PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kenzie
vs
Watson

154 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
183 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Watson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie fails with the takedown.
Watson tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenzie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.

Watson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson cracks Kenzie with a solid left hand.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.
Kenzie trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenzie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.
Kenzie trying to control the position.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Kenzie looking to control.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Kenzie trying to strike off his back.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Kenzie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Kenzie!
Watson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kenzie with a nice head shot there.
Kenzie throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenzie is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Watson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kenzie taking shots to the head.
Kenzie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kenzie wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Kenzie is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Watson has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
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 looking to control but Kenzie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
Kenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
Kenzie tries to buck Watson off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson raining down shots from the mount!
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson scoring with strikes but Kenzie is staying in there.
Kenzie wants to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
Watson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watson lands an overhand right.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Kenzie looks to clinch
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Kenzie on that attempt.
Willy Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kenzie to the ground. Watson is now in Kenzie's guard.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenzie is trying to keep Watson in close.
Watson is in close to Kenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Willy Watson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kenzie. Kenzie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kenzie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watson's head.

It looks like Willy Watson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Watson tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.

Kenzie tries to sprawl but Watson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Watson trying to control from half guard but Kenzie is working away.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Watson is looking for a kimura but Kenzie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Watson to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Kenzie is trying to stand up here but Watson is controlling him well.
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Kenzie defends it.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenzie works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenzie trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.
Watson advances position into side control!

Kenzie explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie striking from the bottom.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
Watson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie is looking to improve his position.
Watson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Watson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenzie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watson is trying to control. Kenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenzie trying to hold on to Watson's head to control him but Watson postures up.
Kenzie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Watson works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willy Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Kenzie shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kenzie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenzie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kenzie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson jabs Kenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Watson gets the takedown into side control.

Watson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Watson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson is working Kenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willy Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenzie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenzie is pulling down on Watson's head. It's preventing any offense from Watson, at least for the moment.

Kenzie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
Watson distracts Kenzie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenzie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Watson stands up over Kenzie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenzie working a defensive guard here.
Watson pushing down on Kenzie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson winds up and cracks Kenzie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kenzie is looking to escape.
Kenzie has hold of Watson's hands but Watson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Watson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kenzie's thigh. Kenzie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kenzie's head.
Watson is working Kenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenzie is striking from the bottom but Watson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Watson is thwarting Kenzie's attempts to control the position.

Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Watson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kenzie throws a body kick that misses.
Watson fails to land the takedown.

Kenzie moves into the clinch.
Kenzie tries to stall but Watson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenzie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Kenzie blocks a body shot from Watson.

Watson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kenzie regains guard.
Watson works over Kenzie with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.

Watson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kenzie dives on top into guard.
Watson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kenzie tries to stand but Watson is controlling from the bottom.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenzie manages to get himself to full guard.
Watson wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kenzie throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson is in close to Kenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kenzie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Kenzie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
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!
Watson won't allow Kenzie to get back to his feet.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willy Watson.
Kenzie swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Kenzie or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson which made him look bad.

Watson instigates a clinch.

Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willy Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Kenzie misses.
Watson jabs Kenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watson to score with a decent uppercut.
Trip Kenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson lands a body shot.

Watson closes the distance and pushes Kenzie back into the cage.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Kenzie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson throws a combination. Kenzie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Willy Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kenzie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Kenzie fails to land the takedown.
Watson tries to bum rush Kenzie with a series of wild strikes but Kenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson cracks Kenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenzie has his takedown stuffed
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Kenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Watson scores with a takedown into Kenzie's guard.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kenzie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Watson has Kenzie in his guard.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenzie wants to stand but Watson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kenzie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenzie wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenzie is one step ahead there.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willy Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenzie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie tries to clinch up

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kenzie wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willy Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenzie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watson is proving hard to escape from.
Watson pulls Kenzie in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenzie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Watson is trying to control the position but Kenzie postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenzie throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie preventing the sweep.
Kenzie looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
Trip Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Watson! Willy Watson retains his welterweight title!