PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between lee jorjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. lee jorjo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

jorjo
vs
Ueda

185 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing
Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions

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, lee jorjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for jorjo with that takedown attempt.
jorjo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
jorjo shoots for a takedown but Ueda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Ueda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ueda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ueda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
jorjo taking shots to the head.
Ueda controlling the pace for now.
jorjo is trying desperately to improve position.
Ueda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of jorjo's face.
jorjo is looking to improve his position but Ueda isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ueda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jorjo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
jorjo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ueda controlling his opponent.
Ueda unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ueda controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jenji Ueda just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ueda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck jorjo on the side of the head.

Ueda darts in and clinches jorjo up against the cage.

Ueda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as jorjo backs up against the cage.
Ueda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Ueda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Ueda stalls from top position.
Ueda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ueda stands up.
Ueda lands with a straight right. jorjo didn't see that one coming.

Ueda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ueda is taking a breather. jorjo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

jorjo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ueda working over jorjo with some ground and pound. jorjo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ueda controlling the pace.
jorjo is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Ueda seems content to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jenji Ueda just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ueda lands a jab to the nose.
Ueda throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenji Ueda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ueda takes the fight into the clinch.

Ueda has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed jorjo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ueda keeps control of the position easily here as jorjo tries to buck him off.
Ueda scores with strikes from the back.
Ueda scores with punches from the back.
Ueda biding his time, looking for the opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ueda has the hooks in. jorjo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda is riding his opponent, not letting jorjo buck him off.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ueda. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
jorjo trying to control the action but Ueda just sinks the hooks in.
Ueda lands an elbow to the side of the head.
jorjo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ueda slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

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.
jorjo tries to escape but Ueda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ueda trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure jorjo doesn't escape.
jorjo wants to escape the position.
Ueda is working the ground and pound. Can jorjo escape?
jorjo is in bad spot here.
Ueda just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda lands punches and elbows.
I would not like to be jorjo right now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jenji Ueda just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ueda connects with a nice looking jab.

Ueda takes the fight into the clinch.

Ueda breaks the clinch.

Ueda clinches up with jorjo and pushes him back against the cage.

Ueda is trying to trip jorjo. He has hold of a leg but jorjo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ueda persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ueda advances position into side control!

Ueda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
jorjo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda is pressing down on jorjo's thigh, looking to free his foot. jorjo is holding on for now.
Ueda slows the pace down in half guard.
Ueda is looking to advance position but jorjo won't allow it.
jorjo tries to get to full guard but Ueda has control of the leg.
Ueda passes the guard and advances to mount!
jorjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenji Ueda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ueda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ueda landing shots from mount.
Ueda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ueda controlling the position easily from mount.
jorjo tries to lock up and control but Ueda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
jorjo is looking to improve his position but Ueda isn't that keen on the idea.
Ueda controlling the position easily from mount.
jorjo is looking to improve his position but Ueda isn't that keen on the idea.
jorjo is in a horrible position here. Ueda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jorjo is bucking up trying to escape but Ueda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ueda controlling from the full mount.
jorjo is desperately trying to improve his position but Ueda has a good base and remains in mount.
Ueda breaks from jorjo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ueda controlling from mount.
Ueda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. jorjo looks a forlorn figure.
jorjo is in a horrible position here. Ueda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ueda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ueda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ueda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish jorjo?
Ueda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jorjo working to try and regain half guard.
Ueda lands a big elbow.
jorjo can't escape the position.
Ueda content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jorjo is working to get back to half guard.
Ueda controlling the position easily from mount.
Ueda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ueda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ueda content just to control the position here.
jorjo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
jorjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ueda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of jorjo's face.
lee jorjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ueda controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenji Ueda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ueda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!

Jenji Ueda wins by unanimous decision!