PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Uchida (ranked 2592 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 328 p4p, 394 weight class). Shigeru Uchida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uchida
vs
Carlos

182 cm
22
160
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
165
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchida slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Uchida slips a jab from Carlos.
Carlos clobbers Uchida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Carlos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uchida dodges the ground and pound from Carlos.
Uchida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but Uchida denies him.
Uchida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Uchida is looking to reverse the position.
Uchida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uchida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Uchida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uchida kicks off Carlos and gets to his feet.
Carlos throws a hook but Uchida blocks it.
Uchida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carlos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlos.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Uchida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Uchida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uchida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard.

Carlos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uchida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos trying to keep a closed guard but Uchida is proving a slippery customer.
Carlos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Uchida controls the pace.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uchida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Carlos wants to control from the top but Uchida keeps moving.
Carlos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uchida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida trying to control the position.
Carlos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uchida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uchida is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
Uchida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there.
Uchida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uchida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Carlos told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Carlos wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida trying to control the pace.
Carlos moves into full guard.
Uchida trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos looking to control.
Uchida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Uchida is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Carlos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
Uchida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Uchida defends well and Carlos ends up having to push Uchida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uchida 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 Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uchida was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Uchida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uchida is looking to counter with head kicks.
Carlos throws a jab but it's blocked by Uchida.
A big left from Carlos misses.
Uchida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carlos missing with a left hand there. Uchida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uchida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Carlos looks to move away, Uchida throws a big counter combo but Carlos just gets out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uchida.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uchida manages to avoid it.
Carlos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uchida.
Uchida moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Uchida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carlos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Uchida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carlos is in Uchida's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Uchida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Uchida blocks nicely.
Uchida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Uchida wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos passes Uchida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Uchida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlos.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Uchida wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Uchida taking some punishment here, with Carlos in his half guard.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uchida defending well though.

Carlos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uchida sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is thwarting Uchida's attempts to control the position.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos prevents Uchida from improving his position.
Uchida is trying to control but Carlos passes into side control!
Uchida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carlos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Uchida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos wants to control but Uchida is keeping him busy.
Uchida is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uchida misses with a low kick.
Uchida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Uchida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uchida misses with a head kick.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Uchida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uchida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uchida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchida blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Uchida tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uchida circles away.
Carlos wants to clinch but Uchida slips to the side
and Uchida counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uchida throws a quick counter head kick but Carlos was just out of range.
Carlos tries to land a leg kick but Uchida saw it coming and moves away.
Carlos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromUchida.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carlos.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uchida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Uchida's body.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uchida sprawls well. Uchida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet.
Uchida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shigeru Uchida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlos misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.

Carlos shoots in and bounces Uchida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uchida working a defensive guard here.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uchida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Uchida blocks nicely.
Uchida wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Shigeru Uchida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos stays in close to Uchida's body and controls the position.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Uchida is pulling down on Carlos's head. It's preventing any offense from Carlos, at least for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Uchida.
Uchida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uchida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uchida tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Uchida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Uchida is looking to slow Carlos down with leg kicks.

Carlos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Uchida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Uchida blocks nicely.
Carlos trying to control but Uchida is working from the bottom.
Uchida trying to control the position here.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carlos trying to control but Uchida is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uchida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Carlos!
An out of breath Juan Carlos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.