PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadashi Watanabe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cameron
vs
Watanabe

151 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadashi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron jabs at Watanabe's body.
Watanabe dives in and grabs Cameron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cameron pushes down on Watanabe's head and hops out.

Watanabe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cameron on his heels. He'll look to pass Cameron's guard now, I'm sure.
Watanabe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cameron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Cameron keeps moving.
Cameron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watanabe is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameron trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Cameron is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cameron doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cameron managing to control the position.
Watanabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cameron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watanabe looking to sit in guard and control but Cameron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cameron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watanabe has momentary wrist control but Cameron slips an elbow through the middle.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cameron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watanabe wants to sweep here but Cameron controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is looking to stand up but Watanabe won't let him.
Cameron connects with a couple of short punches.
Watanabe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cameron throwing strikes from guard but Watanabe blocks nicely.
Cameron won't allow Watanabe to sweep him here.
Cameron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cameron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watanabe wants to improve his position but instead Cameron has moved into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watanabe manages to get to full guard.
Cameron 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cameron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cameron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cameron is one step ahead there.
Cameron really is a fat lump.
Watanabe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cameron has passed into side control.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep.
Cameron working away.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Cameron working away.
Watanabe tries to bench press Cameron off him but Cameron keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Watanabe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cameron is putting a hurting on Watanabe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watanabe tries to bench press Cameron off him but Cameron keeps the position.
Cameron connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Watanabe some visible discomfort.
Cameron lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cameron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watanabe, who protects the arm well.

Cameron working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Cameron dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cameron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe.
A swing and a miss from Watanabe.
Cameron walks into a jab.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cameron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe misses with a lunging right hand
and Cameron counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cameron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cameron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watanabe's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Marcelo Cameron has been cut.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Cameron counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a left hand
and Cameron counters with a leg kick.
Watanabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watanabe shoots in but no luck this time.
Cameron lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cameron.
Cameron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cameron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marcelo Cameron is winning the standup battle so far.
Watanabe misses with an uppercut. Cameron saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a left hand
and Cameron counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Watanabe.
Marcelo Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cameron lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watanabe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watanabe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Watanabe throws a hook but Cameron blocks it.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Watanabe backs away, Cameron returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marcelo Cameron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadashi Watanabe.

Cameron shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cameron connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron lands a couple of elbows.
Watanabe wants to sweep here but Cameron controlling him for the moment.
Cameron with a nice head shot there.

Watanabe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cameron is aware though and is defending well.
Cameron landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe is trying to keep Cameron in close.
Cameron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Watanabe pulls Cameron in close to prevent any damage.
Cameron distracts Watanabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron working some strikes from top position.
Watanabe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cameron's guard.

Watanabe wants to pass the guard but Cameron is keeping the position.
Cameron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watanabe manages to get himself to full guard.

Cameron working some strikes from top position.
Watanabe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cameron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cameron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe blocks the strikes from Cameron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Cameron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Cameron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Cameron.
Cameron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watanabe lands an overhand right.
Watanabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from Cameron. No joy for Watanabe on that attempt.
Watanabe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cameron connects with an inside leg kick.
Cameron misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cameron.
Cameron appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cameron throws a body shot but no joy.

Cameron closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to buck Cameron off but Cameron is having none of it.

Cameron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watanabe, who protects the arm well.
Watanabe is trying to improve his position.
Watanabe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watanabe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Watanabe is trying to control but can't.
Watanabe tries to roll over but Cameron keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cameron working Watanabe over with strikes.

Cameron is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watanabe tries to roll over but Cameron keeps him under control.
Cameron takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cameron looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watanabe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cameron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watanabe trying to control but Cameron postures up.
Watanabe tries to get to full guard but Cameron has control of the leg.
Watanabe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe 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.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cameron has passed into side control.
Watanabe taking a bit of punishment here - Cameron scoring with strikes.
Cameron scoring with punches from side control.
Cameron is putting a hurting on Watanabe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom here.
Cameron works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tadashi Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to improve his position.
Cameron gets to mount! Watanabe was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cameron scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.

Watanabe is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Cameron! Watanabe is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcelo Cameron!