PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padr Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watanabe
vs
Gary

183 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Padr Gary!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Gary has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Watanabe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gary swivels and escapes.
Watanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Watanabe misses.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watanabe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gary moves into the clinch.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but Gary won't allow it.
Gary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gary stalling.
Gary landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch but Gary keeps him there for the moment.
Watanabe looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - Gary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watanabe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gary swivels and escapes.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Padr Gary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe shoots in but Gary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe throws a hook to the side of Gary's head but Gary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gary doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.

Gary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gary manages to break the clinch.
Watanabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gary clinches up against the ropes.

Gary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Gary is avoiding it.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Gary tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt

and Gary counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gary tries to clinch up.
Watanabe misses with a head kick.
Gary tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Gary throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watanabe blocks a head kick by Gary.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.

Gary moves into the clinch.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gary just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Watanabe goes for a takedown attempt but Gary pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gary throws a head kick that misses.
Gary is looking to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gary.
Gary doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Gary tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Gary walks into a left hand.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gary tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Gary is looking to clinch but Watanabe is avoiding it.
Watanabe scores with a one two! Gary had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gary looks gassed!
Watanabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gary is fending him off so far but Watanabe persists. Nope, Gary circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Padr Gary will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Watanabe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary misses with a series of wild punches.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gary as he jumps to the side.
Watanabe punishes Gary's body with a nice straight punch.
Gary looks to land a combination but Watanabe avoids it well.
Watanabe blocks a head kick by Gary.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - Gary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe shoots in for a double leg but Gary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gary tries to avoid it but Watanabe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gary to the ground. Gary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watanabe.
Gary wants to clinch.
Watanabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gary wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Gary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Watanabe.
Gary is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Watanabe.

Gary is rocked!
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watanabe shoots in but Gary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe tries to bum rush Gary with a series of wild strikes but Gary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gary tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Gary wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
Gary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watanabe shoots for a takedown but Gary saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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 takes a swing at Gary's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Watanabe wants to take a breather but Gary is having none of it.

Watanabe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gary is just riding it out for now. Watanabe eventually gives up the hold.
Watanabe is keen to just control but Gary is a slippery customer.

Watanabe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe prevents Gary from standing back up.

Watanabe is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gary has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gary keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Watanabe not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Watanabe seems to be working for a kimura but Gary defends the submission attempt.

Watanabe is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Watanabe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gary doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watanabe misses with a body kick.
Watanabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gary is fending him off so far but Watanabe persists. Nope, Gary circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gary tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai Watanabe is winning the standup battle so far.
Watanabe fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watanabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gary. No joy for Watanabe on that attempt.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watanabe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watanabe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gary tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
An inside leg kick from Gary misses.
Gary looks to land a combination. Watanabe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watanabe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gary on the side of the head.
Watanabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
Gary throws a combination. Watanabe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Padr Gary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Watanabe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Watanabe seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gary controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gary pushes Watanabe off and gets back to his feet.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.

Gary closes the distance and clinches.
Gary pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Kai Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gary tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Watanabe stalks Gary and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gary's face. Gary staggers backwards, shaken.
Watanabe looks for a takedown but Gary sprawls well.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watanabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary wants to clinch.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Watanabe or perhaps it was just good defense by Gary which made him look bad.
Watanabe has a takedown stuffed.
Watanabe misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kai Watanabe.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28

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