PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Vorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Watson
vs
Vorg

172 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dimitri Vorg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vorg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watson tries to clinch but Vorg moves out of range.
Vorg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Watson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vorg sprawls well initially but Watson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vorg's head.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Vorg is working away.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vorg defending well though.
Vorg is looking to escape.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Vorg is working away.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson controlling the action here.
Vorg is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vorg fails to land with a series of punches.
Vorg misses with a series of wild punches.

Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vorg smiles and moves away.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vorg is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Vorg circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vorg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vorg misses with a two punch combination.
Vorg fails to land with a series of punches.
Vorg misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to clinch up but Vorg keeps it at a distance.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vorg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson throws a series of punches but Vorg moves out of range.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Vorg as Watson shoots in.
Vorg scores with a three punch combo!
Vorg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vorg stalks Watson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watson's face. Watson staggers backwards, shaken.

Watson is rocked!
Vorg scores with a nice strike.
Oh Watson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vorg misses with a few strikes there.
Vorg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Vorg falls off balance throwing a combination

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vorg won't be happy with that.
Watson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vorg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Watson trying to control the position but Vorg is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Watson stalls from top position.
Watson tries to stand but Vorg is controlling his head.
Vorg tries to improve position but can't.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Vorg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vorg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vorg looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Vorg misses with a two punch combination.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vorg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vorg misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Vorg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vorg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Watson shoots in and bounces Vorg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dimitri Vorg will probably get the nod.
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.

Watson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Vorg.
Vorg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Vorg.
Vorg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson looks to land a combination but Vorg avoids it well.
Vorg misses with a combination

and Watson counters with a shoot takedown. Vorg fights it but they end up in guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vorg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson stops Vorg from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vorg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Watson trying to control but Vorg is working from the bottom.
Vorg wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vorg keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watsonis looking to pass into half guard but Vorg pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vorg is in guard.
Vorg pushing down on Watson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson tries to roll over but Vorg keeps him under control.
Vorg trying to control the pace.
Vorg is keen to just control but Watson is a slippery customer.
Vorg is thwarting Watson's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vorg stands up from half guard.
Vorg scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vorg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a leg kick.
A combination from Vorg does no damage.
Watson swings for the body but Vorg moves out of range.
Vorg throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson tries to clinch up but Vorg circles away and keeps his distance.
Vorg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Vorg tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vorg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vorg falls off balance throwing a combination

and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vorg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorg is trying to stand up.
Vorg wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vorg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Watson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vorg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Vorg does no damage.
Vorg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vorg swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Dimitri Vorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson avoids the head kick by Vorg.
Vorg misses with a wild combination.
Vorg throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Vorg looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vorg misses with the combination.
Vorg misses with a combination
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vorg throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorg keeps the fight on the outside.

Watson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Watson wants to work for an arm triangle but Vorg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vorg keeps working.
Vorg is trying to stand back up but Watson is controlling him
Vorg holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Watson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Vorg has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson winds up and cracks Vorg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vorg is looking to control Watson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vorg avoid being mounted?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vorg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Watson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vorg's guard now.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson wants to stand but Vorg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vorg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vorg working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorg wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vorg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vorg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Watson won't allow Vorg to get back to his feet.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Vorg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Vorg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Vorg gets to his feet. Watson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Watson dodges the punch combination from Vorg.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Vorg throws a combination that misses

so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vorg is wriggling around but Watson manages to pass to half guard.
Watson not doing much here.
David Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vorg kicks Watson off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Watson!