\underbrace{u_1(\mathbf{x},z_1)=v_1+\dot{u}_x}_{\text{By definition of }v_1}=\overbrace{-\frac{\partial V_x}{\partial \mathbf{x}}g_x(\mathbf{x})-k_1(\underbrace{z_1-u_x(\mathbf{x})}_{e_1})}^{v_1} \, + \, \overbrace{\frac{\partial u_x}{\partial \mathbf{x}}(\underbrace{f_x(\mathbf{x})+g_x(\mathbf{x})z_1}_{\dot{\mathbf{x}} \text{ (i.e., } \frac{\operatorname{d}\mathbf{x}}{\operatorname{d}t} \text{)}})}^{\dot{u}_x \text{ (i.e., } \frac{ \operatorname{d}u_x }{\operatorname{d}t} \text{)}}