PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen "One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patrick
vs
Watanabe

174 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sidney Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junichi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a looping right.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Watanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick takes one on the button.
Watanabe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Junichi Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Patrick closes the distance and clinches.

Patrick manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patrick is on top in guard.
Watanabe working a defensive guard here.

Watanabe working for a triangle but Patrick defends it easily.
Watanabe looking to control.
Watanabe looking for a sweep. Not yet Watanabe, not yet.
Patrick trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Patrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watanabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throwing strikes from guard but Watanabe blocks nicely.
Patrick advances position into side control!

Patrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watanabe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Patrick controlling from side mount.
Patrick advances nicely into full mount.
Patrick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to lock up and control but Patrick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patrick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watanabe's face.

Patrick is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Watanabe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patrick misses with a low kick as Watanabe jumps back.
Patrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Watanabe avoids them all with ease.
Watanabe scores with a jab. Patrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Patrick shoots for a takedown but Watanabe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Watanabe lands with a hook. Patrick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patrick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from Watanabe.
Patrick fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches up with Watanabe, looking for a takedown. Patrick pushes Watanabe against the cage but Watanabe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sidney Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Patrick dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Patrick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like Patrick is going to stand back up.
Patrick wants to control but Watanabe is keeping him busy.
Watanabe wants to control but Patrick is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Patrick seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is staying active underneath Patrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watanabe is holding on to half guard well.
Patrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Patrick tries to pass to full mount but Watanabe defends it.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watanabe is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sidney Patrick will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watanabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Patrick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Patrick tries to hold on but Watanabe postures up.
Patrick tries to reverse the position but Watanabe maintains control.
Watanabe working the ground and pound effectively.
Watanabe with a couple of short strikes.
Patrick tries to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Watanabe landing strikes from the mount and Patrick is in trouble!
Patrick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Patrick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patrick tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watanabe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patrick?
Patrick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watanabe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Patrick is looking to improve his position but Watanabe isn't that keen on the idea.
Watanabe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patrick?
Watanabe with a couple of short strikes.
Patrick tries to reverse the position but Watanabe maintains control.
Patrick taking shots to the head.

Patrick bucks up and throws Watanabe to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.

Watanabe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patrick's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watanabe connects with a nice short shot to Patrick's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands strikes from half guard.
Patrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Watanabe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watanabe is working away from the top position though.
Patrick is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe throwing shots but Patrick is blocking nicely.
Watanabe prevents Patrick from improving his position.
Junichi Watanabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watanabe prevents Patrick from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watanabe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Watanabe working the head and body with strikes.
Watanabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watanabe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watanabe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watanabe throwing shots but Patrick is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watanabe connects with a nice short shot to Patrick's temple.
Patrick taking some punishment here, with Watanabe in his half guard.
Patrick tries to roll over but Watanabe keeps him under control.
Patrick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watanabe is working away from the top position though.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patrick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watanabe lands a nice short elbow.
Patrick wants to improve his position but Watanabe is controlling well.
Watanabe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Patrick trying to control from the bottom.
Patrick is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watanabe connects with a nice short shot to Patrick's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watanabe drops an elbow to the side of Patrick's head.
Watanabe lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Patrick dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Watanabe swinging wildly here.
Patrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Patrick.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Watanabe throws a right hand that misses

and Patrick counters with a single leg into guard. Watanabe didn't expect that.
Patrick content to stall in guard here.
Patrick wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watanabe's head.
Watanabe wants to sweep here but Patrick controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watanabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patrick is in close to Watanabe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Patrick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watanabe is proving hard to escape from.
Patrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Patrick preventing the sweep.
Patrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Patrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watanabe trying to control the position.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patrick is one step ahead there.
Watanabe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watanabe punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Patrick is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Patrick is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watanabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Patrick is looking to improve his position but Watanabe isn't that keen on the idea.
Patrick is working hard here to advance position.
Watanabe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Patrick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Watanabe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is in a horrible position here. Watanabe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patrick is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watanabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Patrick tries to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Watanabe with shots to the head and body - Patrick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Patrick wants to try and get back to his feet.
Watanabe looking to finish Patrick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patrick!
Watanabe working the ground and pound effectively.
Watanabe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watanabe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Patrick looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junichi Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junichi Watanabe!