PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jey Uso (ranked 3574 p4p, 4110 weight class) and Ivano Srna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jey Uso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uso
vs
Srna

185 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 The Island, Jey Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivano Srna!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Srna. Uso does a little dance to reset his feet.

Uso dives in and scores a takedown into Srna's guard.
Uso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Srna being controlled here, momentarily.
Uso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uso working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Srna's face as Uso controls the position.
Uso working the ground and pound.
Uso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Uso controlling the position from side mount.
Uso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Srna tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Uso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso happy to just control the position for now.
Srna takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Uso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Uso taking a breather here.
Uso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Srna to see if he's OK.
Srna takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Uso lands an elbow.
Uso content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srna is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Srna tries to buck Uso off but Uso is having none of it.
Uso scoring with punches and elbows.
Uso cracks Srna with a big elbow.
Srna is trying to get back to half guard.
Uso working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uso is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Uso working the body and head with strikes.
Uso controls the position.
Uso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Uso slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srna can't do much from the bottom here.
Uso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Srna is looking for a sweep.
Uso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Srna some visible discomfort.
Srna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uso taking a breather here.
Uso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Uso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Uso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Srna is looking to reverse the position.
Uso working the ground and pound.

Srna is rocked!
Uso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Srna is still in real trouble! Can Uso finish him?
Srna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uso staying calm.
Uso scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srna is trying to improve his position.
Srna seems to have recovered his senses.
Uso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Srna to see if he's OK.
Uso cracks Srna with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uso working the head with strikes.
Srna on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Uso grinds an elbow into Srna's temple.
Uso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Check out the look on Uso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Uso lands a few punches from side control.
Srna seems a little lost for a moment, as Uso dominates the positioning.
Uso lands some shots froms side control.
Uso takes a little break here. Srna wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Uso working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jey Uso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Uso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ivano Srna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uso controlling the action here.
Uso passes to full mount!
Uso controlling the position easily from mount.
Uso with the ground and pound from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uso scoring with strikes but Srna is staying in there.
Uso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Srna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uso controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uso cracks Srna with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Uso lands a heavy elbow.
Uso controlling the position easily from mount.
Uso postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Srna out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Uso goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jey Uso!