PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torres
vs
Watson

175 cm
24
176 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres walks into a left hand.

Watson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
Torres won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson prevents Torres from improving his position.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Watson.
Torres slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Watson keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torres thows a big elbow that misses.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.

Wilson Torres has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torres throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Torres.
Wilson Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson slips a jab from Torres.
Torres tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Watson kicks Torres off and gets to his feet.

That's four 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.

Watson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Watson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Torres throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.
Torres controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Watson dominated that round.
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.

Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Wilson Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Watson blocks a jab.
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Watson slips a straight right by Torres.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Torres scores with a nice head shot.
Torres moves to clinch but Watson breaks away

and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Watson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torres is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Watson, into his guard.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watson's guard.
Watson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.

That's two 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.
Torres is looking to stand up but Watson won't let him.
Watson wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres pushes down on Watson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Watson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.

Watson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Watson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torres sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Torres's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Torres manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Torres is trying to control. Watson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Watson pushes Torres off and gets back to his feet.
Watson throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torres throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson connects with the punch.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Torres backing up. Torres nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.

Watson scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson lands a nice shot to the head.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torres because Watson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Watson there.

Torres gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Watson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watson is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two 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.
Torres is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Watson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torres is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson controlling from side mount.
Watson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torres down.
Watson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Watson.

Watson is trying to get an arm triangle but Torres is defending well.
Watson controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Torres some visible discomfort.
Torres wants to control but Watson postures up.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Torres 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.
Watson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Watson in side control, throwing shots but Torres defends.
Wilson Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Brian Watson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brian Watson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Brian Watson!

Brian Watson wins by unanimous decision!