PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasyl has chosen My Life Be Like- by GRITS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Watson
vs
Vasyl

180 cm
26
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

180 cm
30
183 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Vasyl!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasyl tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Vasyl is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasyl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasyl leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Vasyl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasyl.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasyl.
Vasyl throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Vasyl thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasyl tries to clinch up.
Watson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasyl throws out a powerful jab.
Vasyl misses the jab.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson slips a straight right by Vasyl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasyl.
The crowd cheers as Watson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vasyl doesn't seem phased though.
Vasyl wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side

so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Vasyl working for submissions but it's allowed Watson to get to half guard.
Vasyl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Vasyl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasyl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Vasyl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Watson has passed into half guard!

Vasyl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson thows a huge punch but Vasyl dodges it nicely.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Vasyl is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasyl keeps working.
Vasyl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasyl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasyl keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Vasyl keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Vasyl keeps moving.

Watson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vasyl has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson has managed to get both his arms back between Vasyl's legs - danger averted.
Watson wants to control from the top but Vasyl keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Watson just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Vasyl misses.
Watson moves out of range as Vasyl strikes.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Watson dives in and scores a takedown into Vasyl's guard.
Watson 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.
Vasyl keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasyl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
Vasyl with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasyl postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Vasyl throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vasyl's guard. Nice move by Watson!

Vasyl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Vasyl looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Watson has picked Vasyl up and slammed him! Vasyl can't keep hold of the triangle and Watson manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vasyl misses with a body shot

and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vasyl!
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Vasyl tries to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasyl regains half guard.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Vasyl is working away.
Ground and pound from Watson.
Vasyl is trying to control but Watson passes into side control!
Vasyl is trying to work for a sweep but Watson has mounted him!
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vasyl is looking to get to half guard.
Watson lands with some strikes.
Watson cracks Vasyl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Vasyl is rocked!
Watson wants to control the pace but Vasyl is squirming around nicely.
Vasyl is still in real trouble! Can Watson finish him?
A big strike lands for Watson! That's really hurt Vasyl and he's turned his back - Watson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Watson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Watson!