PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slice's choice of entrance music: RIP. On his way into the cage it seems that Tadashi Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tadashi Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Watanabe
vs
Slice

186 cm
24
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hellbent
GREEN!160

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadashi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slice scores with a shot to the body.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Slice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.

Slice clinches up with Watanabe and pushes him back against the cage.
Watanabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Slice gets an underhook and turns Watanabe into the cage.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Slice improves position.
I was talking to Watanabe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Watanabe is trying to force a seperation but Slice has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice is stalling here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slice has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
Slice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slice digs a right hand underneath Watanabe's ribcage. Watanabe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Slice on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice scores with a shoulder strike.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slice prevents a body shot from Watanabe.
Slice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slice pushes Watanabe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slice stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Slice.
Slice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Slice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watanabe.
Slice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slice digs a right hand into Watanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watanabe's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slice lands a nice uppercut.
Slice lands with a light punch inside.

Watanabe is rocked!
Watanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Slice.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slice.
Oh Watanabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watanabe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Slice after a bit of a struggle.
Watanabe seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in the clinch, Slice scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slice.
Slice scores with a shoulder strike.
Watanabe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
Slice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slice lands a left hand.
Slice lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Slice.
Slice's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slice is working Watanabe over against the cage.
Watanabe taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Slice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watanabe is looking to break free of the clinch but Slice has double underhooks.
Slice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slice scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Slice.
Slice lands a right hand.
Watanabe misses with a body punch.
Slice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Slice.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Slice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watanabe taking a breather.
A short right from Slice.
Slice scores with a hook to the body.
Slice scores with a shoulder strike.
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
Slice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watanabes head.
Slice lands a nice uppercut.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slice.
Slice lands a left hand.
A short left from Slice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Watanabe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Slice is unloading with more strikes now! Watanabe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.