PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Watanabe (ranked 3458 p4p, 3959 weight class) and Dante Alexandre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watanabe
vs
Alexandre

192 cm
25
271
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
218
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Watanabe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Alexandre!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watanabe rushes Alexandre and presses him up against the cage.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alexandre misses with some punches.
Alexandre is looking to control Watanabe 's arms but Watanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandre has his back to the cage.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Alexandre wants to stall.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Come on Watanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alexandre trying to control the position but instead, Watanabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandre into the cage.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Alexandre looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe is pushing Alexandre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watanabe working Alexandre over with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandre won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe taking a breather.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watanabe blocks a body shot from Alexandre.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe working Alexandre over with knees to the body.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Alexandre takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandre.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe .
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alexandre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Alexandre's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watanabe clinches up against the cage.
Watanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandre can do to turn this around?
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Alexandre throws an elbow that misses.
Alexandre trying to control the position but instead, Watanabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandre into the cage.
Watanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Alexandre.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe dodges an elbow strike from Alexandre.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.
Alexandre avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watanabe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alexandre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the cage.
Alexandre taking a breather.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandre avoids it.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Alexandre blocks it.
Alexandre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Alexandre swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akira Watanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandre throws a head punch that misses.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexandre.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alexandre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexandre is trying to stall.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe leaning against his opponent.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandre avoids it.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe has Alexandre pressed against the cage.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Alexandre stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandre won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Alexandre's ribcage.
Alexandre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandre won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandre.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Watanabe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Watanabe has managed to clinch.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexandre blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alexandre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Alexandre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alexandre tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Alexandre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alexandre can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Alexandre pushes off an throws an elbow but Watanabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandre avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Alexandre tries to tie him up.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Alexandre back against the cage.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexandre throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandre stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Alexandre avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandre.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexandre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe stalls.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre working aggressively here.
Alexandre misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.
Alexandre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alexandre takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alexandre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe 's brow.
Watanabe working Alexandre over with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alexandre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watanabe is keeping busy.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Alexandre blocks it.
Come on Watanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe 's elbow.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Alexandre.
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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexandre.
Watanabe dodges an elbow strike from Alexandre.
Alexandre misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Alexandre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dante Alexandre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Watanabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watanabe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Watanabe !