PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Bombage by Tiësto as his entrance music. Kai Watanabe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lorenzo Montana's chin.

Montana
vs
Watanabe

177 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

183 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe lands a nice looking body shot.
Watanabe lands a nice looking body shot.
Watanabe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kai Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe wants to slow Montana down by chopping away at his legs.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.
Watanabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watanabe misses with an uppercut.
Watanabe throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Montana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watanabe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montana under the eye.
Watanabe moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana lands a jab-cross combination.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montana doesn't seem bothered though.
Montana slips under a jab from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Watanabe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watanabe lands an overhand right.
Montana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Watanabe.
Watanabe connects with a right hand. Montana shakes it off.

It looks like Lorenzo Montana has been cut.
Watanabe misses the shot to the body.
Watanabe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
A big left from Watanabe misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Watanabe misses with the combination.
Watanabe scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Watanabe.
Watanabe connects with a looping right hand.
Watanabe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montana makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watanabe really felt that one!
Watanabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Montana is rocked!
Watanabe drops Montana with a straight right hand, right on the button! Watanabe follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Watanabe! Kai Watanabe retains his welterweight title!