PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svend Sved had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sved
vs
Watanabe

165 cm
29
148 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

175 cm
30
135 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Svend Sved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sved scores with a jab. Watanabe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Sved.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sved closes the distance and clinches.
Watanabe tries to break free but Sved pushes him back against the cage.

Sved breaks the clinch.

Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Sved has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Sved has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Watanabe tries to break the clinch but Sved is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sved tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Sved back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Watanabe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sved throws an elbow but misses.
Watanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sved comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but Sved is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Sved.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to break the clinch but Sved is controlling the position.
Sved goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watanabe prevents it.
Watanabe blocks a body shot from Sved.
A short body shot lands from Sved as the two fighters clinch.
Sved lands with a light punch inside.
Watanabe can't break the clinch.
Sved prevents Watanabe from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.

Watanabe gets tackled into the cage by Sved. Sved maintains the clinch.
Watanabe is trying to force a seperation but Sved has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watanabe.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sved won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Sved.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Watanabe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sved has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sved lands an elbow inside that Watanabe shrugs off.
Sved leaning against his opponent.
Sved looking to throw knees to the head but Watanabe is blocking nicely.
Watanabe is trying to break free.
Sved misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watanabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sved tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Sved tries to clinch but Watanabe moves away

and Watanabe counters with a crisp one two that drops Sved! Watanabe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sved to his feet! Sved is in big trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved tries to clinch

and Watanabe counters with a crisp one two that drops Sved! Watanabe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sved to his feet! Sved is in big trouble!

Sved is rocked!
Sved tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Oh Sved is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sved tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Sved tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watanabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sved seems to have got his legs back now.

Sved pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe can't break the clinch.
Sved has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svend Sved. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sved doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Watanabe manages to break the clinch.

Sved drives through and clinches with Watanabe against the cage.

Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sved moves to clinch but Watanabe breaks away

and Watanabe moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe working hard to break the clinch.

Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sved misses with a lunging right hand
and Watanabe counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Sved tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.

Sved has managed to clinch.

Watanabe breaks the clinch.
Sved closes the distance looking to clinch

and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Watanabe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sved to get to his feet.
Sved throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Watanabe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sved tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Sved tries to clinch up.
Sved darts in trying to clinch

and Watanabe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watanabe.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sved won't allow it.
Sved keeps control of Watanabe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watanabe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Sved.

Watanabe breaks the clinch.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt

and Watanabe counters with a crisp one two that drops Sved! Watanabe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sved to his feet! Sved is in big trouble!
Watanabe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Sved closes the distance but Watanabe moves to the side

and Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Sved lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sved - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sved.
Sved keeps control of Watanabe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watanabe is trying to break free.

Sved breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sved. Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sved tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sved.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sved tries to clinch but Watanabe moves away

and Watanabe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watanabe working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sved.
Sved misses with a knee to the head.
Sved comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watanabe tries to break free but Sved pushes him back against the cage.
Sved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watanabe's defenses.
Watanabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watanabe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sved takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svend Sved has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sved comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sved won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe being controlled against the cage.
Sved keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watanabe's efforts to push away.
Watanabe is looking to break free of the clinch but Sved has double underhooks.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch but Sved keeps him there for the moment.
Sved keeps control of Watanabe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but Sved has him pressed against the cage.
Watanabe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sved tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Sved back against the cage.
Watanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sved works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Watanabe can't keep his opponent in guard - Sved advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sved decides to stand up.
Sved shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sved fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watanabe, pushing him back against the cage.
Sved lands an elbow that stopped Watanabe in his tracks for a moment.
Watanabe is trying to force a seperation but Sved has the dominant position.
Watanabe is trying to force a seperation but Sved has the dominant position.
Watanabe wants to break free but Sved has control.

Sved ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sved no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Watanabe gets to his feet - Sved follows without any prompting.
Sved tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Sved has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Sved dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sved fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sved tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Sved wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Sved tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sved looks to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sved tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sved tries to clinch up
and Watanabe counters with a two punch combo.
Takeshi Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sved rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Watanabe counters by moving into the clinch.
Watanabe is trying to break free.
Sved throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Sved.
Watanabe dodges an elbow strike from Sved.
Sved stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Watanabe tries to break free but Sved pushes him back against the cage.
Sved keeps control of Watanabe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watanabe blocks an elbow strike from Sved.
Watanabe tries to break the clinch but Sved is controlling the position.
Watanabe can't break the clinch.
Sved throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watanabe blocks it with crossed arms.
Sved is struggling to control the position.
Watanabe tries to break the clinch but Sved is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sved misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Watanabe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sved keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watanabe's efforts to push away.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch but Sved keeps him there for the moment.
Sved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watanabe's defenses.
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but Sved has him pressed against the cage.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Sved throws knees to the body.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch but Sved keeps him there for the moment.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watanabe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sved has him pressed against the cage.

Watanabe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watanabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sved fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watanabe, pushing him back against the cage.
Sved lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved scores with a hook to the body.
Sved prevents Watanabe from breaking the clinch.
Watanabe tries to break free but Sved pushes him back against the cage.
Sved blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sved lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sved tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watanabe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sved tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Sved wants to clinch.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sved is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Watanabe breaks from the clinch.

Sved drives through and clinches with Watanabe against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sved.
Sved has Watanabe pressed against the cage, preventing Watanabe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sved throws an elbow that misses.
Watanabe is trying to force a seperation but Sved has the dominant position.
Sved lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe being controlled against the cage.
Watanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeshi Watanabe.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

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