PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 4539 p4p, 3880 weight class) and Coral Eugene Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Watts

189 cm
18
195
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coral Eugene Watts!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts misses with a looping right.
White is looking to counter punch.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Watts digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Watts is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watts.
Watts misses with a takedown
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Coral Eugene Watts has been cut.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Eugene Watts.
Watts tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White lands with a cross.
Watts fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Watts missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Watts is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Watts throws a hook but White blocks it.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Watts tries for a takedown but White circles away easily

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watts wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Watts with a poor takedown
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts throws a sloppy body shot
letting White counter with a right hand.
Watts tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watts doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts slips a straight right by White.
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watts thinking.
Watts looks winded!
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
White connects with a jab.

That has opened up Coral Eugene Watts's cut even more.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.
White missing with a left hand there. Watts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from White misses.
We've been informed that Watts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.
Watts misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watts looks to clinch
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Coral Eugene Watts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
White throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts tries to clinch up
and White counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coral Eugene Watts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

White looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
White takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watts fails with the takedown
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Eugene Watts.
Watts tries for a takedown but White circles away easily

and White counters with a crisp right hand that drops Watts! White lets Watts back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Watts is rocked!

Coral Eugene Watts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Coral Eugene Watts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thor White!
A victorious Thor White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.