PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinpachi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gloves
vs
Watanabe

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Gloves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jinpachi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloves misses with a two punch combination.
Watanabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watanabe off to one side.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - Gloves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gloves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe shoots in but no luck this time.
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinpachi Watanabe.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
Watanabe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watanabe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gloves swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Gloves.
Watanabe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gloves pinned against the cage. Gloves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gloves throws a nice looking combination but Watanabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mister Gloves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gloves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Watanabe!
Watanabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watanabe off to one side.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Gloves shows good takedown defense.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gloves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A combination from Gloves does no damage.
Gloves misses with a few strikes there.
Gloves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gloves misses with a two punch combination.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gloves counters with a one-two to the body.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a takedown. Gloves tries to sprawl out of it but Watanabe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gloves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gloves tries to avoid it but Watanabe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gloves to the ground. Gloves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watanabe looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gloves counters with a left to the body.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Gloves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe misses with a body kick.
Gloves throws a nice looking combination but Watanabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gloves counters with a left and a right that stings Watanabe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Gloves.
Gloves throws a series of punches but Watanabe moves out of range.
Gloves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gloves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gloves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Watanabe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gloves to the mat! Gloves manages to get full guard.
Watanabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gloves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gloves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gloves tries to get out of the position.

Watanabe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gloves dives on top into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gloves wants to stand but Watanabe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Watanabe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gloves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gloves wants to get up but he can't break Watanabe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Watanabe is looking for a triangle but Gloves pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Gloves dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Gloves counter with a right hand.
Watanabe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gloves as he avoids it easily.
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinpachi Watanabe.
Gloves misses with a wild combination.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gloves counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Gloves to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe has a takedown stuffed.
Mister Gloves is winning the standup battle so far.
Gloves lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gloves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gloves swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Gloves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mister Gloves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gloves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gloves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gloves counters with a two punch combo.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Gloves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gloves but Gloves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gloves tries to bum rush Watanabe with a series of wild strikes but Watanabe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gloves but Gloves pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gloves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gloves blocks a head kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Gloves.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Gloves counters with a right hand to the body.
Gloves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watanabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Gloves stuffs the takedown.
Watanabe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gloves circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Gloves. No joy for Watanabe on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe.

Watanabe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gloves's guard.
Watanabe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gloves's guard.
Gloves is trying to stand up here but Watanabe is controlling him well.

Watanabe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Watanabe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe is looking for a kimura here.

Watanabe seems to be looking for submissions.

Watanabe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Gloves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gloves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gloves thuds a left hand into Watanabe's body.
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
Gloves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gloves stuffs the takedown attempt from Watanabe. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Gloves.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Gloves counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Gloves to acknowledge the strikes.
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinpachi Watanabe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves scores with a shot to the body.
Gloves jabs Watanabe right on the nose. Watanabe blinks but takes it well.
Watanabe shoots for a takedown but Gloves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Gloves.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gloves swinging wilding here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Watanabe. Gloves shrugs it off though.
Gloves stuffs the takedown.
Gloves misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Gloves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Gloves counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Gloves to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gloves tries to avoid it but Watanabe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gloves to the ground. Gloves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watanabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watanabe off to one side.
Gloves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
Jinpachi Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gloves counters with a left to the body.
Gloves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gloves counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe shoots in but no luck this time.
Watanabe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gloves throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Gloves down.
Watanabe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mister Gloves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe slips a jab and a cross from Gloves.
Watanabe throws a push kick but Gloves slaps the foot to one side.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
Watanabe has a takedown stuffed.
Gloves misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gloves looks to land a combination. Watanabe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gloves is looking to wear down Watanabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watanabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watanabe off to one side.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Gloves does no damage.
No luck for Watanabe with that takedown attempt.
Gloves lands a jab to Watanabe's midsection.
Gloves looks to land a combination. Watanabe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice sprawl there from Gloves as Watanabe shoots in.
Jinpachi Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Watanabe misses
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Gloves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gloves, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Gloves!