PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alois Vrana (ranked 1364 p4p, 2357 weight class) and Motty Watson (ranked 184 p4p, 300 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vrana
vs
Watson

191 cm
22
212
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
204
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good low 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Motty Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watson on the side of the head.
Vrana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alois Vrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vrana lands a front kick.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vrana can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrana throws out the jab.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vrana.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Vrana and move into the clinch position.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vrana moves away.
Vrana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vrana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vrana throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vrana misses with a hook.
Vrana moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrana scores with a jab to the body.
Watson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vrana blocks a head kick by Watson.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Vrana.
Vrana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vrana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vrana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson looks to land a body kick but Vrana moved away.
Vrana misses with a looping left.
Vrana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Watson lands a head kick!
Watson works over Vrana's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson feints and then cracks Vrana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vrana down.
A telegraphed right hand from Vrana misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson 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 misses with a body kick.
Vrana moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vrana if he has to take too many more of those.
Vrana chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Vrana moves out of range easily.
Vrana looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Vrana does no damage.
Vrana misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vrana.
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vrana moves out of range of the leg kick from Watson.
Watson lands with a nice body kick.
Vrana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.
Watson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watson avoids the head kick by Vrana.
Watson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body kick from Vrana.
Vrana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vrana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson looks for the body kick but Vrana saw that one coming.
Vrana throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Watson.
Vrana lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vrana.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson throws a head kick but Vrana moves out of range.
Watson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vrana. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Vrana.
Watson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vrana takes a step back to recover.
A left and a right from Vrana both land. Nice combination.

Watson is rocked!
Vrana connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Watson covering up! Vrana comes in with a big uppercut and Watson goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alois Vrana!