PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emer Dlouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dlouze
vs
Uzamaki

179 cm
23
182 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emer Dlouze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzamaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dlouze.
Dlouze slips under a jab.
Naruto Uzamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dlouze scores with a leg kick.
Dlouze misses with a body kick.
Uzamaki throws a body punch but Dlouze moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Uzamaki.
Dlouze jabs Uzamaki right on the nose. Uzamaki blinks but takes it well.
Uzamaki throws a body kick the misses
and Dlouze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dlouze fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki takes a swing at Dlouze's ribcage but misses.
Uzamaki looks to land a body kick but Dlouze moved away.
Uzamaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uzamaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dlouze misses with a takedown attempt - Uzamaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Uzamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dlouze moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dlouze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzamaki throws a sloppy head kick

and Dlouze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Uzamaki won't be happy with that.
Dlouze throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Uzamaki works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Uzamaki is trying to stand up here but Dlouze is controlling him well.
Uzamaki is trying to control but can't.
Uzamaki is looking to improve his position.
Uzamaki trying to control but Dlouze postures up.
Dlouze wants to free his trapped foot but Uzamaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Uzamaki tries to roll over but Dlouze keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki is trying to stand up here but Dlouze is controlling him well.
Uzamaki is staying active underneath Dlouze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uzamaki is trying to escape back to his feet but Dlouze uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Uzamaki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dlouze.
Dlouze landing strikes.
Dlouze throws a strike aimed at the side of Uzamaki's head but Uzamaki avoids it well.
Dlouze working the ground and pound.
Uzamaki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Uzamaki looks gassed!
Dlouze looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Uzamaki is avoiding damage well.
Uzamaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dlouze.
Uzamaki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze working away.
Uzamaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dlouze misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Dlouze are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Uzamaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dlouze working the ground and pound but Uzamaki is defending the strikes.
Dlouze lands an elbow.
Dlouze is trying to ground and pound but Uzamaki uses the momentary lack of control by Dlouze to regain half guard.
Uzamaki has hold of Dlouze's hands but Dlouze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dlouze throwing shots but Uzamaki is blocking nicely.
Dlouze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uzamaki defending well though.
Dlouze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Uzamaki wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dlouze is looking to advance position but Uzamaki won't allow it.
Dlouze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uzamaki wants to control but Dlouze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dlouze wants to control but Uzamaki is keeping him busy.
Dlouze drops an elbow to the side of Uzamaki's head.
Dlouze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uzamaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Uzamaki wants to control but Dlouze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzamaki has hold of Dlouze's hands but Dlouze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Uzamaki gets full guard.
Uzamaki keeping moving, preventing Dlouze from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emer Dlouze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Uzamaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dlouze's calf.
Dlouze connects with a solid leg kick.
Dlouze lands with a shot to the body.
Uzamaki throws a chopping leg kick but Dlouze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from Dlouze.
Uzamaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dlouze to score with a decent uppercut.
Dlouze jabs at Uzamaki's body.
Uzamaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dlouze.
Dlouze looks up at the clock and then as Uzamaki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dlouze smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dlouze landing strikes.
Uzamaki is breathing heavily.
Uzamaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dlouze working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dlouze working the head and body with strikes.

Uzamaki is rocked!
Uzamaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Uzamaki is looking for a sweep.
Dlouze moves into full mount!
Uzamaki is in a horrible position here. Dlouze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dlouze is landing with some decent strikes but Uzamaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dlouze working Uzamaki over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze cracks Uzamaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uzamaki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dlouze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzamaki's head.
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. Dlouze connects with a nice short shot to Uzamaki's temple.
Uzamaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dlouze scores with a couple of nice shots.
Emer Dlouze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dlouze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzamaki's head.
Uzamaki is looking to improve his position.
Dlouze slips a nice elbow through Uzamaki's hands, connecting with Uzamaki's forehead.
Dlouze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dlouze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uzamaki is looking to control Dlouze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uzamaki avoid being mounted?
Uzamaki pushes Dlouze off looking to stand but Dlouze dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze prevents Uzamaki from improving his position.
Uzamaki wants to get back to his feet.
Dlouze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dlouze working over Uzamaki with some ground and pound. Uzamaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dlouze wants to control but Uzamaki is keeping him busy.
Uzamaki punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dlouze lands a nice short elbow.
Uzamaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dlouze is working away from the top position though.
Dlouze slips a nice elbow through Uzamaki's hands, connecting with Uzamaki's forehead.
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.
Dlouze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dlouze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze prevents Uzamaki from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dlouze lands a nice short elbow.
Dlouze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uzamaki is trying to control but can't.
Dlouze lands strikes from half guard.
Uzamaki is pressing down on Dlouze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dlouze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uzamaki's head.
Dlouze tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzamaki is retaining full guard.
Dlouze passes Uzamaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dlouze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dlouze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emer Dlouze dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Uzamaki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Dlouze counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dlouze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dlouze throws a big right hand that misses.
Uzamaki keeping moving, preventing Dlouze from controlling successfully.
Dlouze postures up in Uzamaki's guard and throws a big left but Uzamaki blocks it.
Dlouze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dlouze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dlouze advances to half guard.
Dlouze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzamaki's head.
Uzamaki wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uzamaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dlouze stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dlouze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzamaki. That did some damage!
Dlouze throws a head kick that Uzamaki semi-blocks.
Dlouze lands a lovely overhand right.
Uzamaki keeps Dlouze at a distance using the push kick.
Dlouze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uzamaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dlouze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzamaki swivels and escapes.
Uzamaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dlouze's head.
Uzamaki throws out a loose jab but Dlouze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dlouze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dlouze throws a shot to the body.
Naruto Uzamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki misses with a double jab
and Dlouze counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Dlouze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dlouze working Uzamaki over with strikes here.
Uzamaki tries to reverse the position but Dlouze maintains control.
Uzamaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dlouze landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dlouze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dlouze with a couple of short strikes.
Dlouze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dlouze avoids the attempt from Uzamaki to control.
Dlouze raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dlouze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dlouze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uzamaki can do to turn this around?
Uzamaki tries to lock up and control but Dlouze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dlouze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dlouze breaks from Uzamaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dlouze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dlouze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Dlouze.
Uzamaki wants to hold on but Dlouze pushes him away.
Dlouze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Uzamaki is in a horrible position here. Dlouze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Uzamaki tries to lock up and control but Dlouze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dlouze wants to control the pace but Uzamaki is squirming around nicely.
Uzamaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dlouze working the ground and pound effectively.
Dlouze with shots to the head and body - Uzamaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzamaki is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emer Dlouze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dlouze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emer Dlouze!