PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takeyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Takeyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takeyama
vs
Watanabe

185 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

186 cm
23
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Nan's Nutrition

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 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Takeyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadashi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeyama moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
And Watanabe tries to counter it with a takedown but Takeyama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Watanabe scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Yoshihiro Takeyama has been cut.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Watanabe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Watanabe lands with a right hand.
Watanabe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeyama.
Takeyama darts in trying to clinch

and Watanabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takeyama's guard.
Watanabe controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takeyama is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watanabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takeyama's head.
Watanabe is in close to Takeyama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watanabe controlling from the top position.
Watanabe is working Takeyama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watanabe prevents Takeyama from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watanabe stops Takeyama from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe scoring with some ground and pound.
Watanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watanabe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watanabe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takeyama is letting Watanabe control him for a moment.
Takeyama is pushing Watanabe's head away, looking to escape. Watanabe manages to hold on to the position though.
Watanabe happy to just control the position for now.
Takeyama tries to escape but Watanabe is in control.
Watanabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watanabe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Takeyama wants to get back to his feet but Watanabe drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe taking a breather here.
Watanabe tries to advance to mount but Takeyama denies him.
Takeyama is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Watanabe controlling the position.
Watanabe landing a few strikes.

Yoshihiro Takeyama's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeyama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeyama being controlled for a moment.
Takeyama wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Watanabe taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadashi Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Takeyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Takeyama wants to clinch but Watanabe slips to the side

and Watanabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takeyama's guard.
Watanabe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watanabe advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watanabe prevents Takeyama from standing back up.
Watanabe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watanabe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Watanabe controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Watanabe has control of Takeyama's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Takeyama regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Watanabe landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeyama wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Watanabe looking to control and managing it successfully.
More stalling from Watanabe.
Watanabe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Takeyama is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Watanabe controlling his opponent.
Takeyama's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Watanabe is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Yoshihiro Takeyama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tadashi Watanabe!
Tadashi Watanabe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.