PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finbar Calamitius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Calamitius
vs
Watson

199 cm
24
240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamitius moves to clinch but Watson breaks away
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamitius wants to clinch.
Calamitius wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Calamitius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.

Calamitius moves into the clinch successfully.
Calamitius misses with a knee strike.
Calamitius misses with a knee strike.
Calamitius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Calamitius, against the cage.

Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Watson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calamitius wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Finbar Calamitius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamitius looks to clinch
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson lands with a good body shot.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamitius loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Calamitius moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Calamitius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Calamitius's belly button to the back.
Calamitius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Calamitius is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Watson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Calamitius under the eye.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Calamitius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Calamitius avoids the body shot from Watson.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamitius is just out of range.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Calamitius as he checks the leg kick.
Calamitius takes one to the side of the head.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Calamitius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Calamitius closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Calamitius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson throws a hook but Calamitius avoids it easily.

Watson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Calamitius's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calamitius keeps working.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calamitius wants to get back to his feet.
Calamitius won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Calamitius pushes Watson off looking to stand but Watson dives back in and keeps control.
Watson throws a strike but Calamitius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamitius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Watson scores with a jab.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson throws a body punch but Calamitius moves out of range.

Calamitius closes the distance and clinches.

Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Calamitius's ribs.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Calamitius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calamitius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Calamitius tries to clinch
and Watson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamitius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Calamitius closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Calamitius backing up. Calamitius nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mason Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calamitius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calamitius manages to avoid it.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamitius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calamitius moves away from the strike by Watson.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Watson connects with a right hand. Calamitius shakes it off.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calamitius looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Calamitius in his tracks momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Watson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calamitius's guard.
Calamitius wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamitius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Calamitius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Calamitius pushes Watson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watson tests Calamitius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Calamitius forces Watson back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.

Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson swings for the body but Calamitius moves out of range.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Calamitius is out of range.
Good work by Calamitius as he checks the leg kick.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Calamitius pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Calamitius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Calamitius, against the cage.
Watson blocks an elbow strike.
Calamitius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamitius dodges an elbow strike from Watson.
Calamitius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
A short left from Watson.
Calamitius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calamitius takes a shot to the head.
Watson is pushing Calamitius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius trying to land knees to the body.
Calamitius lands an elbow just above Watson 's eye.
Calamitius misses with an elbow strike.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calamitius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamitius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason 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! This is the final round!

Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Calamitius slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Calamitius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Calamitius darts in trying to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calamitius at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Watson digs a good hook to Calamitius's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Calamitius blocks the low kick.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Calamitius's ribs.
Calamitius tries to clinch
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamitius closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Calamitius's head back.
Calamitius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson throws a hook but Calamitius avoids it easily.
Watson stuns Calamitius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Calamitius seems unphased.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Calamitius's ribs.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calamitius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watson swings for the body but Calamitius moves out of range.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamitius is just out of range.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson scores with a three punch combo!
Calamitius ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calamitius walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Calamitius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamitius was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson punishes Calamitius's body with a nice straight punch.
Finbar Calamitius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calamitius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.

Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Watson controlling from the top position.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calamitius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finbar Calamitius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson postures up in Calamitius's guard and throws a big left but Calamitius blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mason Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson works Calamitius's body with a nice hook.
Calamitius looks to clinch
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson jabs Calamitius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calamitius needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Watson!
A less than humble Mason Watson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.