PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFqg5wAuFk as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hermano
vs
Watanabe

168 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermano. Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watanabe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Hermano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hermano lands in his opponent's guard.
Hermano would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Hermano decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watanabe, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Hermano.
Watanabe slips a jab and a cross from Hermano.
And Watanabe responds with a good body kick, but Hermano manages to step out the way in time.
Hermano misses with a double jab.
Watanabe is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a body shot.
Hermano lands a jab to Watanabe's midsection.
Watanabe looks winded!
Hermano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Hermano moves into the clinch.

Hermano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe throws a big counter head kick but Hermano avoids it with no problem.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Hermano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Hermano.
Watanabe looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Hermano gets a clinch.

Hermano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermano swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Hermano throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Hermano is looking to wear down Watanabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hermano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watanabe has time to react.
Hermano digs a good body shot into Watanabe's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Hermano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Watanabe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hermano just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Watanabe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hermano throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Watanabe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hermano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermano.

Hermano gets a clinch.
Watanabe letting Hermano take a breather here.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Hermano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hermano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe slips a jab and a cross from Hermano.
Hermano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hermano looks to land a combination but Watanabe avoids it well.
Watanabe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hermano looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Watanabe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hermano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe.

Hermano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hermano is looking to stand up but Watanabe won't let him.
Hermano sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Hermano stands up from Watanabe's guard - Hermano perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Hermano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hermano lands a nice shot to the body.
Watanabe slips a jab and a cross from Hermano.

Hermano clinches up with Watanabe and pushes him back against the cage.

Hermano gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Hermano stands up from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Hermano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hermano.

It looks like Genji Watanabe has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watanabe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Hermano moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermano.

Watanabe is rocked!
Hermano throws a big uppercut that drops Watanabe! More strikes from Hermano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Watanabe lies dazed against the cage as Hermano celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Hermano!
A victorious Piotr Hermano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.