PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between donald flump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tom watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

flump
vs
watson

198 cm
21
196 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

205 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, donald flump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, tom watson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
watson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
watson fails to land the takedown.
flump throws a nice looking combination but watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
flump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
flump fails to land with a series of punches.

watson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. flump looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
flump is looking to reverse the position.
watson tries to move into full mount but can't pass flump's legs.
flump is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
watson wants to control but flump is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
flump is working to avoid the ground and pound but watson connects with a decent elbow.
watson scoring with punches and elbows.
watson trying to control the position but flump is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
watson working away.

watson stands up and beckons flump to his feet.
flump fails to land with a series of punches.
flump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for flump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
flump throws a right and a left that watson avoids nicely.

watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
flump is breathing heavily.
watson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as flump is looking to escape.
flump is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
flump throwing hammer fists to the chest of watson. What's that going to do exactly?
watson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can flump hang on?
watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as flump is looking to escape.
watson is landing with some decent strikes but flump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
flump is squirming around, avoiding watson's attempts to control the action.
flump working to try and regain half guard.
watson controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
flump tries to hold on but watson postures up.
flump throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
watson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften flump up.
flump trying to control the action but watson just sinks the hooks in.
flump is really stuck here.
flump staying busy and making it hard for watson to control.

flump showing good submission defense here.
watson connects with a big shot to the side of flump's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
watson misses with an elbow to the head.
watson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. flump is looking for a way out.
flump looking very determined here, making life difficult for watson.
flump rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
watson not doing much here.
watson blocks the strikes from flump.
flump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tom watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

watson misses with a takedown attempt - flump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
donald flump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
flump throws a series of punches but watson moves out of range.
watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
flump fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for watson with that takedown attempt.
watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
watson misses with a wild body shot.

watson closes the distance and clinches.

watson lands a takedown into guard.
flump keeping moving, preventing watson from controlling successfully.
flump throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
flump trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
watson is breathing heavily.

flump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
flump throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

flump is looking for a triangle here but watson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
flump wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
watson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear flump down.

watson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. flump knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
flump tries to escape but watson is in control.

That's two 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.
watson trying to control the action but flump is working from the bottom.
watson avoids the strikes from the bottom by flump.
flump tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
flump misses with a strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
watson is looking to clinch.
flump fails to land with a series of punches.
watson looks for a takedown but flump sprawls well.
donald flump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tom watson.

watson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for flump!
flump flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
flump tries to reverse the position but watson maintains control.
watson blocks flump's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
flump is wriggling around trying to escape.
watson lands a heavy elbow.
flump working to try and regain half guard.
flump swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
flump throwing hammer fists to the chest of watson. What's that going to do exactly?
flump flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

watson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, flump has managed to escape the submission attempt.

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.
flump throwing hammer fists to the chest of watson. What's that going to do exactly?
watson trying to control but flump is having none of it.
flump is looking to get to half guard.
flump is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
flump swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
flump really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
flump tries to hold on but watson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tom watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

flump tries to bum rush watson with a series of wild strikes but watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
watson is looking to clinch but flump is avoiding it.
donald flump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
watson shoots in but no luck this time.
flump misses with a jab, cross combination.
watson dodges the punch combination from flump.
flump throws a series of punches but watson avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from flump.

It looks like tom watson has been cut.
watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says flump as he avoids it easily.

watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
watson fails to pull guard.
donald flump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tom watson.
flump misses with an elbow strike.

flump breaks from the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by watson!
flump throws a right hand that watson ducks under and follows up with a left that watson also avoids with ease.
flump takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

watson clinches up against the cage.
flump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
flump misses with an elbow over the top.

watson wants the takedown. flump is fighting it off but watson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in flump's guard against the cage.

watson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
flump keeping moving, preventing watson from controlling successfully.
watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
flump keeping full guard, as watson tries to pass.
flump lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for watson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
flump postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. watson looks a forlorn figure.
watson tries to hold on but flump postures up.
A nice elbow there by flump.
flump 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.
watson is wriggling around trying to escape.
flump cracks watson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
watson is desperately trying to improve his position but flump has a good base and remains in mount.
flump lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
flump scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish watson?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
flump looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
flump is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by flump.
watson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
flump landing punches.
watson is wriggling around trying to escape.
watson tries to hold on but flump pushes him away.
flump unloading with bombs!
flump lands a big shot there that rocks watson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
flump lands with some vicious ground and pound - can watson hang on?
watson tries to hold on but flump pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
watson is in all sorts of trouble here.
flump raining down shots from the mount!
flump raining down shots from the mount!
flump scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish watson?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
flump fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
watson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
flump scoring with strikes but watson is staying in there.
donald flump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tom watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns watson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
donald flump showed his dominance in that final round.
I think watson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tom watson!