PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Rossi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rossi
vs
Watson

190 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

171 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Watson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Watson.
Watson working the ground and pound but Rossi is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Watson working the head with strikes.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rossi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rossi is being controlled here.
Watson lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is working Rossi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Watson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rossi down.
Rossi is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
Rossi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Rossi is rocked!
A big shot lands for Watson! That's hurt Rossi! Will he recover? Watson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Watson!