PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ice-T Lethal Weapon. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ross
vs
Watson

180 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson cracks Ross with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Ross, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Ross against the ropes but Ross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Ross wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Ross's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ross duly obliges.

It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross falls off balance throwing a combination

and Watson counters with a shoot takedown. Ross fights it but they end up in guard.
Watson stops Ross from standing up.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Ross blocks nicely.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Watson stays in close to Ross's body and controls the position.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
Watson wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Ross darts in trying to clinch

and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stops Ross from standing up.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson stops Ross from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ross tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Ross didn't expect that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Watson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ross's guard.
Ross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson is trying to control. Ross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ross!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a big elbow.
Watson trying to control but Ross is having none of it.

Watson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ross is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ross and Watson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ross knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ross wants it to stay on the feet.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watson.
Ricky Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Watson scores a takedown into full mount!
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ross is looking to escape.
Watson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson punching from mount but Ross doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ross looks a forlorn figure.
Watson trying to control but Ross is having none of it.
Watson misses with a head shot.
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ross takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Watson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ross is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Watson lands with some strikes.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing punches.
Watson wants to control the pace but Ross is squirming around nicely.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson misses with a head shot.
Ross wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
Poor strikes thrown by Watson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ross's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to ground and pound but Ross is blocking nicely.
Watson looking to finish with strikes here!
Ross avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watson.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Watson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ross is looking to land body kicks.

Ross gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.

Watson drops back looking for a leg! Ross is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ross manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Ross's guard.
Ross is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson is looking to chop away at Ross's legs.
Ross checks a low kick from Watson.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ross off the ropes and back into rage.
Ross tries to clinch up

and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ross!
Ricky Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ross looks a forlorn figure.
Watson lands a big shot there that rocks Ross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watson unloading with bombs!
Watson throwing strikes here but Ross is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson content just to control the position here.
Ross is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Ross avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watson.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watson thowing shots but they're missing.
Ross is trying to stand up.

Watson working for a submission but Ross is keeping him at bay.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ross is looking to escape.
Watson unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!