PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Crock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crock has chosen Bogans as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kenji Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenji Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Watanabe
vs
Crock

180 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

184 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Crock!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crock has a takedown stuffed.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown.

Watanabe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watanabe lands in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Crock has wrist control.
Crock is trying to keep Watanabe in close.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Crock keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crock looking to control.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crock is controlling Watanabe's posture.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Crock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crock is on top in guard.

Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crock is one step ahead there.
Watanabe has control of Crock's left arm, preventing Crock from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crock wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Crock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crock controls the pace.
Crock looking to pass the guard.
Crock stays in close to Watanabe's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watanabe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watanabe has escaped and now he's on top!

Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe trying to control but Crock is working from the bottom.

Crock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crock holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe works over Crock with some ground and pound from guard.
Crock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Watanabe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watanabe.
Watanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crock on the ground.
Crock passes Watanabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crock is working away from the top position though.
Crock wants to free his trapped foot but Watanabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Watanabe shoots in and gets a takedown into Crock's guard.
Watanabe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crock wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
Crock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Crock's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Crock trying to control the position.
Crock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Watanabe can't keep his opponent in guard - Crock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kenji Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crock trying to control from half guard but Watanabe is working away.
Watanabe is controlling Crock's trapped leg to prevent Crock from advancing to side control.
Watanabe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Crock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Crock is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.
Crock is keen to just control but Watanabe is a slippery customer.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe trying to control but Crock postures up.
Crock passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount but Crock keeps good control and instead manages to take Watanabe's back.

Crock has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Watanabe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Watanabe staying busy and making it hard for Crock to control.

Crock is looking for the choke from the back position but Watanabe is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crock biding his time, controlling Watanabe.

Crock is looking for the choke from the back position but Watanabe is controlling his hands well.
Crock looking to hold on to the position here but Watanabe rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Crock trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Crock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crock 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.

A close second round but Jackson Crock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Kenji Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Crock.

Watanabe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crock sprawls well initially but Watanabe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crock trying to control but Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Crock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watanabe lands a nice short elbow.
Crock trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throwing shots but Crock is blocking nicely.
Crock has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Crock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Crock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watanabe pulls his head out easily.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Watanabe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crock working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe is in close to Crock's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Crock.
Crock has momentary wrist control but Watanabe slips an elbow through the middle.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Crock is rocked!
Watanabe landing with the ground and pound.
Crock is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Crock's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenji Watanabe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jackson Crock stepped up to the mic, saying 'oi na this is bullshit. now DHS is gonna be on mi back about the fucken child support. Im gonna have to get back on centrelink and go back to getting mi ciggies from johno from down the pub.'.