PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot has chosen Gugmang giatay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watanabe
vs
Bellfoot

195 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bitoy Bellfoot!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellfoot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watanabe counters with a nice uppercut.

Bellfoot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellfoot working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bellfoot creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Watanabe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Watanabe dodges the ground and pound from Bellfoot.

Bellfoot tries for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Watanabe parries the strikes from Bellfoot easily there. Bellfoot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watanabe to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellfoot lands some shots froms side control.
Bellfoot scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bellfoot with the ground and pound but Watanabe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bellfoot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bellfoot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bellfoot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bellfoot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bellfoot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bellfoot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watanabe defending well though.
Bellfoot drops an elbow to the side of Watanabe's head.
Bellfoot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bellfoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bellfoot works his way into side control.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bellfoot.
Bellfoot landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bellfoot lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bellfoot is trying to ground and pound but Watanabe uses the momentary lack of control by Bellfoot to regain half guard.
Bellfoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bellfoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bellfoot is pressing down on Watanabe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watanabe is holding on for now.
Bellfoot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bellfoot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bellfoot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bellfoot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bellfoot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bellfoot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bellfoot working over Watanabe with some ground and pound. Watanabe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bellfoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bellfoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bellfoot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watanabe defending well though.
Bellfoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe has hold of Bellfoot's hands but Bellfoot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watanabe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bellfoot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bellfoot thows a huge punch but Watanabe dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bitoy Bellfoot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Watanabe throws a hook but Bellfoot avoids it easily.
Watanabe moves to clinch but Bellfoot breaks away

and Bellfoot counters with a single leg into guard. Watanabe didn't expect that.
Bellfoot lands a couple of digs.
Watanabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bellfoot is working Watanabe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bellfoot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watanabe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bellfoot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bellfoot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watanabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bellfoot has gone for a leg lock! Watanabe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bellfoot's guard.

Bellfoot 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.
Bellfoot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watanabe manages to get himself to full guard.
Watanabe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellfoot.
Watanabe keeping full guard, as Bellfoot tries to pass.
Watanabe has momentary wrist control but Bellfoot slips an elbow through the middle.
Watanabe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellfoot.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bellfoot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Watanabe is retaining full guard.
Bellfoot with a nice head shot there.
Bellfoot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bellfoot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bellfoot works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bellfoot landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellfoot with the ground and pound from mount.
Bellfoot landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bellfoot connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bellfoot working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Watanabe is rocked!
Bellfoot unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Watanabe wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bellfoot celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bitoy Bellfoot!