PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mardy Fish (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.

Watson
vs
Fish

183 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mardy Fish!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Watson crunches a lovely knee into Fish's ribcage.
Fish tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Fish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Fish blocks it.
Watson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Watson lands a big knee to the head and Fish goes down! Watson is looking to finish!

Fish is rocked!

It looks like Mardy Fish has been cut.
Fish tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Fish is still in real trouble! Can Watson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson controls the action.

Watson gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Watson lands with a right and another and another! Fish is in big trouble! Watson lands again and this time it's lights out for Fish! A quality knockout there for Watson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Watson!