PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beatdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen TUF as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beatdown
vs
Watanabe

175 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beatdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Watanabe slams his shin into Beatdown's torso.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Watanabe as Beatdown shoots in.
Watanabe throws a right hand that Beatdown ducks under and follows up with a left that Beatdown also avoids with ease.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Beatdown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.

Watanabe scores with a takedown into Beatdown's guard.
Watanabe preventing the sweep.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Beatdown keeps moving.
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watanabe thows a big elbow that misses.
Watanabe trying to control but Beatdown is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beatdown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watanabe's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beatdown trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Beatdown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Beatdown trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watanabe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beatdown wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
Beatdown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beatdown wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beatdown tries to clinch up.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Beatdown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beatdown is looking to clinch but Watanabe is avoiding it.
Watanabe misses with the combination.
Beatdown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Watanabe moves into the clinch successfully.
Beatdown jumps guard but Watanabe stands there with Beatdown around his waist. Beatdown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Beatdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Watanabe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Beatdown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watanabe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beatdown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beatdown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Beatdown from controlling successfully.
Watanabe is looking to stand up but Beatdown isn't so interested in that idea.
Beatdown content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beatdown trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Beatdown will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Beatdown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beatdown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watanabe's waist but Watanabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beatdown off to one side.
Beatdown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.
Watanabe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beatdown pinned against the cage. Beatdown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beatdown dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Billy Beatdown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watanabe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beatdown with a poor takedown
and Watanabe counters with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beatdown shoots in and drives through. Watanabe sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Beatdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beatdown looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Beatdown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beatdown shoots for a takedown but Watanabe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beatdown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Watanabe forces Beatdown back against the cage and clinches.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Beatdown won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beatdown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Watanabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beatdown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watanabe as he jumps to the side.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beatdown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown shoots for a takedown but Watanabe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Beatdown avoids them all with ease.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beatdown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watanabe looks to land a combination but Beatdown avoids it well.
Beatdown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Beatdown's front leg.

Watanabe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beatdown won't allow Watanabe to get back to his feet.

Watanabe wriggles free and stands up.
Watanabe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luigi Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Watanabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beatdown's guard.
Beatdown wants to get back to his feet but Watanabe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe passes Beatdown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe wants to pass the guard but Beatdown is defending well.
Beatdown is staying active underneath Watanabe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watanabe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown wants to get back to his feet.
Watanabe thows a huge punch but Beatdown dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Beatdown down.
Beatdown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watanabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beatdown tries to roll over but Watanabe keeps him under control.
Beatdown is not content to let Watanabe control the position.
Watanabe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beatdown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watanabe.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Watanabe has closed the distance and engaged Beatdown in a clinch.

Watanabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Watanabe both land. Nice combination.

Beatdown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watanabe!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beatdown tries to control but Watanabe wriggling away.

Beatdown swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Watanabe is now in Beatdown's guard. A big mistake from Beatdown there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe won't allow Beatdown to get back to his feet.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Beatdown keeps moving.
Beatdown looking for a sweep. Not yet Beatdown, not yet.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Beatdown keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe throwing strikes from guard but Beatdown blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watanabe postures up in Beatdown's guard and throws a big left but Beatdown blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.

Watanabe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watanabe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beatdown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beatdown flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Watanabe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beatdown hang on?
Beatdown blocking the ground and pound.
Watanabe wants to control the pace but Beatdown is squirming around nicely.
Beatdown is trying to stand up.
Watanabe landing strikes from the mount and Beatdown is in trouble!
Watanabe scoring with strikes but Beatdown is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watanabe looking to land elbow strikes but Beatdown uses the position to regain half guard.
Beatdown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watanabe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beatdown keeping hold of Watanabe's head, controlling as best he can.
Watanabe prevents Beatdown from improving his position.
Watanabe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beatdown throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Watanabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beatdown is not content to let Watanabe control the position.
Watanabe is nestled in close to Beatdown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Watanabe wants to free his trapped foot but Beatdown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beatdown is trying to stand up here but Watanabe is controlling him well.
Watanabe trying to control from half guard but Beatdown is working away.
Watanabe is pressing down on Beatdown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beatdown is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beatdown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30

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