PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caol Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urrah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Oney. Josef Urrah acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Uno
vs
Urrah

170 cm
26
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

185 cm
26
171 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caol Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Urrah!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urrah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uno shoots for a double leg takedown but Urrah sprawls well. He's pushed Uno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Urrah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Urrah lands a nice looking body shot.
Urrah throws a hook but Uno avoids it easily.
Urrah misses with a few strikes there.

Uno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uno lands a nice shot to the body.
Urrah being controlled against the cage.
Urrah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Uno struggles to land a body shot inside as Urrah controls his hands.
Urrah misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uno.
Uno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Urrah backwards.
Uno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
I was talking to Uno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno looking to stall.
Urrah tries to stall but Uno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uno.
Uno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Uno turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Uno manages to end up in side control.
Uno scores with a couple of short elbows.
Urrah regains half guard, as Uno was trying to land strikes.
Urrah is looking for a sweep. Uno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno drops an elbow to the side of Urrah's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Urrah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uno is keen to just control but Urrah is a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urrah taking some punishment here, with Uno in his half guard.
Uno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Urrah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uno 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.
Uno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urrah defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Urrah wants to sweep here but Uno controlling him for the moment.
Uno is looking to work some ground and pound but Urrah has wrist control.
Uno makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Uno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Urrah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uno has managed to get both his arms back between Urrah's legs - danger averted.
Urrah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uno is one step ahead there.
Uno is in close to Urrah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urrah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Urrah is trying to control the position but Uno postures up.
Uno wants to control from the top but Urrah keeps moving.

Urrah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Urrah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Uno's best efforts.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urrah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uno.
Uno thows a huge punch but Urrah dodges it nicely.
Uno wants to pass to mount but Urrah is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caol Uno dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Urrah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uno throws out a powerful jab.
Urrah lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urrah.
Uno just misses with a punch to the body.
Urrah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uno is looking to clinch.
Urrah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Urrah looks for the body kick but Uno saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uno thows a body shot but no joy.
Uno tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Uno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Urrah pinned against the cage. Urrah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Urrah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uno on the side of the head.
Uno throws the left hand but Urrah avoids the punch easily.
Urrah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uno.
A swing and a miss from Urrah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah throws a nice inside leg kick.

Uno drives through with a takedown into Urrah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Urrah is trying to control the position but Uno postures up.
Uno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Uno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Urrah looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uno is looking to work some ground and pound but Urrah has wrist control.
Uno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Uno stands up over Urrah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Urrah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uno.
Urrah looking for a sweep. Not yet Urrah, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Urrah keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
Uno tries to free his leg and advance position but Urrah is retaining full guard.

Uno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Urrah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uno has managed to get both his arms back between Urrah's legs - danger averted.
Urrah has momentary wrist control but Uno slips an elbow through the middle.
Urrah 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.
Uno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uno controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uno trying to control the position from guard on top but Urrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caol Uno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno pushing down on Urrah's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Uno landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Urrah is refusing to be controlled, as Uno sits in half guard.
Uno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Urrah's head.
Uno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Uno scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urrah is looking for a sweep. Uno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urrah gets back to full guard.
Uno throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caol Uno dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Urrah lands a lovely overhand right.
Urrah misses with a hook. Uno ducked under it nicely.
Uno fails with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uno checks a leg kick.
Urrah misses the shot to the body.
Urrah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urrah sizes up Uno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Urrah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah tries a low kick but Uno avoids it.
Urrah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Uno.

Uno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Urrah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uno trying to control from half guard but Urrah is working away.
Uno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Josef Urrah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno slips a nice elbow through Urrah's hands, connecting with Urrah's forehead.
Uno trying to control from Urrah's half guard. Urrah has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Uno preventing the sweep.
Uno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uno sitting in guard here, content to control.
Uno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uno trying to control the position from guard on top but Urrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urrah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uno forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah wants to get back to full guard.
Uno is just content to waste time from the top position. Urrah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Urrah keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
Urrah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urrah trying to control the position.
Uno trying to control the position from guard on top but Urrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uno slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Uno cracks Urrah with a solid left hand.
Urrah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uno throwing strikes from guard but Urrah blocks nicely.
Uno scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno wants to control from the top but Urrah keeps moving.
Urrah is trying to keep Uno in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caol Uno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caol Uno!
Caol Uno took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Meet the Future for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Josef Urrah stepped up to the mic, saying 'Man kan vara vinnare även om man förlorar.'.