PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Watterson (ranked 3180 p4p, 405 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 2117 p4p, 283 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Watterson
vs
Bennet

190 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quincy Watterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watterson misses with a low kick.
Bennet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watterson misses with a double jab
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Bennet catches Watterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Watterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Watterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Bennet misses.
It looked like Watterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennet slips under a jab from Watterson.
Watterson looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet thinks about the counter body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Watterson misses the target.
Watterson scores with a nice strike.
Bennet avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Watterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Bennet.
Watterson throws the left hand but Bennet avoids the punch easily.
Watterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watterson lands with a shot to the body.
Watterson staying out of range there.
Bennet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Watterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watterson misses with a looping left.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watterson moves away from the strike by Bennet.
Watterson cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a hook but Watterson blocks it.
Bennet throws a body punch but Watterson moves out of range.
Watterson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Watterson misses with a straight right.
Watterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Watterson backing away here, and Bennet unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bennet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bennet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a nice leg kick.
Watterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Watterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennet feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Watterson.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Watterson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watterson scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Bennet there.
Watterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Watterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Watterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watterson avoids the head kick by Bennet.
Watterson punishes Bennet's body with a nice straight punch.
Watterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watterson needs to keep his hands up - Bennet had a free shot at his head there.
Bennet defending well as Watterson loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quincy Watterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bennet swings for the body but Watterson moves out of range.
Michael Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Watterson does no damage.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennet's hands.
Bennet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennet's head backwards.
Watterson throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Watterson misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Quincy Watterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennet lands a jab to the head.
Watterson loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Bennet steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Bennet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watterson misses with a hook
enabling Bennet to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Quincy Watterson has been cut.
Watterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watterson lands a jab to the nose.
Watterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Bennet misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Watterson misses the target.
Bennet lands a nice hook to Watterson's body. Watterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Watterson moved out of range.

Bennet lands a big head kick that sends Watterson tumbling to the mat! Bennet takes a step backwards and waves Watterson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bennet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watterson catches Bennet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennet throws a wild body kick that Watterson sees coming a mile off.
Bennet throws a jab when Watterson was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennet throws a shot to the body.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watterson misses with a shot to the body
and Watterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet tries to land a front kick but Watterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Watterson misses the target.
Watterson throws a combination that misses
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.

Watterson is rocked!
Bennet lands a brutal uppercut that launches Watterson off his feet! Watterson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Bennet!
In his post fight interview, Michael Bennet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Quincy Watterson had this to say: 'Fuuuuuu...'.