PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Watson
vs
Sanders

183 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

189 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.

Sanders manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanders misses the body punch

and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanders's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson pushes down on Sanders's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanders wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Sanders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Watson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Watson's back!
Watson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a hammerfist to the side of Watson's head.
Watson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sanders lands punches and elbows.
Sanders connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.

Sanders is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Watson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sanders connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sanders. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sanders has Watson flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stand back up.
Sanders is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Watson up.
Sanders scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Watson is looking for a way out.

Watson is rocked!
Sanders lands a good shot there. Watson covers up! Sanders smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Watson to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Sanders jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Sanders!