PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Roll Right as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brian Watson enters the cage!

Mcgrath
vs
Watson

181 cm
27
172 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

180 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcgrath takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcgrath blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcgrath pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgrath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Mcgrath as he connects with a hook.

Watson rushes Mcgrath and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mcgrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.

Watson takes the fight into the clinch.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mcgrath is defending well.
Watson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcgrath shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dylan Mcgrath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgrath gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Mcgrath is blocking nicely.

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

Watson has closed the distance and engaged Mcgrath in a clinch.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcgrath manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgrath's elbow.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgraths head.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcgrath fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgrath. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Mcgrath throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson tries to clinch but Mcgrath is having none of it.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcgrath pinned against the cage. Mcgrath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mcgrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcgrath.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcgrath is out of range and Watson settles back down.

Watson gets a double leg takedown into Mcgrath's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mcgrath keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcgrath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcgrath is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Mcgrath keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson postures up and lands a big shot to Mcgrath's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson content to stall in guard here.
Mcgrath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson slips nicely into half guard.
Mcgrath won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Mcgrath avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson looks to land a strike but Mcgrath avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgrath is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgrath throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Mcgrath fails to land with a series of punches.

Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mcgrath is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watson trying to control the pace.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgrath defending well though.
Watson working over Mcgrath with some ground and pound. Mcgrath looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Mcgrath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson working over Mcgrath with some ground and pound. Mcgrath looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Watson trying to control the action but Mcgrath is working from the bottom.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson stops Mcgrath from getting back to his feet.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Mcgrath pushes Watson off and gets back to his feet.

Mcgrath gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgrath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
Watson wants to control from the top but Mcgrath keeps moving.
Mcgrath trying to control the position.
Watson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Mcgrath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Watson slips nicely into half guard.
Watson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mcgrath blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mcgrath wants to get back to his feet.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson thows a huge punch but Mcgrath dodges it nicely.
Watson wants to take a breather but Mcgrath is having none of it.
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Mcgrath defends it.
Mcgrath is looking to escape.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcgrath's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson is trying to control. Mcgrath wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcgrath has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Watson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcgrath manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Watson cracks Mcgrath with a solid left hand.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson advances position into side control!
Watson trying to control the action but Mcgrath is working from the bottom.
Watson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mcgrath some visible discomfort.
Watson scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mcgrath on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Watson grinds an elbow into Mcgrath's temple.
Mcgrath managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Watson.

Watson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcgrath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgrath is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Watson scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a strike aimed at the side of Mcgrath's head but Mcgrath avoids it well.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mcgrath is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mcgrath takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Watson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcgrath has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mcgrath is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mcgrath is not content to let Watson control the position.
Dylan Mcgrath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mcgrath to see if he's OK.

Watson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Watson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mcgrath is defending well.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcgrath is working to avoid the ground and pound but Watson connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath prevents Watson from moving into mount.
Mcgrath is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Watson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcgrath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcgrath is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgrath parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mcgrath to escape.
Watson working the ground and pound.

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 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Brian Watson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.