PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen "One Things Leads To Another" by The Fixx as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gray
vs
Watanabe

175 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Junichi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray fails to land the takedown.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watanabe throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Watanabe sends Gray down but not out. Watanabe dives into side control looking to finish.

Gray is rocked!

It looks like Austin Gray has been cut.
Gray regains half guard.
Watanabe not doing much here.
Gray regains full guard. Nicely done.

Gray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is trying to control the position but Watanabe postures up.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Watanabe is proving a slippery customer.
Watanabe wants to stand but Gray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Watanabe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray staying out of range there.
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Watanabe waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watanabe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watanabe lands a nice hook to Gray's body. Gray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watanabe to score with a decent uppercut.
Watanabe lands a nice hook to Gray's body. Gray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watanabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junichi Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe cracks Gray with a big right hand and Gray goes down!
Oh Gray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Watanabe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gray is holding his hands too far apart here. Watanabe throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gray is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junichi Watanabe!