PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 5497 p4p, 494 weight class) and Phil Watson (ranked 6999 p4p, 537 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mayweather
vs
Watson

173 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Watson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watson has closed the distance and engaged Mayweather in a clinch.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayweather pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Mayweather turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Mayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Mayweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike.
Watson avoiding damage.
Mayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather lands a nice hook to Watson's body. Watson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Mayweather slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mayweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson misses with a takedown
enabling Mayweather to counter with a crisp jab.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Watson.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson moves into range and clinches up with Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Mayweather scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson looks to clinch
and Mayweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watson looks winded!
Mayweather scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mayweather scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mayweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Mayweather scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson fails with the takedown
and Mayweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
Mayweather lands a jab to the head.
Mayweather lands an overhand right.
Mayweather jabs Watson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mayweather counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayweather scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayweather lands a body shot.
Mayweather lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Watson moves into range and clinches up with Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayweather scores with a hook to the body.
Mayweather scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watson under the eye.
Mayweather with a hook.
Mayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phil Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayweather, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Mayweather.
Mayweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayweather fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Mayweather sprawls well.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayweather sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Mayweather lands a jab to the head.
Mayweather connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayweather darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Mayweather.
Watson takes one to the chin there.

Watson is rocked!
A cross from Mayweather lands.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayweather finish him?
Phil Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather scores with a shot to the body.
Mayweather drops Watson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Watson! Mayweather dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Mayweather!
Floyd Mayweather decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.