PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Watson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Zorich's chin.

Watson
vs
Zorich

185 cm
21
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
268 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a push kick but Zorich slaps the foot to one side.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Zorich throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zorich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zorich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zorich.
Watson throws a series of punches but Zorich avoids them all with ease.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Zorich moves away and avoids it.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zorich circles away.
Zorich tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Zorich swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson is looking to slow Zorich down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson pushes Zorich up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zorich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zorich moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zorich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson darts in trying to clinch
and Zorich counters with a good low kick that Watson was not able to check.
Mason Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zorich's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Watson pushes Zorich up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Zorich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
Zorich blocks an uppercut.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Zorich looking for a takedown.
Mason Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Zorich.
Zorich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson works on Zorich's body with a couple of short punches.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zorich looks gassed!
Zorich has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Watson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zorich up against the cage.
Watson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zorich is defending well for now.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Watson to work.
Zorich is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson tries to work over Zorich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Watson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zorich as Watson tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Zorich blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watson.
Watson lands a nice elbow.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That has opened up Chris Zorich's cut even more.
Zorich managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson pushes Zorich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zorich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zorich thows a leg kick but Watson checks it
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Zorich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Zorich scoring well with a low kick there.
Zorich walks into a left hand.

The cut above Chris Zorich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zorich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mason Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Watson.
A body shot lands from Watson.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Zorich is breathing heavily.
Zorich takes a shot to the head.
Watson lands a damaging elbow.

Chris Zorich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zorich backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson lands with a right to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mason Watson!