PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenith Jenova (ranked 4178 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shun Watanabe (ranked 6757 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jenova
vs
Watanabe

183 cm
35
185 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

174 cm
35
172 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenith Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shun Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jenova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Shun Watanabe has been cut.
Jenova's corner calls for a 1-2. Jenova obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jenova throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenova sets himself, and Watanabe steps forward looking for the clinch! Jenova avoids it this time.
Watanabe connects with a body shot.
Jenova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenova misses with a hook to the body
letting Watanabe counter with a right hand.
Jenova throws a leg kick
and Watanabe counters with a straight right hand.
Watanabe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenova throws a low kick but Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Watanabe tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jenova throws a sloppy head kick
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenova.
Jenova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watanabe checks it well.
Watanabe feints the counter takedown.
Jenova lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenova.
Jenova is looking to wear down Watanabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watanabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Jenova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jenova throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Watanabe stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jenova follows into mount!
Jenova scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.

Watanabe is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenova working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Watanabe is still in real trouble! Can Jenova finish him?
Jenova drops a big elbow. That's hurt Watanabe! More shots from Jenova and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenith Jenova!