PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sal Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Watson
vs
Lee

173 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

KAISER
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sal Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a left hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Watson was not able to check.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Watson catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Watson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Watson tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee catches Watson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Watson's torso.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Watson tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a nice right hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Watson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Sal Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Watson forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.

Watson manages to break the clinch.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Watson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A big left from Watson misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.

Watson pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Watson misses.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Watson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Watson throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Watson misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Watson misses with a hook.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Watson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Watson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watson scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Lee slips a straight right by Watson.
Jermaine Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee with a jab.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.

Watson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson wants to break free but Lee has control.
Watson prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Watson stalling.

Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Watson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Watson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Watson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Watson misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Watson misses with a left hand
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Watson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
A swing and a miss from Watson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Sal Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Watson throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Lee slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee blocks a jab.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Watson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jermaine Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sal Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Watson!
An out of breath Sal Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.