PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 231 p4p, 175 weight class) and Dragomir Savic (ranked 33 p4p, 23 weight class). Mochinori comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Battle Music. Savic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Good Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mochinori
vs
Savic

180 cm
29
175
16 - 8 - 1

186 cm
29
172
17 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shadow Warrior Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic avoids a kick to the body.
Savic throws a lazy body kick
and Mochinori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savic misses with a left hand
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dragomir Savic has been cut.
Mochinori throws a shot to the body.
Mochinori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savic throws a low kick but Mochinori avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Mochinori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mochinori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Savic scoring well with a low kick there.
Mochinori scores with a shot to the body.
Mochinori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savic swings for the body but Mochinori moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mochinori misses its intended target.
Mochinori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic lands a nice looking body shot.
Savic cracks a nice hook into Mochinori's ribs.
Mochinori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mochinori throws a jab but it's blocked by Savic.
Savic tries a quick counter leg kick but Mochinori is wise to it.

Mochinori moves into the clinch.
Savic tries to work over Mochinori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savic gets through Mochinori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mochinori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mochinori.
Mochinori lands a hook that snaps the head of Savic backwards.
Savic misses with a body punch.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Savic controls his hands.
Savic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mochinori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mochinori misses with a punch on the inside.
Mochinori lands with a light punch inside.
Mochinori lands a shot to the body.
Mochinori tries to work over Savic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mochinori tries to throw a body punch but Savic avoids it by throwing Mochinori back against the cage.
Savic blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mochinori fails to land.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mochinori misses with the head strike.
Mochinori throws a punch but it's blocked by Savic.
Mochinori misses with some punches.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mochinori misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mochinori.
Savic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mochinori.
Mochinori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savic misses with a body punch.
Savic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mochinori.
A nice left hand lands by Mochinori.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Savic controls his hands.
Mochinori swings wildly with an uppercut but Savic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Savic controls his hands.
Mochinori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Savic controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic gets through Mochinori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mochinori.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Mochinori avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Savic misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Mochinori.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Savic controls his hands.
A short left from Savic.
Mochinori misses with a body punch.
Savic pushes Mochinori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mochinori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savic.
Savic misses with a punch to the body.
Mochinori working aggressively here.
Savic blocks an uppercut.
Mochinori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mochinori is leaning against Savic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savic lands a hook that snaps the head of Mochinori backwards.
Savic misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mochinori.
Mochinori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savic tries a body shot but Mochinori blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mochinori has a couple of punches blocked by Savic.
Mochinori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mochinori swings wildly with an uppercut but Savic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mochinori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savic tries a body shot but Mochinori blocks it.
Savic blocking some punches.
Savic tries to work over Mochinori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Savic.
Savic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mochinori's elbow.
Savic tries a body shot but Mochinori blocks it.
Mochinori lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mochinori.
Mochinori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mochinori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori misses with some punches.
Mochinori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Savic.
Mochinori can't find room to land a body shot as Savic controls the action.
Savic blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uesugi Mochinori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragomir Savic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mochinori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mochinori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savic throws out the jab.
Mochinori appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mochinori thows a leg kick but Savic checks it
and Savic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Savic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savic scores with a jab.
Savic throws a jab when Mochinori was well out of range.
Mochinori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Mochinori misses.
Mochinori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savic dips to his left and cracks Mochinori with an uppercut!
Savic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mochinori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mochinori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mochinori thows a leg kick but Savic checks it
and Savic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragomir Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic looks to land a right hand but Mochinori moved out of range.
A big right from Mochinori misses.
A low kick lands for Savic.
Savic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mochinori.
Savic throws an off balance right hand
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.
Savic misses the body punch
and Mochinori counters with a nice leg kick.
Mochinori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savic.
Mochinori swings for the body but Savic moves out of range.
Mochinori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mochinori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savic finds it's way round the side to connect with Mochinori's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori misses with a hook.
Dragomir Savic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Mochinori blocks the leg kick.
Mochinori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savic throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mochinori to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savic thuds a left hand into Mochinori's body.
Savic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mochinori can pounce on him.
Savic catches Mochinori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mochinori throws a body punch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savic scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savic. That's going to slow Mochinori down.
Savic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mochinori misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savic.
Mochinori looks to land a combination. Savic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mochinori tries to move into range but Savic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mochinori thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mochinori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Savic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mochinori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savic.
Savic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Mochinori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mochinori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mochinori with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savic misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savic throws a wild body kick that Mochinori sees coming a mile off.
Savic walks into a straight right hand from Mochinori.
A solid body kick from Savic.
Savic throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Savic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Savic is rocked!
Savic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mochinori moves away.
Savic throws a low kick, looking for Mochinori's leg but Mochinori calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mochinori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mochinori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Mochinori closes the distance and pushes Savic back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mochinori fails to land.
Mochinori gets through Savic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mochinori throws a head punch that misses.
Savic working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dragomir Savic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dragomir Savic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Savic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mochinori walks into a straight right hand from Savic.
Jab by Savic.
Mochinori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mochinori on the side of the head.
Savic throws a body shot but no joy.
Savic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savic misses with a body shot
and Mochinori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mochinori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mochinori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick from Savic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mochinori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori scores with a nice body kick.
Mochinori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savic is able to avoid easily.
Savic slips a straight right by Mochinori.
A telegraphed right hand from Mochinori misses the target.
Savic moves out of range of the leg kick from Mochinori.
Savic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mochinori with a body shot.
Mochinori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mochinori blocks a low kick nicely.
Savic missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mochinori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savic lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Mochinori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mochinori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savic is able to avoid easily.
Savic throws a leg kick
and Mochinori counters with a thumping low kick.
Savic moves away from the strike by Mochinori.
Savic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Savic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mochinori blocks a jab.
Mochinori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mochinori moves out of range as Savic throws a body kick.
Savic misses with an uppercut. Mochinori saw that one coming.
Savic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic punishes Mochinori's body with a nice straight punch.
Mochinori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Savic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mochinori swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Savic lands with an uppercut that bounces Mochinori off the cage and back into range.
Mochinori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mochinori is looking to clinch.
Mochinori misses with an uppercut.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses.
Savic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Savic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mochinori.
Savic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mochinori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Mochinori misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mochinori.
Mochinori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savic manages to avoid it.
Savic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mochinori with a body shot.
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
Mochinori appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Savic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savic connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mochinori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Savic.
Mochinori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mochinori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mochinori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dragomir Savic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Savic!
After the fight, Dragomir Savic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.