PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malcon McDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McDowell
vs
Watson

185 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcon McDowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zachary Watson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from McDowell.
McDowell throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
McDowell thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Malcon McDowell has been cut.
Watson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDowell's head backwards.

McDowell is rocked!
Watson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Watson clinches up against the cage.

Watson gets control of McDowell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Watson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Watson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McDowell is controlling him.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDowell is one step ahead there.
McDowell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDowell trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
McDowell trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McDowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson swinging wildly here.
McDowell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDowell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson slips a straight right by McDowell.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but McDowell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDowell connects with a body shot.
McDowell is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
McDowell throws a combination that misses

and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
McDowell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDowell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson avoiding damage as McDowell throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Watson jumps guard.
McDowell stays in close to Watson's body and controls the position.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDowell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McDowell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDowell is one step ahead there.
McDowell lands a couple of digs.
McDowell wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
McDowell prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDowell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McDowell!
Watson controlling from mount.
McDowell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McDowell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson controlling the pace for now.
Watson looking to control but McDowell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcon McDowell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McDowell with a nice cross.
McDowell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDowell misses with a few strikes there.
Watson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malcon McDowell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDowell swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
A combination from McDowell does no damage.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDowell swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson misses with a combination

and McDowell counters by moving into the clinch.
McDowell misses with a knee to the head.
Watson leaning against his opponent.
McDowell tries to pull guard but Watson holds him up against the cage and eventually McDowell drops back down to his feet.
McDowell lands an elbow just above Watson 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDowell is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDowell tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.

Watson jumps guard.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.

McDowell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Watson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. McDowell is looking to defend but Watson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for McDowell! Watson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, McDowell taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zachary Watson!