PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ander
vs
Watanabe

192 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Ander.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ander moves away.
Ander misses with an attempted mid kick.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Ander's leg. Ander is trying to keep his angry face on.

Ander pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ander manages to break the clinch.
Ander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watanabe if he has to take too many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watanabe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ander - the referee stops the clock and Watanabe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ander. Watanabe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ander throws a head kick that half lands.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Psil Ander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ander slips a straight right by Watanabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Watanabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ander.
Ander throws a head kick that half lands.
Ander scores with a leg kick.
Ander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Watanabe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ander tries to clinch up.
Ander scores with a head kick.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Ander.
Ander bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ander.
Ander connects with a solid leg kick.
Watanabe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watanabe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ander.
Ander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ander lands a high kick!
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Ander lands with a slapping head kick.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.

Ander clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ander.

It looks like Ken Watanabe has been cut.

Ander manages to break the clinch.
Ander lands a head kick!

Watanabe is rocked!
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watanabe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ander finish him?
Ander circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Watanabe drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ander follows Watanabe to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psil Ander!