PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meg Cigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Uchida
vs
Cigano

190 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

196 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meg Cigano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cigano scores with a nice strike.
Cigano feints a jab promting Uchida to slip. Cigano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uchida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cigano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cigano moves in looking to clinch but Uchida pushes him off.
Uchida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cigano tries to avoid it but Uchida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cigano to the ground. Cigano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cigano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uchida has time to react.
Uchida tries to bum rush Cigano with a series of wild strikes but Cigano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Uchida forces Cigano back against the cage and clinches.

Uchida breaks from the clinch.
Cigano tries to clinch up but Uchida circles away and keeps his distance.

Cigano moves into the clinch.
Cigano scores with a shot to the side of Uchida's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uchida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cigano smiles and moves away.
Cigano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cigano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uchida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cigano moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigano throws a leg kick but Uchida checks it.
Cigano misses with a low kick.
Cigano darts in trying to clinch
and Uchida counters with a low kick, right behind Cigano 's knee.
Cigano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uchida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Uchida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cigano tries to clinch there but Uchida circles away.
Uchida clobbers Cigano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cigano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cigano connects with a nice looking jab.
Uchida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cigano.

Uchida tries to keep at a distance but Cigano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cigano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uchida backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cigano lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Uchida ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Uchida no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cigano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cigano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uchida's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cigano postures up and lands a big shot to Uchida's brow.

Cigano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cigano stopping the sweep attempt from Uchida.
Cigano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cigano wants to get up but he can't break Uchida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano postures up in Uchida's guard and throws a big left but Uchida blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cigano tries to free his leg and advance position but Uchida is retaining full guard.
Cigano trying to control but Uchida is working from the bottom.
Uchida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uchida holds on and takes a little breather.
Cigano trying to control but Uchida is working from the bottom.

Uchida has an active guard here but Cigano has managed to pass into half guard.
Uchida is breathing heavily.
Uchida wants to improve his position but Cigano is controlling well.
Uchida misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cigano thows a huge punch but Uchida dodges it nicely.
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. Cigano connects with a nice short shot to Uchida's temple.
Uchida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cigano lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cigano 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.
Cigano tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Uchida.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cigano prevents Uchida from improving his position.
Cigano wants to free his trapped foot but Uchida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meg Cigano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cigano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uchida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cigano is keeping busy.
Cigano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cigano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cigano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uchida's elbow.

Uchida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cigano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cigano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uchida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uchida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Uchida misses with a head kick.
Uchida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cigano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cigano tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Uchida counters by clinching up.
Uchida stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cigano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uchida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cigano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uchida has Cigano pressed against the cage, preventing Cigano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cigano working hard to break the clinch.
Cigano scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cigano as the two fighters clinch.
Cigano lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cigano - that landed with a thud.

Cigano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cigano is looking to clinch but Uchida is avoiding it.

Cigano rushes Uchida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cigano lands a left hand.
Cigano holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cigano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cigano digs a right hand underneath Uchida's ribcage. Uchida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cigano scores with a hook to the body.
Cigano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Uchida prevents Cigano from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Cigano.
Cigano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cigano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cigano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uchida is trying to push Cigano away but Cigano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Cigano.
Nice body punch from Cigano.

Cigano breaks the clinch.
Uchida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cigano lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano wants to clinch up but Uchida keeps it at a distance.
Cigano tries to clinch up.
Cigano tries to clinch there but Uchida circles away.
Cigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cigano scores with a nice right hand.
Cigano tries to clinch up

and Uchida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cigano presses Uchida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uchida wants to get back to striking at distance but Cigano won't allow it.
Cigano has had enough of the clinch but Uchida keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Cigano.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cigano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cigano lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cigano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uchida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cigano's efforts to push away.
Cigano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cigano is trying to push Uchida away but Uchida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Cigano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uchida swats away the attempt to clinch by Cigano.
Cigano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uchida walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cigano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uchida. Cigano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cigano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uchida under the eye.
Cigano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cigano tries to clinch but Uchida is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meg Cigano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cigano has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Uchida wants a takedown.
Cigano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uchida or not.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cigano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uchida backwards.
Cigano tries a body shot but Uchida blocks it.
Cigano is pushing Uchida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Uchida prevents Cigano from breaking the clinch.

Uchida pulls Cigano into guard.
Cigano is looking to work some ground and pound but Uchida has wrist control.
Cigano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cigano looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uchida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cigano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cigano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cigano stays in close to Uchida's body and controls the position.
Cigano postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Uchida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cigano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cigano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cigano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cigano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cigano landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cigano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Uchida is rocked!
Cigano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cigano is in close to Uchida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Uchida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uchida has momentary wrist control but Cigano slips an elbow through the middle.
Cigano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Cigano from controlling successfully.
Cigano cracks Uchida with a solid left hand.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Cigano from controlling successfully.
Cigano scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Uchida covers up, he's hurt! Cigano keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cigano and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cigano can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meg Cigano!