PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chan Wathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Kamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wathan
vs
Kamamoto

170 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Wathan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Kamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wathan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kamamoto sprawls well initially but Wathan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kamamoto is trying to get back to full guard.

Wathan is working for a kimura but Kamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.

Wathan is working for a kimura but Kamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Kamamoto is not content to let Wathan control the position.

Wathan is working for a kimura but Kamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Kamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wathan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wathan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamamoto sees it coming and defends easily.

Kamamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wathan pulls his head out easily.
Kamamoto tries to roll over but Wathan keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wathan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Wathan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wathan working over Kamamoto with some ground and pound. Kamamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wathan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamamoto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Kamamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wathan pulls his head out easily.
Wathan 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.

Wathan is working for a kimura but Kamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.

Kamamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kamamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Wathan.
Wathan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wathan wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamamoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Wathan is looking for a kimura here.
Kamamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kamamoto.
Wathan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kamamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kamamoto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Wathan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wathan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kamamoto keeping moving, preventing Wathan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kamamoto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wathan works his way to full guard. Good work.

Wathan working for a triangle but Kamamoto defends it easily.
Wathan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kamamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Wathan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamamoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kamamoto drops back looking for a leg! Wathan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wathan manages to kick Kamamoto off! Kamamoto jumps back into Wathan's guard.
Kamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wathan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kamamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kamamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Wathan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Wathan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kamamoto drops back looking for a leg! Wathan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wathan manages to kick Kamamoto off! Kamamoto jumps back into Wathan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chan Wathan 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.

Nice takedown defense from Kamamoto. No joy for Wathan on that attempt.
Kamamoto dodges the punch combination from Wathan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wathan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Kamamoto as Wathan shoots in.

Wathan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Wathan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kamamoto is staying active underneath Wathan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamamoto is looking for a sweep. Wathan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kamamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wathan uses his free foot to push down on Kamamoto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kamamoto.
Chan Wathan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wathan is going olschool here, as he tries to force Kamamoto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kamamoto shrugs it off.
Kamamoto regains half guard.
Wathan prevents Kamamoto from improving his position.
Wathan works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Wathan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kamamoto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wathan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamamoto hang on?
Kamamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamamoto taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wathan is working for a guillotine from mount but Kamamoto frees his head quite easily.
Wathan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kamamoto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Wathan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kamamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kamamoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wathan.
Wathan looking to control but Kamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wathan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Wathan wants to finish this one by submission but Kamamoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wathan.
Kamamoto is trying desperately to improve position.

Wathan has control of Kamamoto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kamamoto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kamamoto is looking to improve his position but Wathan isn't that keen on the idea.
Wathan with a couple of short strikes.
Wathan is looking to stand but Wathan has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kamamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.

Wathan has hold of Kamamoto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kamamoto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wathan wants to control the pace but Kamamoto is squirming around nicely.
Wathan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kamamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kamamoto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kamamoto is looking for a sweep. Wathan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wathan is looking for a kimura but Kamamoto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wathan to get the leverage.

Wathan seems to be working for a kimura but Kamamoto defends the submission attempt.

Kamamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wathan pulls his head out easily.

Wathan seems to be working for a kimura but Kamamoto defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chan Wathan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kamamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wathan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kamamoto is working away from the top position though.

Wathan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kamamoto pulls his head out easily.

Kamamoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wathan gets back to full guard.
Kamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wathan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wathan keeping full guard, as Kamamoto tries to pass.

Wathan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kamamoto works over Wathan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wathan is keeping the position for now.

Wathan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wathan working a defensive guard here.

Kamamoto drops back looking for a leg! Wathan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wathan manages to kick Kamamoto off! Kamamoto jumps back into Wathan's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wathan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kamamoto has his hands clasped together but Wathan extends an breaks Kamamoto's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wathan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chan Wathan!
Chan Wathan is the new lightweight champion!