PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjin Mrga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mrga
vs
Watanabe

195 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanjin Mrga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mrga throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
Mrga misses with a body kick.
Mrga throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Mrga wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrga misses with a takedown attempt

and Watanabe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watanabe.
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Mrga.

Watanabe is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mrga is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mrga has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watanabe is looking for a triangle here but Mrga uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mrga connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Watanabe some visible discomfort.
Watanabe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watanabe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Watanabe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Watanabe looking for submissions off his back.

Watanabe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Watanabe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Mrga is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mrga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watanabe moves into full guard.

Watanabe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mrga has passed into half guard!
Mrga wants to take a breather but Watanabe is having none of it.

Watanabe actively working from the bottom here.

Watanabe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mrga pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mrga pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watanabe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mrga is breathing heavily.

Watanabe has his feet on Mrga's thighs here. He's pushed Mrga off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mrga screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jun Watanabe!