PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinse Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinse Watanabe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Logan
vs
Watanabe

167 cm
22
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinse Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Logan drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Logan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Logan wanted to stand there but Watanabe had control of the position.
Watanabe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watanabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watanabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe thows a huge punch but Logan dodges it nicely.
Watanabe passes to side control.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Logan down.

It looks like Spencer Logan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Watanabe trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Watanabe landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Logan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Spencer Logan's cut is getting worse.
Logan is trying to improve his position.
Logan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Watanabe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Logan, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watanabe tries to score with some ground and pound. Logan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Watanabe in side control, throwing shots but Logan defends.
Logan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Watanabe connects with a decent elbow.
Watanabe working away.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Logan prevents Watanabe from improving position.
Watanabe working away.
The strikes coming from Watanabe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Logan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Spencer Logan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Watanabe cracks Logan with a big right hand but Logan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Watanabe working the body and head with strikes.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spencer Logan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shinse Watanabe!