PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Touma Uremeshi (ranked 4256 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kebab Thinkshisfunny (ranked 4242 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Uremeshi
vs
Thinkshisfunny

169 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Touma Uremeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kebab Thinkshisfunny!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uremeshi swings widly with a right hand

and Thinkshisfunny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thinkshisfunny stalling.
Uremeshi trying to hold on to Thinkshisfunny's head to control him but Thinkshisfunny postures up.
Thinkshisfunny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uremeshi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thinkshisfunny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thinkshisfunny's back!
Thinkshisfunny really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Uremeshi's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Thinkshisfunny tries to escape the position.
Thinkshisfunny manages to reverse the position and now he's in Uremeshi's guard. Nice work there by Thinkshisfunny.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thinkshisfunny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thinkshisfunny postures up and lands a big shot to Uremeshi's brow.
Thinkshisfunny must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thinkshisfunny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Uremeshi trying to control the position.
Thinkshisfunny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thinkshisfunny stopping the sweep attempt from Uremeshi.
Uremeshi trying to keep a closed guard but Thinkshisfunny is proving a slippery customer.
Thinkshisfunny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with some ground and pound.
Thinkshisfunny landing some decent shots from guard.
Thinkshisfunny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uremeshi wants to sweep here but Thinkshisfunny controlling him for the moment.
Thinkshisfunny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thinkshisfunny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thinkshisfunny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thinkshisfunny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Uremeshi wants to sweep but no luck.
Uremeshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thinkshisfunny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Uremeshi kicks Thinkshisfunny off and gets to his feet.
Uremeshi misses with a lunging right hand

and Thinkshisfunny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uremeshi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thinkshisfunny stopping the sweep attempt from Uremeshi.
Uremeshi trying to control the position.
Uremeshi is really struggling to control Thinkshisfunny but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Uremeshi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny is working Uremeshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Uremeshi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thinkshisfunny controls the pace.
Uremeshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thinkshisfunny is one step ahead there.
Uremeshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thinkshisfunny controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Thinkshisfunny has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Thinkshisfunny.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Uremeshi is trying to keep Thinkshisfunny in close.
Thinkshisfunny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Touma Uremeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uremeshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thinkshisfunny manages to avoid it.
Uremeshi misses with an uppercut.
Thinkshisfunny feints the counter takedown.
Uremeshi misses with a combination

and Thinkshisfunny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thinkshisfunny.
Thinkshisfunny should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thinkshisfunny is in close to Uremeshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Uremeshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thinkshisfunny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kebab Thinkshisfunny dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Uremeshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thinkshisfunny.
And Thinkshisfunny tries to counter it with a takedown but Uremeshi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Uremeshi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Thinkshisfunny counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Uremeshi!
A lull in the action here.
Uremeshi is looking for a sweep.
Uremeshi is being controlled here.
Thinkshisfunny is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thinkshisfunny scores with punches from side control.
Thinkshisfunny working the ground and pound.
Thinkshisfunny working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny working the ground and pound from side control.
Uremeshi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thinkshisfunny winds up and cracks Uremeshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thinkshisfunny keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thinkshisfunny prevents Uremeshi from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thinkshisfunny in particular looking to stall.
Uremeshi trying to control but Thinkshisfunny postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thinkshisfunny working over Uremeshi with some ground and pound. Uremeshi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Thinkshisfunny is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thinkshisfunny prevents Uremeshi from improving his position.
Thinkshisfunny sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uremeshi has hold of Thinkshisfunny's hands but Thinkshisfunny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thinkshisfunny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Uremeshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thinkshisfunny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thinkshisfunny seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thinkshisfunny lands strikes from half guard.
Thinkshisfunny controlling the action here.
Thinkshisfunny 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.
Thinkshisfunny keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thinkshisfunny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Thinkshisfunny seems content to control.
Uremeshi wants to control but Thinkshisfunny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thinkshisfunny slips a nice elbow through Uremeshi's hands, connecting with Uremeshi's forehead.
Ground and pound from Thinkshisfunny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thinkshisfunny is thwarting Uremeshi's attempts to control the position.
Thinkshisfunny content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uremeshi trying to hold on to Thinkshisfunny's head to control him but Thinkshisfunny postures up.
Thinkshisfunny content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thinkshisfunny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uremeshi has hold of Thinkshisfunny's hands but Thinkshisfunny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thinkshisfunny takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thinkshisfunny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uremeshi trying to control here.
Thinkshisfunny seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thinkshisfunny working Uremeshi over with strikes.
Thinkshisfunny controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny working over Uremeshi with some ground and pound. Uremeshi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Uremeshi has hold of Thinkshisfunny's hands but Thinkshisfunny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thinkshisfunny is controlling the pace.
Uremeshi tries to get to full guard but Thinkshisfunny has control of the leg.
Thinkshisfunny drops an elbow to the side of Uremeshi's head.
Uremeshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thinkshisfunny scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thinkshisfunny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thinkshisfunny with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thinkshisfunny working the head and body with strikes.
Thinkshisfunny keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kebab Thinkshisfunny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Uremeshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uremeshi throws a poor cross that misses

and Thinkshisfunny counters with a takedown into side control.
Thinkshisfunny working away.
Thinkshisfunny moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Thinkshisfunny lands some shots froms side control.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with punches and elbows.
Uremeshi tries to buck Thinkshisfunny off but Thinkshisfunny is having none of it.
Thinkshisfunny remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Thinkshisfunny cracks Uremeshi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Uremeshi is looking for a sweep.
Thinkshisfunny lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Thinkshisfunny cracks Uremeshi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kebab Thinkshisfunny has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uremeshi is trying to escape the position but Thinkshisfunny is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny scores with punches from side control.

Uremeshi is rocked!
Thinkshisfunny takes a little break here. Uremeshi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Oh Uremeshi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uremeshi tries to bench press Thinkshisfunny off him but Thinkshisfunny keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Uremeshi's face as Thinkshisfunny controls the position.
Thinkshisfunny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here as Thinkshisfunny stalls from top position.
Thinkshisfunny scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Uremeshi is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Thinkshisfunny can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kebab Thinkshisfunny!