PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "One Things Leads To Another" by The Fixx. Diaz has chosen Sepultura - Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. Rodrigo Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junichi Watanabe's chin.

Watanabe
vs
Diaz

170 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

172 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Junichi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watanabe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Diaz is rocked!
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watanabe.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watanabe lands a body shot.
Watanabe looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Watanabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe misses with a body shot.

Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watanabe gets back to half guard.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Watanabe dodges it nicely.
Watanabe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Watanabe trying to control here.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watanabe controlling the position well.
Diaz prevents Watanabe from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watanabe lands a nice looking body shot.
Watanabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watanabe is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Watanabe circles away and we're back to standing.
Junichi Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Diaz.
Watanabe swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.

Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Watanabe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Diaz looks gassed!

Diaz is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watanabe pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watanabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Watanabe scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Watanabe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown.
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Watanabe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Watanabe.
Diaz slips a jab from Watanabe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a looping left.
Watanabe lands a right hook to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watanabe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz slips a straight right by Watanabe.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Junichi Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Watanabe just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Watanabe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watanabe stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Watanabe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Watanabe looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Watanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Nice sprawl there from Watanabe as Diaz shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
Watanabe catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Watanabe is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Diaz hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Junichi Watanabe!