PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrew Watts (ranked 4979 p4p, 5885 weight class) and Rick Drew (ranked 524 p4p, 587 weight class). Andrew Watts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Drew's chin.

Watts
vs
Drew

192 cm
20
210
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
172
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
Drew misses with a body shot.
Drew misses with a shot to the body
and Watts counters with a leg kick.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Drew moves out of range easily.
Watts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drew lands a jab-cross combination.
Drew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watts moves away from the strike by Drew.
Drew moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Drew throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Drew swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Drew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watts avoids the body shot from Drew.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drew scores with a shot to the body.
Watts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drew manages to avoid it.
Drew looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Watts is looking for a counter combo.
Watts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drew is looking for the big counter here.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Drew moves out of range easily.
Watts looks to land a body kick but Drew moved away.
Drew appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watts takes one to the chin there.
Drew lands a leg kick that knocks Watts off balance momentarily.
Watts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drew scores with a hook to the body. Watts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Drew misses with a straight left.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Drew shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watts eats them both and turns towards Drew to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Drew.
Watts jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew thows a leg kick but Watts checks it
and Watts counters with a thumping low kick.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drew.
Watts tries to score with a low kick but Drew moves his leg out of the way.
Drew is looking to chop away at Watts's legs.
Watts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Drew thuds a left hand into Watts's body.
Drew attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Drew looks to move away, Watts throws a big counter combo but Drew just gets out of the way.
Drew throws a body kick that misses
and Watts counters with a leg kick.
Watts takes a swing at Drew's ribcage but misses.

Watts lands a front kick to the face, that drops Drew to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

Drew is rocked!
Watts misses with a head kick.
Drew is still on wobbly legs! Can Watts finish him?
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
Drew seems to have recovered his senses.
Rick Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drew doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Drew collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrew Watts!