PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercut comes to the cage accompanied by I present to you; The Amazing Human Being. Booger has chosen Ang Kulangot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uppercut
vs
Booger

186 cm
27
201 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

185 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Booger!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Uppercut.
Booger throws a series of punches but Uppercut moves out of range.
Booger throws a hook to the side of Uppercut's head but Uppercut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Booger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uppercut as he avoids it easily.
Chris Booger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Lance Uppercut has been cut.
Uppercut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uppercut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uppercut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Booger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Booger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uppercut tries to improve position but can't.
Booger tries to advance to mount but can't.
Uppercut regains half guard.
Booger tries to pass to full mount but Uppercut defends it.
Booger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Uppercut wants to control but Booger is keeping busy.

Uppercut is defending against the submission attempts here by Booger.

Uppercut looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uppercut is staying active underneath Booger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Booger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Booger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uppercut keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Booger there.
Booger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uppercut defending well though.
Uppercut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booger trying to control from half guard but Uppercut is working away.
Uppercut regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Booger.

Booger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Uppercut is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Uppercut has escaped and now he's on top!
Uppercut prevents Booger from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut passes into half guard.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Booger is having none of it.
Booger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Booger.
Booger keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Uppercut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Booger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uppercut manages to get himself to full guard.
Booger stays in close to Uppercut's body and controls the position.
Uppercut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Booger.
Uppercut wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Booger is looking to improve his position but Uppercut isn't that keen on the idea.
Uppercut landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Uppercut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Uppercut trying to control but Booger is having none of it.
Booger is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
Booger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Booger is trying to escape the mount.
Uppercut tries to control but Booger wriggling away.
Booger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uppercut landing strikes from the mount.
Uppercut looking to control but Booger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uppercut working Booger over with strikes here.
Booger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booger is refusing to be controlled, as Uppercut sits in half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut wants to pass to mount but Booger is defending the position.
Uppercut prevents Booger from improving his position.
Uppercut looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Booger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uppercut.
Uppercut is pressing down on Booger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Booger is holding on for now.
Booger tries to roll over but Uppercut keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Uppercut looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Uppercut prevents Booger from improving his position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Booger taking some punishment here, with Uppercut in his half guard.
Booger tries to roll over but Uppercut keeps him under control.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Booger is having none of it.
Uppercut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Uppercut is looking for a kimura but Booger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uppercut to get the leverage.
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. Uppercut connects with a nice short shot to Booger's temple.

Booger actively working from the bottom here.
Booger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Booger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Booger trying to control here.
Booger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Uppercut is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Booger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uppercut slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booger is trying to get back to full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Uppercut is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Booger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Booger is trying to control the position but Uppercut postures up.
Uppercut tries to free his leg and advance position but Booger is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uppercut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Uppercut throws a big elbow that misses.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Booger keeps moving.
Booger wants to sweep here but Uppercut controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Uppercut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Uppercut fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uppercut slips a straight right by Booger.
Booger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uppercut.
Booger cracks Uppercut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uppercut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Booger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uppercut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Booger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uppercut distracts Booger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uppercut wants to pass the guard but Booger is keeping the position.
Uppercut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uppercut advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Uppercut tries to score with some ground and pound. Booger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Uppercut cracks Booger with a big right hand but Booger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Booger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uppercut off and has taken his back!
Uppercut tries to break free.
Uppercut trying to control the hands but Booger breaks the grip.
Uppercut tries to roll but Booger sticks to his back.
Booger really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Uppercut.
Uppercut looking very determined here, making life difficult for Booger.
Lance Uppercut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Booger working for the choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Uppercut as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Booger!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booger keeps control of the position as Uppercut tries to break free.
Booger scores with punches to the body.

Booger is persistently looking for the submission but Uppercut is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut just trying to survive but Booger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Uppercut 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.
Uppercut covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Booger is looking for a choke. Uppercut gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Uppercut manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Booger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uppercut is one step ahead there.
Uppercut content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uppercut is working Booger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Uppercut has passed into side control.

Uppercut tries for a kimura but Booger is defending well.
Booger tries to buck Uppercut off but Uppercut is having none of it.
Uppercut working the ground and pound.
Uppercut creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uppercut cracks Booger with a big right hand but Booger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Booger regains half guard there - taking advantage of Uppercut's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Booger regains full guard. Nicely done.

Booger is looking for a triangle here but Uppercut uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Uppercut is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Booger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uppercut lands a few punches from side control.
Uppercut advances to mount.
Uppercut trying to control but Booger is having none of it.
Uppercut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Booger bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Booger tries to free his leg and advance position but Uppercut is retaining full guard.
Uppercut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Booger's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Booger is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uppercut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booger trying to control but Uppercut is working from the bottom.
Booger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uppercut manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to control but Booger is having none of it.
Uppercut landing shots from mount.
Uppercut trying to control but Booger is having none of it.
Booger regains half guard.
Uppercut is pressing down on Booger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Booger is holding on for now.
Booger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Booger is trying to control but can't.
Booger tries to roll over but Uppercut keeps him under control.
Uppercut thows a huge punch but Booger dodges it nicely.
Uppercut is thwarting Booger's attempts to control the position.

Booger looking for submissions off his back.
Booger is breathing heavily.
Uppercut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Uppercut lands a nice short elbow.
Uppercut blocks the strikes from Booger.
The fighters are battling for position here. Booger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Uppercut trying to control but Booger is working from the bottom.
Booger wants to sweep here but Uppercut controlling him for the moment.
Uppercut advances to half guard.

Uppercut is looking for a kimura here.
Uppercut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Booger defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booger gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Uppercut's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Uppercut. Booger does a little dance to reset his feet.

Uppercut closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Booger is trying to get back to half guard.
Booger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Uppercut.

Uppercut is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Booger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uppercut working the ground and pound from side control.
Uppercut scores with a couple of short elbows.
Uppercut lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uppercut cracks Booger with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Booger manages to get to full guard.
Uppercut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uppercut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uppercut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Booger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uppercut is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Booger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Uppercut got a little sloppy there for a moment and Booger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uppercut has managed to get both his arms back between Booger's legs - danger averted.
Uppercut won't allow Booger to sweep him here.
Booger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Booger has an active guard here but Uppercut has managed to pass into half guard.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Booger is having none of it.
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. Uppercut connects with a nice short shot to Booger's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uppercut throwing shots but Booger is blocking nicely.
Uppercut working over Booger with some ground and pound. Booger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Uppercut working over Booger with some ground and pound. Booger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger wants to control but Uppercut is keeping busy.
Uppercut prevents Booger from improving his position.
Booger is controlling Uppercut's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Uppercut trying to control from half guard but Booger is working away.
Nice strikes from Uppercut there.
Booger is trying to get back to full guard.

Booger looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger is looking to improve his position.

Uppercut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Booger sees it coming and defends easily.
Booger tries to roll over but Uppercut keeps him under control.
Uppercut slips a nice elbow through Booger's hands, connecting with Booger's forehead.
Booger is refusing to be controlled, as Uppercut sits in half guard.
Booger is looking for a sweep. Uppercut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to mount his opponent but Booger defends it.
Uppercut looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Booger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uppercut is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Booger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uppercut won't allow Booger to sweep him here.
Booger can't keep his opponent in guard - Uppercut advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Uppercut trying to control the action but Booger is working from the bottom.

Booger looking for submissions off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Booger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uppercut wants to pass the guard but Booger is defending well.
Booger tries to get to full guard but Uppercut has control of the leg.
Booger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppercut looking to pass the guard.
Uppercut is working hard here to advance position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Booger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Booger wants to sweep here but Uppercut controlling him for the moment.
Uppercut is pushing down on Booger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Booger is fighting to maintain full guard but Uppercut has managed to sneak the leg through.
Booger tries to get to full guard but Uppercut has control of the leg.
Uppercut is pressing down on Booger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Booger is holding on for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Booger gets back to full guard.
Booger keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Uppercut won't allow Booger to get back to his feet.

Booger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Uppercut drops back looking for a leg! Booger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Booger manages to kick Uppercut off! Uppercut jumps back into Booger's guard.

Booger looking for subs off his back but Uppercut has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Booger keeps working.

Booger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chris Booger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uppercut looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booger wants to control but Uppercut is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uppercut is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Uppercut scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Uppercut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uppercut, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Lance Uppercut!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Lance Uppercut!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Lance Uppercut!

Lance Uppercut wins by unanimous decision!
Lance Uppercut retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Lance Uppercut thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.