PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Jospin (ranked 1719 p4p, 845 weight class) and Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 230 p4p, 111 weight class). Jospin comes into the arena with In The Air Tonight blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Watson's choice of entrance music: Anarchy in the UK. Henri Jospin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jospin
vs
Watson

192 cm
35
218
21 - 17 - 1

190 cm
34
213
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Jospin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Jospin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jospin connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Watson.
Jospin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jospin tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Watson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Jospin.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jospin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Jospin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jospin, as that shot connected.
Jospin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Jospin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Jospin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Jospin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sprawl & Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jospin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jospin looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jospin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson lands with a straight right. Jospin didn't see that one coming.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jospin.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jospin's sensitive parts.
Watson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jospin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Jospin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Jospin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
Jospin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jospin.

Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watson wants to control but Jospin is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jospin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Watson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jospin holding on.
Watson trying to control the action but Jospin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jospin's legs.
Watson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jospin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Watson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jospin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watson passes to side control.
Jospin is trying to get back to half guard.

Watson swings around for an armbar but Jospin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Watson's guard.
Watson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jospin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jospin wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Jospin looking to sit in guard and control but Watson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Joseph Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watson throws the kick towards the body but Jospin avoids it.
Watson swings for the body but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jospin looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson flicks out a counter leg kick but Jospin steps away.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Jospin misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jospin.
Watson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watson connects with a leg kick.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Jospin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Jospin moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Jospin throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pushes Jospin away with a front kick.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watson defending well as Jospin loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jospin misses the target.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson slips under a jab from Jospin.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jospin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Jospin misses.
Jospin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson with the counter takedown but Jospin avoids it easily.
Jospin throws a body kick that misses.
Watson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jospin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jospin. That one must have hurt.
A solid body kick from Jospin.

Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Jospin pushes Watson off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jospin misses with a wild combination.

Watson gets a double leg takedown into Jospin's guard.
Jospin controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jospin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson trying to control but Jospin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jospin working a defensive guard here.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jospin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Jospin does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Jospin.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
Paul Joseph Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jospin throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Jospin 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.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Jospin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Jospin misses its intended target.
Jospin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jospin throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson with the counter takedown but Jospin avoids it easily.
Jospin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
A low kick lands for Watson.
Jospin throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson lands a jab to Jospin's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jospin with the inside leg kick.
Jospin misses with a low kick.
Watson slips under a jab.
Jospin digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Jospin scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Joseph Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Watson takes a swing at Jospin's ribcage but misses.
Jospin scores with a head kick. Watson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jospin rather than just go for the knockout.
Jospin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin misses with an uppercut.
Watson slips under a jab from Jospin.
Jospin loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson slips under a jab.
Jospin throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jospin lunges at Watson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watson's hand.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jospin throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Jospin avoids it.
Jospin throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin misses with a hook
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jospin misses with a looping right.
And Watson tries to counter it with a takedown but Jospin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Watson throws out a leg kick but Jospin moves out of range and Watson only half commits.
Jospin misses the jab.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Jospin.
Jospin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Watson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jospin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watson is in Jospin's guard.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jospin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jospin is looking to sweep but instead, Watson has passed into half guard.
Watson works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson throwing strikes here but Jospin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jospin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jospin has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Watson's lack of action.
Paul Joseph Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jospin trying to control from the bottom.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jospin's head.
Watson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to pass the guard but Jospin defending well.
Watson thows a huge punch but Jospin dodges it nicely.
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Jospin defends it.
Jospin is not content to let Watson control the position.
Henri Jospin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jospin moves into full guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jospin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson connects with a couple of short punches.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jospin keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jospin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson trying to control but Jospin is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Joseph 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Joseph Watson!
A less than humble Paul Joseph Watson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.