PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apongo Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoishi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoishi Uzomaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apongo Sing's chin.

Sing
vs
Uzomaki

200 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

210 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apongo Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoishi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uzomaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Uzomaki stands up.
Sing misses with a takedown attempt

and Uzomaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sing's guard.
Sing wants to get back to his feet but Uzomaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Uzomaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Uzomaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sing is working an open guard so Uzomaki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Uzomaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Uzomaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sing wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uzomaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uzomaki lands strikes from half guard.

Uzomaki is working for a kimura but Sing is defending it quite comfortably.
Sing tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sing throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sing missing with punches from the bottom.
Sing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzomaki.
Uzomaki is keen to just control but Sing is a slippery customer.

Uzomaki is working for a kimura but Sing is defending it quite comfortably.
Sing is trying to stand.
Sing is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sing with a lazy takedown attempt

and Uzomaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sing!
Uzomaki with a couple of short strikes.
Uzomaki has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sing's face.
Uzomaki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Uzomaki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Uzomaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Sing frees his head quite easily.
Uzomaki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Uzomaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uzomaki on the ground.
Uzomaki trying to control but Sing is having none of it.
Uzomaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sing is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Sing is squirming around, avoiding Uzomaki's attempts to control the action.

Uzomaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sing is surviving well by controlling Uzomaki's body position as best he can.
Uzomaki cracks Sing with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uzomaki lands with some strikes.
Uzomaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sing can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Uzomaki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sing has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uzomaki patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sing has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Uzomaki looking for the choke but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sing controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Uzomaki is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sing defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sing trying to get back to his feet but Uzomaki is in full control for now.
Sing is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki lands punches and elbows.
Uzomaki scores with punches and elbows.
Sing is keeping busy.
Sing is trying to get back to his feet but Uzomaki has full control of the position and if anything, Sing has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Uzomaki lands punches and elbows.
Sing is trying to stand back up.

Uzomaki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sing has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sing is trying to stand back up.
Uzomaki is landing with strikes from the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sing trying to get back to his feet but Uzomaki is in full control for now.
Uzomaki lands strikes to the head.
Uzomaki is looking to control Sing but Sing is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Sing fending off the submission attempt from Uzomaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Uzomaki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sing has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sing wants to get back to his feet.
Uzomaki scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sing is looking for a way out.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Uzomaki keeps control of the position as Sing tries to break free.
Uzomaki is working the ground and pound. Can Sing escape?
Uzomaki scores with punches and elbows.
Uzomaki tries to keep control of the position but Sing is staying busy.
Sing wants to get back to his feet.
Uzomaki trying to control momentarily.
Uzomaki gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Uzomaki is working the ground and pound. Can Sing escape?
Sing has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Uzomaki patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I really don't envy Sing right now.

Uzomaki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sing has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sing has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Uzomaki punishes Sing with strikes from the back mount.
Uzomaki trying to control.
Sing can't escape the position.

Uzomaki has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sing staying busy and making it hard for Uzomaki to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sing is trying to get back to his feet but Uzomaki has full control of the position and if anything, Sing has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sing rolls, trying to escape but Uzomaki keeps control of the position.
Uzomaki lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Sing.

Uzomaki tightening his grip on Sing, looking for the choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Uzomaki. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sing staying busy and making it hard for Uzomaki to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Uzomaki working for the choke.
Sing has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoishi Uzomaki 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. This is the final round!

Sing gets caught flat footed, as Uzomaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sing wants to get back to his feet but Uzomaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Uzomaki 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.
Uzomaki prevents Sing from getting back to his feet.

Uzomaki drops back looking for a leg! Sing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sing manages to kick Uzomaki off! Uzomaki jumps back into Sing's guard.
Sing is looking to stand up but Uzomaki isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Uzomaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uzomaki has managed to get both his arms back between Sing's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uzomaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing wants to stand but Uzomaki is controlling the position.

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

Uzomaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uzomaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uzomaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Uzomaki lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Uzomaki connects with a nice short shot to Sing's temple.

Uzomaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Uzomaki is looking for a kimura but Sing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uzomaki to get the leverage.
Sing is looking to escape.

Uzomaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sing defends it well.
Uzomaki prevents Sing from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing punching from the bottom.
Sing strikes from the bottom but Uzomaki uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Uzomaki lands some shots froms side control.
Sing wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Uzomaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sing is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Uzomaki is controlling him well.

Uzomaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Uzomaki cracks Sing with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uzomaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uzomaki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Uzomaki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Uzomaki is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sing is trying to escape and Uzomaki transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sing is forced to tap! Nice work there by Uzomaki! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoishi Uzomaki!