PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slaven Zlatko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasuke Uchica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zlatko
vs
Uchica

172 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slaven Zlatko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Uchica!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Uchica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zlatko throws a head kick but Uchica moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Zlatko.
Uchica wants to clinch up but Zlatko keeps it at a distance.
Uchica lands a high kick!
Zlatko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Uchica wants to clinch up but Zlatko keeps it at a distance.
Zlatko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zlatko misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uchica.
Uchica lands with a nice body kick.
Zlatko throws a head kick that Uchica semi-blocks.
Zlatko takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uchica buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Zlatko catches Uchica right on the button with a cross.
Zlatko lands a jab to the nose.
Zlatko misses with a wild combination.
Zlatko misses with a hook.
Zlatko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uchica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uchica walks into a jab.
Zlatko throws a lazy body kick
and Uchica counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zlatko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchica tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zlatko throws a body punch but Uchica moves out of range.
Slaven Zlatko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zlatko throws a big shot that misses.
Zlatko just misses with a punch to the body.
Uchica thuds his shin into the meat of Zlatko's side.
Uchica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlatko throws a hook to the side of Uchica's head but Uchica sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uchica tries to close the distance and clinch but Zlatko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zlatko looks to land a right hand but Uchica moved out of range.
Uchica blocks a head kick by Zlatko.
Zlatko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchica.
Uchica throws a head kick but Zlatko moves out of range.
Zlatko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Uchica!
Uchica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zlatko keeps the fight on the outside.
Uchica moves in looking to clinch but Zlatko pushes him off.
Zlatko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchica.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uchica fails with the takedown.
Uchica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlatko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchica.
Zlatko throws a head kick but Uchica moves out of range.
Zlatko clobbers Uchica with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Uchica tries to clinch there but Zlatko circles away.
Uchica tries to clinch up.
Zlatko scores with a head kick.
Zlatko thows a leg kick but Uchica checks it

so Uchica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zlatko controls Uchica momentarily but Uchica frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchica trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zlatko's guard.
Zlatko is adopting a defensive guard.
Zlatko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uchica is one step ahead there.
Uchica wants to stand but Zlatko is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zlatko holds on and takes a little breather.
Uchica preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Zlatko coming out on top.
Zlatko lands a head kick. Uchica smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zlatko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Slaven Zlatko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uchica takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zlatko lands a body shot.
Zlatko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Zlatko pushes Uchica up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sasuke Uchica will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zlatko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zlatko tries a head kick but it misses.
Uchica takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zlatko moves in looking to clinch but Uchica pushes him off.
Uchica closes the distance and clinches up with Zlatko, looking for a takedown. Uchica pushes Zlatko against the ropes but Zlatko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sasuke Uchica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlatko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uchica.
Uchica closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zlatko counters with a body kick.
Uchica moves away from the strike by Zlatko.
Zlatko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zlatko misses the jab.
Zlatko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zlatko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Uchica's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Uchica 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zlatko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zlatko lands a body shot.
Zlatko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zlatko counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Zlatko looks at the referee who does nothing so Zlatko lands a crushing right that sends Uchica to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slaven Zlatko!