PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Watanabe (ranked 3733 p4p, 4937 weight class) and Joopu Bizo (ranked 429 p4p, 501 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuta Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuta Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Watanabe
vs
Bizo

177 cm
25
160
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
155
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuta Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joopu Bizo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Watanabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bizo's efforts to push away.
Watanabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watanabe working aggressively here.
Watanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Watanabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bizo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizo is working for takedown but Watanabe is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Watanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Watanabe fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watanabe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bizo tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Bizo back against the cage.
Bizo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watanabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Watanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Watanabe gets through Bizo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bizo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bizo backwards.
A short right from Watanabe on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe misses with the head strike.
Watanabe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bizos head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Watanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Bizo.
Bizo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bizo is rocked!
Bizo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizo is still on wobbly legs! Can Watanabe finish him?
Bizo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yuta Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joopu Bizo.
Bizo blocks an uppercut.
Watanabe misses with some punches.
Watanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe misses with some punches.
Watanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizo blocks an uppercut.
Watanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watanabe working aggressively here.
Watanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with some punches.
Watanabe misses with the head strike.
Bizo seems to have recovered his senses.
Watanabe gets through Bizo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watanabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe lands a left hand.
Watanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe dips a shoulder and cracks Bizo with a mighty uppercut! Bizo falls back against the cage and Watanabe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bizo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Watanabe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuta Watanabe!