LGIOT 1 - A New Start! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Chmielewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chmielewski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem . Antoni Chmielewski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Watanabe's chin.

Chmielewski
vs
Watanabe

183 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antoni Chmielewski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Chmielewski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watanabe tries to avoid it but Chmielewski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watanabe to the ground. Watanabe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watanabe throws a series of strikes that have Chmielewski backpedaling.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chmielewski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watanabe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Antoni Chmielewski has been cut.
Chmielewski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watanabe but Watanabe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Chmielewski . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watanabe.
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chmielewski looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
Watanabe scores with a one two! Chmielewski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chmielewski is breathing heavily.
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 clinches up with Chmielewski and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chmielewski .
Watanabe is trying to force a seperation but Chmielewski has the dominant position.
Chmielewski keeps control of Watanabe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chmielewski tries for a takedown. No joy.

Watanabe breaks from the clinch.
Chmielewski shoots in for a double leg but Watanabe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chmielewski fails with the takedown.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.

Watanabe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watanabe tries to stand but Chmielewski is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe stands up and waves to Chmielewski to follow him.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antoni Chmielewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watanabe swinging wildly here.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watanabe throws a combination. Chmielewski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watanabe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watanabe swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Watanabe.

Watanabe gets a takedown into half guard.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chmielewski keeps working.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chmielewski . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Watanabe is going to stand back up.
Chmielewski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watanabe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Watanabe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chmielewski .
Watanabe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Watanabe is going to stand back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Chmielewski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watanabe.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe counters with a series of strikes. Chmielewski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watanabe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chmielewski sprawls well initially but Watanabe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Watanabe decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Watanabe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Watanabe stalks Chmielewski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chmielewski 's face. Chmielewski staggers backwards, shaken.
Watanabe lands a jab-cross combination.
Chmielewski tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Watanabe.
Chmielewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.
Watanabe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski walks into a left hand.
Chmielewski tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters with a left and a right that stings Chmielewski .
Watanabe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watanabe throws a right hand that Chmielewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Chmielewski also avoids with ease.
Watanabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chmielewski slips a jab and a cross from Watanabe.
Chmielewski with a poor takedown
and Watanabe counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Watanabe throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chmielewski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chmielewski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Watanabe.
A right-left combo lands from Watanabe.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Watanabe lands with a nice combination. Chmielewski backs away looking to recover.
Watanabe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watanabe.
Watanabe works over Chmielewski 's head and body with a nice combination.
Watanabe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Watanabe throws a combination. Chmielewski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Watanabe.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chmielewski defends it nicely.
Watanabe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Watanabe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chmielewski !
Chmielewski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chmielewski tries to reverse the position but Watanabe maintains control.
Chmielewski is working hard here to advance position.
Watanabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chmielewski is looking to escape.

Watanabe wants to finish this one by submission but Chmielewski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski is bucking up trying to escape but Watanabe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Watanabe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watanabe avoids the attempt from Chmielewski to control.
Watanabe controlling from mount.
Watanabe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chmielewski ?
Watanabe cracks Chmielewski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Watanabe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chmielewski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chmielewski tries to lock up and control but Watanabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chmielewski is looking to get to half guard.
Chmielewski wants to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Chmielewski 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chmielewski misses with a takedown
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Watanabe to acknowledge the strikes.
Chmielewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chmielewski . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Watanabe scores with the left hand. Chmielewski knows he should have avoided that one.
Watanabe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chmielewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Watanabe to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe scores with a three punch combo!
Watanabe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watanabe lands a jab-cross combination.
Antoni Chmielewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watanabe lands a jab-cross combination.
Watanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chmielewski .
Watanabe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Chmielewski avoids them all with ease.
Watanabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left and a right from Watanabe both land. Nice combination.

Antoni Chmielewski 's cut is getting worse.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Watanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chmielewski .
Watanabe swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chmielewski in his tracks.
A nice combination there by Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Chmielewski moves out of range.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Watanabe to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Chmielewski . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chmielewski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watanabe counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Ken Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chmielewski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chmielewski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chmielewski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chmielewski doesn't seem bothered though.
Watanabe lands a two punch combo.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chmielewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Watanabe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watanabe delivers a nice body kick.
Watanabe dips to his left and cracks Chmielewski with an uppercut!
Chmielewski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Watanabe gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Watanabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe works the jab nicely.
Chmielewski shoots and misses
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chmielewski misses with a takedown
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Watanabe duly obliges.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Chmielewski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chmielewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watanabe tries to bum rush Chmielewski with a series of wild strikes but Chmielewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chmielewski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watanabe lands with a kick to the temple. Chmielewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Watanabe connects with a high kick.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe connects with a nice looking jab.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chmielewski tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chmielewski shoots and misses
and Watanabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Chmielewski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Watanabe.
Chmielewski shoots and misses
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Watanabe to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe throws a combination. Chmielewski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Watanabe.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chmielewski 's knee momentarily.
Chmielewski with a poor takedown
and Watanabe counters with a straight right hand.
Chmielewski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Watanabe looks to land a combination. Chmielewski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watanabe looks to land a combination. Chmielewski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Watanabe rushes Chmielewski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Well,Chmielewski is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Chmielewski has Watanabe pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe taking a breather.
Chmielewski wants a takedown.

Watanabe breaks the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with a nice combination. Chmielewski backs away looking to recover.
Watanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chmielewski .
Watanabe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Watanabe to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chmielewski shoots and misses
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chmielewski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watanabe counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ken Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Watanabe scores with a four punch combination!
Chmielewski shoots and misses
and Watanabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chmielewski misses with a takedown
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Watanabe to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Chmielewski avoids them all with ease.
Watanabe lands with a nice combination. Chmielewski backs away looking to recover.
Chmielewski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watanabe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Antoni Chmielewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watanabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watanabe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ken Watanabe!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ken Watanabe!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ken Watanabe!

Ken Watanabe wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Camilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Higastsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Camilo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Camilo
vs
Higastsui

200 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leandro Camilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Higastsui!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higastsui has a takedown stuffed.

Camilo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Higastsui to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Higastsui pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camilo is keeping the position for now.

Higastsui drops back looking for a leg! Camilo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Camilo manages to kick Higastsui off! Higastsui jumps back into Camilo's guard.
Camilo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Camilo with the ground and pound from mount.
Higastsui should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Higastsui blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camilo throws some wild stikes that Higastsui manages to avoid easily.

Camilo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Higastsui is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Higastsui and Camilo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Camilo wants to stand but Higastsui is controlling his arm.
Camilo with the ground and pound but Higastsui regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Camilo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Higastsui on the ground.
Camilo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Camilo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Camilo wants to free his trapped foot but Higastsui is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.

Higastsui looking for submissions off his back.
Higastsui trying to control here.
Camilo is looking to take a break and control but Higastsui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camilo rushes Higastsui and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Higastsui tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higastsui wants a takedown.
Leandro Camilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Higastsui.

Camilo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Higastsui.

Higastsui is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Camilo's half guard.
Higastsui is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Higastsui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Higastsui looks gassed!
Higastsui wants to free his trapped foot but Camilo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Camilo wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Higastsui seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Higastsui trying to pass the guard but Camilo defending well.
Camilo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Camilo moves into range and clinches up with Higastsui.

Camilo tightens his grip and picks Higastsui up, before dumping him to the ground. Higastsui manages to land in guard.
Higastsui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Camilo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Higastsui is proving hard to escape from.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Higastsui working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camilo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camilo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Higastsui keeping full guard, as Camilo tries to pass.

Higastsui looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Camilo is defending well. Higastsui quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Camilo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Higastsui celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Higastsui!