PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Love Hate Love as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Elliet Junior Shnitkey
vs
Watanabe

183 cm
29
253 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

172 cm
36
231 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior Shnitkey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
Watanabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey lands a jab to Watanabe's midsection.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
A lazy left from Junior Shnitkey finds it's target.
Junior Shnitkey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watanabe momentarily.
Watanabe with a jab.
Watanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a double jab.
Junior Shnitkey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watanabe eats them both and turns towards Junior Shnitkey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Kenji Watanabe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior Shnitkey is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Watanabe misses the target.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watanabe tries to clinch up.
Junior Shnitkey attempts a counter takedown but Watanabe avoids it well and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Watanabe.
Watanabe cracks Junior Shnitkey with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Junior Shnitkey counters with a single leg into guard. Watanabe didn't expect that.
Junior Shnitkey chips away with some ground and pound.
Junior Shnitkey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Junior Shnitkey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Watanabe seems a little lost for a moment, as Junior Shnitkey dominates the positioning.
Junior Shnitkey is putting a hurting on Watanabe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watanabe being controlled for a moment.
Junior Shnitkey lands a nice forearm strike.
Junior Shnitkey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey is staying tight to Watanabe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Junior Shnitkey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Junior Shnitkey .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Watanabe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Watanabe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey advances nicely into full mount.
Junior Shnitkey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watanabe's face.
Watanabe wants to hold on but Junior Shnitkey pushes him away.
Junior Shnitkey looking to land elbow strikes but Watanabe uses the position to regain half guard.
Junior Shnitkey throws a strike but Watanabe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior Shnitkey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Junior Shnitkey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Junior Shnitkey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior Shnitkey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Junior Shnitkey wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Junior Shnitkey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watanabe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Junior Shnitkey throwing strikes from guard but Watanabe blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Watanabe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Junior Shnitkey throws a hook to the side of Watanabe's head but Watanabe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior Shnitkey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watanabe.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a looping right.
Watanabe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe moves out of range as Junior Shnitkey strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watanabe.
Junior Shnitkey swinging wildly here.
Watanabe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junior Shnitkey moves forwards but Watanabe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Watanabe.
Watanabe slips a jab and a cross from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Junior Shnitkey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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 is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior Shnitkey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watanabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior Shnitkey postures up in Watanabe's guard and throws a big left but Watanabe blocks it.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Watanabe is controlling Junior Shnitkey 's posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Watanabe connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junior Shnitkey throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Junior Shnitkey doesn't seem bothered though.
Watanabe scores with a nice right hand.

Junior Shnitkey is rocked!
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Junior Shnitkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watanabe pounces like a tiger and cracks Junior Shnitkey with a vicious hook! Junior Shnitkey is down but not out! Watanabe follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.