PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watne (ranked 4303 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izou Motobe (ranked 5901 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Watne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watne
vs
Motobe

171 cm
25
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Watne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izou Motobe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motobe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Motobe scores with a jab to the body.
Watne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Motobe tries to clinch
and Watne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motobe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watne lands with an overhand left.
Watne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Motobe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watne.
Watne lands a jab to the nose.

Motobe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watne blocks a low kick nicely.
Motobe is still on wobbly legs! Can Watne finish him?
Motobe thows a leg kick but Watne checks it
and Watne counters with a big right hand! Oh Motobe is in trouble here! Watne follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Watne!
Izou Motobe spoke after the fight, saying 'Your height surpassed my own.'.