PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumor Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance comes to the cage accompanied by This Joint. The crowd seem to be enjoying Watanabe's choice of entrance music: Bombage by Tiësto. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kai Watanabe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chance
vs
Watanabe

174 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumor Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chance throws a wild body kick that Watanabe sees coming a mile off.
Watanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watanabe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watanabe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watanabe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chance on the side of the head.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Watanabe.
Chance misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Watanabe blocks the low kick.
Watanabe scores with a shot to the body.
Chance lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chance misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
Watanabe lands with a good body shot.
Chance pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Watanabe. Beautiful body shot.
Watanabe swings for the body but Chance moves out of range.
Watanabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watanabe throws a jab when Chance was well out of range.
Watanabe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chance's hands.
Some bone on bone action there as Watanabe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chance closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rumor Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe connects with a crisp jab.
Watanabe lands a nice hook to Chance's body. Chance takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chance throws a hook but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chance rather than just go for the knockout.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tests Chance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe catches Chance with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chance wants to slow Watanabe down by chopping away at his legs.
Chance throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chance scores with a kick to the midsection.
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
Some bone on bone action there as Watanabe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watanabe lands a nice shot that snaps Chance's head back.
Chance throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watanabe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chance tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watanabe is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Watanabe. That snapped Chance's head back.
Watanabe lands a glancing blow to the side of Chance's head.

Chance is rocked!
Watanabe connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Chance out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Watanabe!