PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carlo magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, skillet - hero. carlo magno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watson
vs
magno

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, carlo magno!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from magno.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
carlo magno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
magno tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily

and Watson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in magno's guard now.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but magno blocks nicely.
Watson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
magno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
magno wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
magno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
magno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
magno has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson postures up in magno's guard and throws a big left but magno blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
magno managing to control the position.
magno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
magno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson postures up in magno's guard and throws a big left but magno blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but magno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
magno fails with the takedown

and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. magno didn't expect that.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
magno trying to control the position.
magno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Watson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
magno trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Watson preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if magno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watson works over magno with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson chips away with some ground and pound.
magno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of magno's head.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
magno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.

Watson stands up from magno's guard - Watson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
magno thows a body shot but no joy.
magno tries to clinch up

and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in magno's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Watson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

magno clinches up with Watson and pushes him back against the cage.
magno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
magno can't break the clinch.
magno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watson smiles and moves away.
magno misses with a takedown attempt

and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watson stands up over magno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
magno working a defensive guard here.
magno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Nate Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
magno has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Watson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
magno trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Watson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
magno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watson works over magno with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
magno tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily

and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
Nate Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carlo magno.
magno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
magno wants to sweep but no luck.
magno trying to control the position.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.
magno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
magno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
Watson stands up over magno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
magno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson tries to stand but magno is controlling from the bottom.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
magno with a lazy takedown attempt

and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for magno!
Watson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
magno tries to hold on but Watson postures up.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that magno can do to turn this around?
Watson lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Watson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
magno with a poor takedown

and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for magno!
magno tries to reverse the position but Watson maintains control.
Watson landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watson lands with some strikes.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
magno avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson looking to finish with strikes here!
magno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish magno?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
magno working to try and regain half guard.
Watson landing shots from mount.
Watson lands a nice shot to the head.
magno is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson working magno over with strikes here.
Watson working magno over with strikes here.
Watson with shots to the head and body - magno looks very uncomfortable down there.
Watson wants to control the pace but magno is squirming around nicely.
Watson scoring with strikes but magno is staying in there.
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
magno is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns magno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
magno is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
magno is trying to stand up.
Watson dominating with strikes here.
magno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson is landing with some decent strikes but magno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Watson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. magno looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
magno tries to lock up and control but Watson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
magno is wriggling around trying to escape.
magno is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns magno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
magno tries to buck Watson off but he can't manage it.
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
carlo magno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

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