PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yotu Lerfif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Uoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uoya has chosen Einsamer Hirte as his entrance music. Hitoshi Uoya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yotu Lerfif's chin.

Lerfif
vs
Uoya

180 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yotu Lerfif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Uoya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lerfif fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lerfif closes the distance and clinches up with Uoya, looking for a takedown. Lerfif pushes Uoya against the cage but Uoya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lerfif dodges the punch combination from Uoya.
Lerfif fails with the takedown.
Uoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lerfif.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yotu Lerfif. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lerfif shoots for a takedown but Uoya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lerfif misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uoya misses with the combination.
Uoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitoshi Uoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lerfif shoots in and drives through. Uoya sprawls well.
Lerfif changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uoya tries to avoid it but Lerfif manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uoya to the ground. Uoya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uoya misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Uoya both land. Nice combination.
Lerfif shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Uoya does no damage.
Uoya connects with a jab.
Lerfif is breathing heavily.
Uoya throws a right and a left that Lerfif avoids nicely.
Lerfif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uoya.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uoya, as that shot connected.
Nice sprawl there from Uoya as Lerfif shoots in.
Uoya throws a nice looking combination but Lerfif bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lerfif misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Uoya.
Uoya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lerfif dodges the punch combination from Uoya.
Lerfif avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uoya throws a right hand that Lerfif ducks under and follows up with a left that Lerfif also avoids with ease.
Uoya misses with a series of wild punches.
Lerfif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uoya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerfif tries to clinch but Uoya moves out of range.
Lerfif avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uoya scores with a one two! Lerfif had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Uoya does no damage.
Hitoshi Uoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uoya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Uoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Lerfif.
Uoya misses with a wild combination.
Lerfif takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uoya stalks Lerfif and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lerfif's face. Lerfif staggers backwards, shaken.
Lerfif takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lerfif on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uoya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uoya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Uoya is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lerfif slips a jab and a cross from Uoya.
Uoya scores with a three punch combo!
Uoya works over Lerfif's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Uoya does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Uoya. No joy for Lerfif on that attempt.
Uoya sizes up Lerfif with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uoya throws a nice looking combination but Lerfif bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lerfif throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uoya.

It looks like Hitoshi Uoya has been cut.

Lerfif rushes Uoya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uoya can't break the clinch.
Lerfif drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Uoya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Uoya can't break the clinch.
Uoya prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lerfif jumps guard but Uoya stands there with Lerfif around his waist. Lerfif gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uoya can't break the clinch.

Lerfif breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lerfif fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lerfif fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lerfif breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Uoya as he connects with a hook.

Lerfif gets the takedown into side control.
Uoya is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lerfif asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Uoya being controlled for a moment.
Lerfif lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lerfif tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Lerfif thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitoshi Uoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hitoshi Uoya's cut.
That's time! Lerfif's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Uoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lerfif.
Lerfif fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lerfif throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Uoya's head.
Uoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lerfif shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uoya pinned against the cage. Uoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lerfif closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lerfif escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uoya connects with a body shot.
Lerfif fails to land the takedown.
Uoya swinging wilding here.
Uoya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uoya misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Uoya scores with a four punch combination!

Lerfif closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uoya wants to get back to his feet.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uoya throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lerfif scores with a push kick.
Lerfif lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uoya at a distance.

Lerfif closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Uoya to the mat! Uoya manages to get full guard.
Lerfif wants to pass the guard but Uoya is keeping the position.
Uoya is looking to stand up but Lerfif isn't so interested in that idea.

Lerfif thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Uoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uoya wants to stand but Lerfif is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uoya is working an open guard so Lerfif takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hitoshi Uoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uoya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uoya throws a right and a left that Lerfif avoids nicely.
Uoya throws a series of punches but Lerfif avoids them all with ease.
Uoya lands a two punch combo.
Yotu Lerfif is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uoya's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Uoya duly obliges.

Uoya tries to keep at a distance but Lerfif has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Uoya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uoya wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lerfif breaks from the clinch.

Lerfif clinches up with Uoya and pushes him back against the cage.
Uoya stops a takedown attempt from Lerfif.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yotu Lerfif. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lerfif with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Uoya is looking to break free of the clinch but Lerfif has double underhooks.
Lerfif prevents Uoya from breaking the clinch.
Lerfif with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uoya can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lerfif breaks the clinch.
Lerfif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uoya manages to avoid it.
Lerfif shoots in for a double leg but Uoya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uoya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uoya sizes up Lerfif with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lerfif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uoya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Uoya scores with a shot to the body.
Uoya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uoya misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lerfif breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Uoya both land. Nice combination.
Lerfif wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Uoya. No joy for Lerfif on that attempt.
Lerfif shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uoya as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uoya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Uoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lerfif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uoya throws a right and a left that Lerfif avoids nicely.

Lerfif shoots in and bounces Uoya off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lerfif gets to his feet. Uoya looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lerfif thows a body kick. Uoya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Lerfif does no damage.
Uoya misses with the combination.
Uoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lerfif.
Lerfif looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lerfif shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uoya as he avoids it easily.
Uoya lands a jab-cross combination.
Uoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uoya jabs at Lerfif's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yotu Lerfif dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hitoshi Uoya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Uoya misses with a series of wild punches.
Uoya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lerfif looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uoya is fending him off so far but Lerfif persists. Nope, Uoya circles away and we're back to standing.
Uoya lands a jab-cross combination.

Lerfif is rocked!
Uoya throws a combination. Lerfif tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Lerfif is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uoya lands a hook that stumbles Lerfif back into the cage. Uoya follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lerfif to the canvas! Uoya pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lerfif has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hitoshi Uoya!