PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Death Touch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pants On The Ground. Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ordinary story. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Touch
vs
Watson

188 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Death Touch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Watson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touch throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Touch lands a nice hook to Watson's body. Watson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Touch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Touch controlling the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Touch pushes Watson off looking to stand but Watson dives back in and keeps control.
Touch wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.

Touch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A combination from Touch does no damage.
Touch looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Touch is breathing heavily.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Touch as he avoids it easily.
Touch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson looks for the body kick but Touch saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Touch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Death Touch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Watson.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Death Touch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Touch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Touch scores with a shot to the body.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Touch throws out the jab.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Touch looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson misses with the combination.
Watson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Touch.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Touch.
Touch lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Touch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Touch lands with a hook. Watson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Touch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Touch with a jab.
Touch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Touch.
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Touch finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Death Touch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Touch sprawls well.
Touch tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Touch lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Touch catches Watson right on the button with a cross.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Touch defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Touch.
Touch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touch just misses with a punch to the body.
Touch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Watson moves into range and clinches up with Touch.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Touch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Touch is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Touch has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Touch gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.

Touch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Touch catches Watson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Touch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Touch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Touch misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Touch misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Touch.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Touch stalks Watson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watson's face. Watson staggers backwards, shaken.
Touch lands a jab to the head.

Watson moves into the clinch.
Touch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Touch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Touch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watson breaks the clinch.
Touch cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Touch.
Touch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Touch won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touch is trying to buck Watson off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Death Touch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Touch lands with an overhand left.
Watson avoids the body shot from Touch.

Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Touch cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Touch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Touch misses with a low kick as Watson jumps back.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Touch.
Touch swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Touch throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Touch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Touch lands with a shot to the body.
Touch lands a jab.
Nice cross by Touch.
Death Touch is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Touch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touch jabs at Watson's body.
Touch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Touch lands an overhand right.
Touch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Touch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Touch throws a leg kick that is checked

and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Touch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Death Touch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Watson.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Touch cracks a nice hook into Watson's ribs.

Watson moves into the clinch.
Touch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson prevents Touch from breaking the clinch.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Touch swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Touch smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touch lands a two punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Touch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Touch.
Touch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Touch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Touch.
A slow jab from Touch misses its intended target.
Touch throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson slips under a jab from Touch.
Touch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson is looking to clinch but Touch is avoiding it.
Watson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Touch lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
Touch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Touch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watson on the side of the head.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watson cracks Touch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch up but Touch circles away and keeps his distance.
Touch misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Touch but Touch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Touch, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Touch against the cage but Touch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Touch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Touch.
Touch cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Touch misses with a looping right.
Touch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Touch misses with a hook.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Touch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.

Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Touch, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Touch fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touch is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson is trying to drag Touch to the mat but Touch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Touch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Touch.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Touch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Touch keeps the fight on the outside.
Touch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Touch lands a really nice looking cross but Watson seems unphased.
Touch misses with a straight right.
Watson looks for a takedown but Touch sprawls well.
Nice shot by Touch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Death Touch dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Touch, as that shot connected.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Touch pinned against the cage. Touch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Touch defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Touch misses.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Touch throws a combination. Watson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Touch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice takedown defense from Touch. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Death Touch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Watson.
A jab lands there for Touch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Touch lands a jab to the head.
Touch misses with a jab, cross combination.

Watson has Touch up against the cage in a clinch.
Touch misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touch tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Touch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson wants a takedown.
Watson tries for a takedown but Touch manages to get underhooks.
Touch wants to break free but Watson has control.
Touch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Watson drags the fight down to the ground.

Watson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Touch uses it to pass to side control.

Touch decides to stand back up. Touch steps back and let's Watson get back to his feet.
Touch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Touch's corner calls for a 1-2. Touch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touch lunges at Watson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watson's hand.
Touch throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Touch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Touch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Touch throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Touch fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Touch.
Touch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Touch misses with a hook.

Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Touch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson has Touch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Touch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Touch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Watson jumps guard and drags Touch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Watson wants to stand up but Touch is controlling him.
Touch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touch wants to get up but he can't break Watson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Touch stands up from Watson's guard - Touch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Touch scores with a nice head shot.
Touch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Touch misses the target.
Jab by Touch.
Touch leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Touch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Touch pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touch's corner calls for a 1-2. Touch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Touch.
Touch stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Touch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Touch scores with a shot to the body.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Touch looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Matt Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Touch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Touch lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Touch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Touch throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson feints and then cracks Touch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Touch down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Touch.
Touch misses the shot to the body.
Touch looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Touch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Death Touch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Touch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Touch!