PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wonder Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian K looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Watson
vs
K

200 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wonder Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian K!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
K is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
K looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
K fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson wants to control from the top but K keeps moving.
Watson wants to pass the guard but K is keeping the position.
Watson advances position into side control!

Watson decides to stand up, so the ref orders K to his feet.

K gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Watson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson fails with the takedown

and K counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
K is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Watson pulls K into guard.

Watson has his foot on K's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. K works his way back into a safe position though.
Watson trying to control the position.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
K wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson looking to control.
K pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but K has wrist control.
Watson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
K wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson wants to stand but K is controlling his posture from full guard.
Watson wants to control from the top but K keeps moving.
K is trying to keep Watson in close.
Watson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but K is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
K controlling Watson's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. K tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag K to the ground. K escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

K shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Watson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Watson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson wants to control but K is having none of it.
Watson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for K on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to improve his position but K isn't that keen on the idea.
Watson wants to control but K is having none of it.
Watson tries to improve his position but instead K has taken his back!
Watson wants to control his opponent's hands but K gets his hands free.
Watson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
K prevents Watson from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wonder 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.

K swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson tries to clinch up

and K counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but K is very close to passing his half guard.
K trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson moves into full guard.
Watson managing to control the position.
K is breathing heavily.
Watson controls K momentarily but K frees himself.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
K tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Watson controls K momentarily but K frees himself.
Watson pulls K in to control the position.
Watson controls K momentarily but K frees himself.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson has his takedown stuffed

and K counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
K tries to pass to full mount but Watson defends it.
Watson gets back to full guard.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. K manages to get himself to full guard.

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

Watson drops back looking for a leg! K is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and K manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into K's guard.
K keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Wonder Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
K can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watson controls the pace.
K is trying to control the position from the bottom.
K has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Watson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. K sprawls well initially but Watson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but K is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watson in particular looking to stall.
K wants to control but Watson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Watson is taking a breather. K says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but K is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watson trying to pass the guard but K defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Watson tries for a takedown but K circles away easily

and K counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
K passes into side control, despite Watson's attempt to control the position.
K happy to just control the position for now.
Watson is not content to let K control the position.

K decides to stand up, so the ref orders Watson to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian K showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Watson cracks K with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Watson looks to land a combination. K sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

K is rocked!

It looks like Damian K has been cut.

Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
K is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?

Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Watson closes the distance and clinches.

Watson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Watson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
K seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but K is one step ahead there.
Watson is controlling K's posture.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
K wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
K takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
Watson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but K keeps working.
Watson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt K will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
You can see the frustration on K's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Watson working the ground and pound but K is defending the strikes.
Watson controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
K sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Watson trying to mount his opponent but K defends it.
K is trying to stand.

K is defending against the submission attempts here by Watson.
Watson tries to stand but can't do so whilst K controls his leg.
K is pressing down on Watson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
K keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson wants to pass the guard but K is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
K avoids a punch combination nicely.

Watson moves into the clinch successfully.

Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson closes the distance looking to clinch

and K counters with a shoot takedown. Watson fights it but they end up in guard.
Watson is trying to keep K in close.
K prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
K trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Watson pushes K off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice takedown defense from K. No joy for Watson on that attempt.

Watson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watson content to control rather than advance.
K wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wonder Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

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