PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akin Oluzawade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe comes into the arena with Metallica - All Nightmare Long blaring out of the sound system. Oluzawade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mike Jones - Back Then. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watanabe
vs
Oluzawade

191 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
221 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Katsuo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akin Oluzawade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe shoots for a takedown but Oluzawade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Oluzawade misses.

Watanabe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oluzawade looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watanabe grinds an elbow into Oluzawade's temple.
Watanabe scores with punches from side control.
Watanabe taking a breather here.

Watanabe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watanabe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watanabe working the ground and pound but Oluzawade is defending the strikes.
Watanabe fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Watanabe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oluzawade is trying to get back to half guard.
Oluzawade taking a bit of punishment here - Watanabe scoring with strikes.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Oluzawade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oluzawade is being controlled here.
Oluzawade avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Watanabe.
Oluzawade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watanabe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oluzawade down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oluzawade parries the strikes from Watanabe easily there. Watanabe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oluzawade to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Watanabe.
Watanabe trying to control the action but Oluzawade is working from the bottom.
Watanabe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Watanabe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe working the ground and pound but Oluzawade is defending the strikes.
Watanabe wants to control but Oluzawade is keeping him busy.
Oluzawade taking a bit of punishment here - Watanabe scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Oluzawade works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ground and pound from Watanabe.
Watanabe is thwarting Oluzawade's attempts to control the position.

Watanabe is working for a submission of some sort.
Watanabe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oluzawade wants to control but Watanabe is keeping busy.

Watanabe seems to be working for a kimura but Oluzawade defends the submission attempt.
Watanabe trying to control from half guard but Oluzawade is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe is pressing down on Oluzawade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oluzawade is holding on for now.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuo Watanabe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oluzawade throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Watanabe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Katsuo Watanabe has been cut.

Watanabe shoots in and bounces Oluzawade off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Watanabe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oluzawade controls Watanabe momentarily but Watanabe frees himself.
Watanabe 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.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Oluzawade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oluzawade wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oluzawade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watanabe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watanabe cracks Oluzawade with a solid left hand.
Oluzawade looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Watanabe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oluzawade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watanabe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oluzawade tries to get to full guard but Watanabe has control of the leg.
Watanabe is keen to just control but Oluzawade is a slippery customer.
Watanabe stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oluzawade tries to roll over but Watanabe keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Watanabe.
Watanabe drops an elbow to the side of Oluzawade's head.
Watanabe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oluzawade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oluzawade with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oluzawade wants to get back to his feet.
Oluzawade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watanabe.
Watanabe working the head and body with strikes.
Oluzawade is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oluzawade defending well though.

Watanabe is working for a kimura but Oluzawade is defending it quite comfortably.
Watanabe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oluzawade taking shots to the head.
Watanabe with good strikes from the mount here!
Watanabe raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oluzawade hang on?
Watanabe unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Oluzawade scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Watanabe land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Watanabe stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuo Watanabe!