PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Lourens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lourens
vs
Watanabe

193 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayato Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lourens lands a body shot.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Lourens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watanabe's knee momentarily.
Lourens stuffs the takedown.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lourens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connor Lourens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Watanabe.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Lourens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watanabe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lourens .
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lourens . Watanabe shrugs it off though.
Watanabe looks winded!
Watanabe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lourens lands the left hand.
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!
Lourens scores with a body shot.
Lourens lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Watanabe falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lourens dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Lourens !