PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meeoff
vs
Watson

188 cm
24
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

174 cm
25
207 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerald Watson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeoff misses with the combination.
Meeoff throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Meeoff saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Meeoff shoots in.

Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Watson thows a huge punch but Meeoff dodges it nicely.
Meeoff is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Watson blocks the strikes from Meeoff.
Watson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watson is nestled in close to Meeoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson slips a nice elbow through Meeoff's hands, connecting with Meeoff's forehead.
Meeoff is not content to let Watson control the position.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watson trying to mount his opponent but Meeoff defends it.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watson is looking to stall here but Meeoff recovers full guard.
Meeoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling from the top position.

Meeoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Watson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meeoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meeoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Meeoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson has Meeoff pulled in close to control his posture.
Meeoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson pulls Meeoff in close to prevent any damage.
Meeoff postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.

That's four 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.
Meeoff thows a big elbow that misses.
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meeoff.
Meeoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meeoff shoots and misses

and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Meeoff didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meeoff's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Watson 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.

Meeoff stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.

Meeoff shoots in and gets a takedown into Watson's guard.
Watson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Meeoff wants to stand but Watson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watson is pulling down on Meeoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Meeoff, at least for the moment.
Meeoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff is fighting to break Watson's control of his arms but Watson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meeoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Meeoff from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meeoff darts in trying to clinch

and Watson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Meeoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meeoff tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meeoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to pass to mount but Meeoff is defending the position.
Watson passes to side control.
Gerald Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meeoff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Watson working Meeoff over with strikes.
Meeoff is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meeoff's head.
Meeoff taking some punishment here, with Watson in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meeoff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson trying to control from Meeoff's half guard. Meeoff has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Meeoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Meeoff has his foot on Watson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson works his way back into a safe position though.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Meeoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushes down on Meeoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson misses with a head shot. Meeoff uses the momentum to regain guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Meeoff is keeping the position.
Watson wants to control from the top but Meeoff keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Meeoff darts in trying to clinch

and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Meeoff is retaining full guard.
Meeoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.
Watson stands and throws Meeoff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meeoff parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Meeoff to escape.
Watson tries to move to mount but Meeoff blocks the move with his legs.
Meeoff is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Meeoff is keeping him busy.
Watson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Meeoff sneaks back into half guard.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Meeoff wants to get back to his feet.
Jack Meeoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson works his way into side control.
Watson trying to control the position but Meeoff is working away.
Watson working the head with strikes.
Meeoff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Watson cracks Meeoff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Meeoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gerald Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Meeoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meeoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson wants to control but Meeoff is keeping him busy.
Watson tries to move to full mount but Meeoff actually manages to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson lands a nice short elbow.

That's four 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.
Watson content to control rather than advance.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meeoff keeps working.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson is pressing down on Meeoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meeoff is holding on for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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