PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

ORiordan
vs
Watanabe

190 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

191 cm
25
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean ORiordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Katsuo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Watanabe misses with a body shot.
Watanabe thows a left - swing and a miss!
ORiordan tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

ORiordan forces Watanabe back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORiordan.
ORiordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watanabes head.
ORiordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORiordan prevents the takedown attempt.
ORiordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Katsuo Watanabe has been cut.
ORiordan stalling the fight.
A short left from ORiordan.
Watanabe jumps guard but ORiordan stands there with Watanabe around his waist. Watanabe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ORiordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watanabe.
ORiordan digs a right hand underneath Watanabe's ribcage. Watanabe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watanabe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORiordan has him pressed against the cage.
ORiordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
ORiordan is pressed up against the cage. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ORiordan down to the mat. ORiordan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sean ORiordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Watanabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

ORiordan has managed to clinch.
Watanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ORiordan walks away with a smile on his face. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but ORiordan sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

ORiordan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ORiordan works on Watanabe's body with a couple of short punches.
Watanabe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but ORiordan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but ORiordan is controlling him.
ORiordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watanabe up against the cage.
ORiordan digs a right hand underneath Watanabe's ribcage. Watanabe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
ORiordan lands a body punch.
Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but ORiordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe throws a body punch but ORiordan moves out of range.
Sean ORiordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORiordan tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
ORiordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
ORiordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watanabe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sean ORiordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORiordan tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.

ORiordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
ORiordan digs a right hand into Watanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watanabe's gas tank.
ORiordan lands an uppercut.
ORiordan lands an uppercut.
ORiordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watanabe or not.
A short right from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watanabe or not.
ORiordan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan lands a left hand.
ORiordan digs a right hand into Watanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watanabe's gas tank.
ORiordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ORiordan.
Watanabe takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORiordan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from ORiordan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ORiordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watanabe up against the cage.
ORiordan digs a right hand into Watanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watanabe's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for ORiordan.
A right hook to the body lands for ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
ORiordan scores with a hook to the body.
ORiordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
ORiordan stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORiordan.
A short left from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a body shot.
ORiordan lands a nice uppercut.
Watanabe tries to break the clinch but ORiordan is controlling the position.
ORiordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That has opened up Katsuo Watanabe's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORiordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from ORiordan.
ORiordan gets through Watanabe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean ORiordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuo Watanabe's cut.
That's time! ORiordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
ORiordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORiordan misses the shot to the body.
Watanabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
ORiordan scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Watanabe misses the target.
Watanabe ducks under a wild hook from ORiordan.
ORiordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?

Watanabe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watanabe showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ORiordan's head.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe is trying to control the action in half guard but ORiordan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
ORiordan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watanabe on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe stops ORiordan from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
ORiordan is controlling Watanabe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Watanabe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watanabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Watanabe is looking for a kimura here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ORiordan tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ORiordan swinging wildly here.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORiordan throws a predictable looking body shot

and Watanabe counters with a nice double leg into side control. ORiordan won't be happy with that.
Watanabe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but ORiordan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
ORiordan prevents Watanabe from improving position.

Watanabe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe working the ground and pound but ORiordan is defending the strikes.
Watanabe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Watanabe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but ORiordan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Watanabe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Watanabe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ORiordan closes the distance but Watanabe moves to the side
and Watanabe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORiordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORiordan is looking to clinch.

Watanabe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ORiordan!
Watanabe landing strikes from the mount and ORiordan is in trouble!
ORiordan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watanabe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Watanabe thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuo Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katsuo Watanabe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Watanabe.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORiordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws out a loose jab but ORiordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORiordan moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORiordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORiordan tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ORiordan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Watanabe counters with a takedown into side control.
Watanabe lands an elbow.
Watanabe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but ORiordan is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but ORiordan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
ORiordan regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe is stalling here. ORiordan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Watanabe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and ORiordan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
ORiordan working away.
Watanabe tries to buck ORiordan off but ORiordan is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

ORiordan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Watanabe to his feet.
ORiordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ORiordan is looking to clinch but Watanabe is avoiding it.
ORiordan wants to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

ORiordan clinches with his opponent.
ORiordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORiordan lands with a left to the head.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ORiordan just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watanabe.
Still in the clinch, ORiordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORiordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe prevents a body shot from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands with a left to the head.
ORiordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ORiordan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watanabe's efforts to push away.
ORiordan is leaning against Watanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
ORiordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

ORiordan breaks from the clinch.
ORiordan wants to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps ORiordan thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watanabe is defended easily by ORiordan.
Sean ORiordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Watanabe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ORiordan wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Watanabe takes a swing at ORiordan's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

ORiordan has closed the distance and engaged Watanabe in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from ORiordan.

The cut above Katsuo Watanabe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ORiordan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
ORiordan is working Watanabe over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ORiordan.
Sean ORiordan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
ORiordan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean ORiordan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think ORiordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean ORiordan!