PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Hank Williams Jr (Country Boy Can Survive) as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bubba Watson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Thunder
vs
Watson

197 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
22
289 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Watson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Thunder shoots in.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Watson lands a nice hook to Thunder's body. Thunder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Thunder scores with a takedown into Watson's guard.
Thunder throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thunder's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Thunder keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Thunder could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thunder is breathing heavily.

Watson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thunder shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubba Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson stalks Thunder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thunder's face. Thunder staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Jacob Thunder has been cut.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson lands with an overhand left.

Thunder is rocked!
Watson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Thunder drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Watson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Thunder's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Watson!