PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music. Steve Austin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Austin
vs
Watts

185 cm
31
160 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

174 cm
29
167 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin throws a shot to the body.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Austin counters with a good low kick that Watts was not able to check.
Watts throws a series of punches but Austin avoids them all with ease.
Austin slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Watts avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watts.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with Austin, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes Austin against the cage but Austin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watts misses with an uppercut.
Ken Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Austin throws a shot to the body.
Austin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Austin is looking to wear down Watts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Austin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Austin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Austin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.

It looks like Ken Watts has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Austin cracks the inside of Watts's front leg.
Austin scores with a nice head shot.
Austin lands with a cross.

Watts is rocked!
Watts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Watts is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin throws a pinpoint strike between Watts's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Watts crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Austin scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin retains his lightweight title!