PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bounty Killer by Depthcharge. Watanabe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bienvenueve
vs
Watanabe

182 cm
27
169 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junichi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bienvenueve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bienvenueve lands a slapping body shot.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Watanabe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bienvenueve was covering up waiting for the punch and Watanabe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bienvenueve tries to strike from the bottom.
Watanabe throwing strikes from guard but Bienvenueve blocks nicely.
Bienvenueve lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bienvenueve thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bienvenueve throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bienvenueve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watanabe.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watanabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bienvenueve trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bienvenueve strikes from his own guard.
Bienvenueve trying to strike off his back.
Watanabe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Watanabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Bienvenueve has wrist control.
Bienvenueve lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Watanabe!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bienvenueve.
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.
Bienvenueve is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watanabe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Watanabe is rocked!
Bienvenueve unloading with bombs!
Watanabe is still in real trouble! Can Bienvenueve finish him?
A big strike lands for Bienvenueve! That's really hurt Watanabe and he's turned his back - Bienvenueve keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bienvenueve jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Bienvenueve!