PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anello
vs
Watson

178 cm
30
168 lbs
19 - 12 - 2

182 cm
26
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cripplers Corner

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Watson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a head shot.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Anello misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
Paul Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Watson misses with an uppercut. Anello saw that one coming.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anello.
Anello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.
Anello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anello throws a one two combo.

It looks like Paul Watson has been cut.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anello avoids a kick to the body.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anello.
Watson throws out a leg kick but Anello moves out of range and Watson only half commits.
Anello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anello scores with a sloppy right hand. Watson should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Watson checks a low kick from Anello.
Watson checks the leg kick.
Watson defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anello changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anello looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson tries to land a front kick but Anello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Watson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson cracks Anello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Watson slams his shin into Anello's torso.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anello.
The fighters circling - Anello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson slips a jab from Anello.
The crowd cheers as Anello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Anello throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anello looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Anello ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Anello.
Watson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anello under the eye.
Anello misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Anello blocks the leg kick.
Watson defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Watson walks into a left hand.
Anello thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson looks to throw a body kick
and Anello counters with an inside leg kick.
Anello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Anello throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Anello.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Anello misses its intended target.
Anello looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Anello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Anello settles back down.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anello. Anello obviously looking to wear him down.
Anello looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson throws a leg kick but Anello moved away.
That kick from Anello tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anello is out of range and Watson settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Watson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Watson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Anello misses.
Anello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Watson sizes up Anello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello misses with a looping left.
Anello misses with a straight left.
Anello connects with an inside leg kick.
Anello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watson scores with a jab. Anello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Anello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Anello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watson.
Watson slips a straight right by Anello.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anello.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anello sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anello.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.
Anello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anello!
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watson.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anello slips under a jab.
Anello takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Anello avoids a kick to the body.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anello throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Anello takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anello throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anello throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a leg kick.
Anello misses with an uppercut.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
Anello lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Watson. That snapped Anello's head back.
Anello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anello scrambles back to his feet.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Watson cracks Anello with an open hand slap.
Anello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
Anello throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anello throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Anello throws a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Anello throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Anello ducks down to avoid it.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Watson throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.
Watson avoids the body shot from Anello.
Anello chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot
and Anello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello lands a really nice looking cross but Watson seems unphased.
Anello swinging wildly here.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Watson scores with the left hand. Anello knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Anello.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson feints and then cracks Anello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anello down.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paul Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Watson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anello if he has to take too many more of those.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anello loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Anello with a hook.
Watson tries to clinch but Anello is having none of it.
Watson misses with a left hand
and Anello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
Anello avoids a kick to the body.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anello.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Watson slips a jab from Anello.
Anello swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Anello avoids it.
Anello throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson lands with a hook. Anello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Anello misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anello's knee momentarily.

Watson forces Anello back against the cage and clinches.
Anello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anello tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Anello tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Anello is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson misses with some punches.

Anello breaks from the clinch.
Watson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anello will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anello. That did some damage!
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Watson wants to clinch up but Anello keeps it at a distance.
Calogero Anello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anello.
Watson staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Anello misses its intended target.
Anello lands a jab to Watson's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Anello moves away and avoids it.
Anello checks a low kick from Watson.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Watson cracks the inside of Anello's front leg.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anello 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 is looking to chop away at Anello's legs.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.
Anello looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson blocks a jab.
Anello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
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.
Anello will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Watson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anellos head.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Anello wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Anello blocks with his arms.
Anello tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.

Anello breaks the clinch.
Anello throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anello is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anello misses with a leg kick
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Anello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Watson!
After the big win, Paul Watson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.