PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watts
vs
Blanc

174 cm
28
167 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

187 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watts to score with a decent uppercut.
Blanc fails to land the takedown.
Blanc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blanc fails with the takedown.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Blanc shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but Blanc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ken Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurent Blanc.
Watts thuds his right hand into Blanc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watts with a nice cross.
Blanc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watts swivels and escapes.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.
Watts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watts to score with a decent uppercut.

Blanc is rocked!
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts thuds a left hand into Blanc's body.
Blanc is trying desperately to land a takedown but Watts is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blanc.
Blanc looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watts lands a left and a right that send Blanc crashing to the mat, dazed. Watts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Blanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Watts finish him?
Blanc leaves his chin hanging out and Watts seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Blanc crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Watts!
Ken Watts retains his welterweight title!