PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Watanabe

189 cm
29
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

191 cm
29
250 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Katsuo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King walks into a left hand.
King tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
King misses with a leg kick.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watanabe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Watanabe. Beautiful body shot.
King wants to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watanabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King tries to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a nice body shot.
Watanabe throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a body shot.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watanabe tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Watanabe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watanabe misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a head kick.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watanabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Frankie King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a right hand to the body.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Watanabe misses its intended target.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Watanabe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Katsuo Watanabe has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watanabe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Watanabe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frankie King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a nice head shot.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watanabe blocks a head kick by King.
Watanabe connects with a single shot there.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Watanabe misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watanabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankie King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King looks to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a right hand to the body.
Watanabe scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watanabe lands a two punch combo.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watanabe counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watanabe throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Watanabe throws out a powerful jab.
King misses with a double jab
and Watanabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe lands with a nice body punch.
Watanabe lands a jab-cross combination.

King is rocked!
Watanabe drops King with a big left hand! King is injured, injured bad! Watanabe jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuo Watanabe!