Morton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ueda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morton is fending him off so far but Ueda persists. Nope, Morton circles away and we're back to standing.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ueda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Ueda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Morton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morton keeps the fight on the outside.
Ueda tries to clinch
and Morton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ueda looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ueda.
Morton swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda.
Ueda throws a nice head kick!
Ueda throws a head kick but Morton moves out of range.
Ueda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morton checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Ueda lands with a slapping head kick.
Morton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ueda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueda lands with a punch from half guard.
Ueda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morton has hold of Ueda's hands but Ueda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ueda is keen to just control but Morton is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throwing shots but Morton is blocking nicely.
Morton is not content to let Ueda control the position.
Ueda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ueda is looking to pass Morton's guard but actually Morton recovers to full guard.
Morton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton misses with a double jab
and Ueda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morton's knee momentarily.
Ueda scores with a leg kick.
Ueda shoots in looking for a takedown. Morton tries to sprawl out of it but Ueda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morton throws a right and a left that Ueda avoids nicely.
Morton connects with a right hand. Ueda shakes it off.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Morton pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ueda tries to clinch up
and Morton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ueda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenji Ueda clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morton tries to keep at a distance but Ueda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Ueda has the dominant position.
Morton trying to stall but Ueda improves his position.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morton stops a takedown attempt from Ueda.
Morton tries to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling the position.
Morton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ueda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morton walks away with a smile on his face. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ueda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ueda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ueda fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ueda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Morton is blocking nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ueda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morton prevents it.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueda won't allow it.
Ueda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morton smiles and moves away.
Ueda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morton counters with a one-two to the body.
Ueda shoots in and drives through. Morton sprawls well.
Ueda wants to clinch but Morton slips to the side
and Morton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ueda tries to clinch up
and Morton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ueda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Ueda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ueda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ueda throws a sloppy head kick and Morton moves out of range easily.
Morton tries to bum rush Ueda with a series of wild strikes but Ueda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda dives in and grabs Morton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morton pushes down on Ueda's head and hops out.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morton's guard now.
Morton wants to stand but Ueda is controlling the position.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Ueda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ueda thows a big elbow that misses.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Ueda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ueda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ueda controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morton scores with a shot to the body.
Morton scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morton looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.

Ueda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morton digs a right hand into Ueda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ueda's gas tank.
Ueda throws an elbow that misses.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ueda has him pressed against the ropes.
Ueda pushes off an throws an elbow but Morton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ueda landing knees to the head.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueda won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morton tries to circle away but Ueda has him pinned against the ropes.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Ueda has the dominant position.
Morton tries to circle away but Ueda has him pinned against the ropes.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morton tries to break free but Ueda pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenji Ueda had his way with Micheal Morton in that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ueda swinging wildly here.
Morton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ueda counters with a straight right hand.
Morton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morton duly obliges.
Morton throws a hook but Ueda avoids it easily.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Ueda misses with a wild combination.
Ueda tries to bum rush Morton with a series of wild strikes but Morton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Morton.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morton.
Ueda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ueda clinches.

Ueda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morton lands with a shot to the body.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
No joy there for Ueda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ueda was well out of range. Poor timing from Morton.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Ueda doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Morton to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Ueda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenji Ueda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morton moves away from the strike by Ueda.

That's two 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.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ueda misses with a takedown attempt
and Morton counters with a series of strikes. Ueda will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Morton.
Ueda misses with a looping left.
Morton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ueda manages to avoid it.
Morton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morton looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.

Ueda rushes Morton and presses him up against the ropes.
Ueda wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morton as Ueda tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Morton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Ueda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ueda is trying to control. Morton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morton wants to stand back up but Ueda manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton dodges the ground and pound from Ueda.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Ueda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ueda lands an elbow.
Morton is not content to let Ueda control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ueda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Ueda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ueda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morton is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jenji Ueda.
I think Ueda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!

Jenji Ueda wins by unanimous decision!
Jenji Ueda retains his lightweight title!