PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiyoshi has chosen Baka Survivor as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Watson
vs
Hiyoshi

180 cm
27
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

183 cm
26
181 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Watson looks for a takedown but Hiyoshi sprawls well.
Hiyoshi lands with a shot to the body.
Hiyoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiyoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiyoshi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Watson blocks a head kick by Hiyoshi.
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Hiyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Hiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Hiyoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hiyoshi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Hiyoshi moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson misses with the combination.
Hiyoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiyoshi.

Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hiyoshi controls the position for a moment.
Watson with the ground and pound but Hiyoshi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Hiyoshi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hiyoshi wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Watson is just content to waste time from the top position. Hiyoshi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiyoshi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiyoshi is keeping the position for now.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is keeping the position.
Watson trying to control but Hiyoshi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiyoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Watson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hiyoshi takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson tries to bum rush Hiyoshi with a series of wild strikes but Hiyoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson throws a right hand that Hiyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiyoshi also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Hiyoshi.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hiyoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hiyoshi's guard.
Watson throws a strike but Hiyoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiyoshi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nobutaka Hiyoshi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hiyoshi dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!

Watson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watson wants to control but Hiyoshi is keeping him busy.
Hiyoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiyoshi is keeping the position for now.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Watson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiyoshi throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hiyoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hiyoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Watson throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi connects with a crisp jab.
Hiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Watson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi throws a body kick that misses.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Hiyoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Hiyoshi's belly button to the back.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiyoshi which made him look bad.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiyoshi.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiyoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiyoshi but Hiyoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson misses with a body punch
and Hiyoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Hiyoshi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hiyoshi - that will leave a mark!
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hiyoshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Hiyoshi moves away and avoids it.
Hiyoshi takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiyoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Hiyoshi saw it coming and moves away.

Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hiyoshi to the ground. Watson is now in Hiyoshi's guard.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson trying to control but Hiyoshi is working from the bottom.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiyoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hiyoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Watson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hiyoshi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hiyoshi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hiyoshi leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiyoshi lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Hiyoshi throws a leg kick but Watson moved away.
Hiyoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiyoshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hiyoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Hiyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hiyoshi, right into the meat.
Watson is looking to wear down Hiyoshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiyoshi.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hiyoshi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiyoshi dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Hiyoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson slips under a jab from Hiyoshi.
Nice sprawl there from Hiyoshi as Watson shoots in.
Hiyoshi blocks a jab.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiyoshi.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiyoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hiyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick.
Watson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Hiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson looks for a takedown but Hiyoshi sprawls well.
Hiyoshi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hiyoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Watson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watson prevents Hiyoshi from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take a breather but Hiyoshi is having none of it.
Hiyoshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Hiyoshi.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watson is really struggling to control Hiyoshi but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Brian Watson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hiyoshi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hiyoshi still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hiyoshi has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hiyoshi controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobutaka Hiyoshi really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiyoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Hiyoshi stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiyoshi looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Hiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiyoshi checks the leg kick.
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick.
Hiyoshi walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson throws a series of punches but Hiyoshi avoids them all with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hiyoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson avoids the body shot from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiyoshi.

Hiyoshi gets caught napping as Watson dives in and scores a takedown. Hiyoshi manages to retain guard.
Hiyoshi controlling Watson's posture.
Watson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson blocks a head kick by Hiyoshi.
A left lands for Watson.
Hiyoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hiyoshi's waist but Hiyoshi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
Hiyoshi throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Hiyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiyoshi missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Hiyoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hiyoshi sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiyoshi but Hiyoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiyoshi counters with a nice body shot.
Hiyoshi scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Hiyoshi does it's job there.
Hiyoshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Hiyoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Hiyoshi swinging wildly here.
Hiyoshi thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
Hiyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws the left hand but Hiyoshi avoids the punch easily.
Watson throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Hiyoshi misses with the combination.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hiyoshi throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Hiyoshi sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobutaka Hiyoshi dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Hiyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiyoshi moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson checks a low kick from Hiyoshi.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hiyoshi throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Hiyoshi lands with a nice body punch.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hiyoshi throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hiyoshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Hiyoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hiyoshi sprawls well. Hiyoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hiyoshi, right into the meat.

Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Watson throwing strikes but Hiyoshi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hiyoshi trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson is pushing Hiyoshi's head away, looking to escape. Hiyoshi manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.

Hiyoshi decides to stand back up. Hiyoshi steps back and let's Watson get back to his feet.
Brian Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiyoshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hiyoshi wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiyoshi's head.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is defending well.
Hiyoshi is not content to let Watson control the position.
Hiyoshi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is defending well.
Watson thows a huge punch but Hiyoshi dodges it nicely.
Hiyoshi wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Watson.
I think Hiyoshi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is the new welterweight champion!