PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Watkins jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baging Roner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillip Watkins jnr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Watkins jnr
vs
Roner

189 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Watkins jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baging Roner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roner misses with a few strikes there.
Watkins jnr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Roner misses with a double jab.
Roner throws a big shot that misses.
Roner lands the left hand.
Roner sends Watkins jnr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roner is motioning to the referee to let Watkins jnr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Watkins jnr is rocked!

It looks like Phillip Watkins jnr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roner throws a nice looking combination but Watkins jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Watkins jnr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watkins jnr dodges the punch combination from Roner.
Roner misses with the combination.
Roner throws a nice looking combination but Watkins jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roner misses with a two punch combination.
Watkins jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roner.
Roner looks gassed!
Roner waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Watkins jnr.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Roner has eaten all the pies!
Roner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watkins jnr slips a jab and a cross from Roner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins jnr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watkins jnr seems to have got his legs back now.
Roner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watkins jnr feints and then cracks Roner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roner down.
Watkins jnr tries to close the distance and clinch but Roner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watkins jnr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roner as he avoids it easily.
Watkins jnr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watkins jnr throws a good cross that connects.
Watkins jnr lunges at Roner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roner's hand.
Watkins jnr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watkins jnr misses with a two punch combination.
Roner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watkins jnr's waist but Watkins jnr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roner off to one side.
Watkins jnr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watkins jnr.
Roner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watkins jnr counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Watkins jnr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watkins jnr counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice combination there by Watkins jnr.
Roner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watkins jnr counters with a straight right hand.
Watkins jnr misses with the combination.
Roner throws a combination that misses
and Watkins jnr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watkins jnr throws a series of punches but Roner avoids them all with ease.
Roner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Watkins jnr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watkins jnr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big left from Roner misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roner fails to land with a series of punches.
Watkins jnr lands a head kick!
Roner misses with an uppercut. Watkins jnr saw that one coming.
Watkins jnr swinging wilding here.

Roner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watkins jnr's guard.
Roner chips away with some ground and pound.
Roner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roner postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roner lands a couple of elbows.
Roner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roner throws and elbow that misses. Watkins jnr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roner's guard. Nice move by Watkins jnr!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roner wants to hit a switch here but Watkins jnr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roner there!
Roner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roner can do anything to dispel that myth.

Roner tries to improve his position but Watkins jnr has taken his back! Watkins jnr has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Roner tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Watkins jnr pushes Roner away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phillip Watkins jnr!