PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Watcher
vs
Brown

195 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
31
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Watcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown slips under a jab from Watcher.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Watcher moves out of range easily.
Brown walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watcher.
Watcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown lands a head kick!
A slow jab from Watcher misses its intended target.
Watcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watcher's calf.
Watcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown thumps Watcher with a low kick.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Watcher.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Watcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown jabs at Watcher's body.
A swing and a miss from Watcher.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Watcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a push kick but Watcher slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher misses with a body shot.
Watcher misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Watcher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watcher rather than just go for the knockout.
Watcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Watcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watcher throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Watcher connects with a looping right hand.
Watcher misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Watcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Watcher misses.
Watcher misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Watcher finds it's target.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Watcher misses with a body shot.
Watcher misses the shot to the body.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watcher.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thumps Watcher with a low kick.
Joseph Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watcher punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
Brown tries to clinch but Watcher is having none of it.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown feints and then cracks Watcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watcher down.
Watcher loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Watcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Watcher.
The fighters circling - Watcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Watcher pushes him off.
Brown tries to clinch but Watcher moves away
and Watcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watcher missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Watcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watcher swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Watcher staying out of range there.
Brown scores with a head kick. Watcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Watcher misses with a body shot
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watcher throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watcher takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watcher. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown defending well as Watcher loads up on a big left hand.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watcher will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Watcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Watcher misses with a wild body shot.
Watcher walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown slips a straight right by Watcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints a jab promting Watcher to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Watcher misses the target.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Watcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watcher is able to avoid easily.
Watcher takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Watcher misses.
Watcher throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Watcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Watcher.
Watcher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a hook but Watcher avoids it easily.
Watcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Watcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown is looking to slow Watcher down with leg kicks.
Brown throws a low kick but Watcher moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Watcher's knee but Watcher avoids it well.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Watcher.
Brown tries to clinch there but Watcher circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Watcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watcher throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown cracks the inside of Watcher's front leg.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Watcher off balance momentarily.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
A shot to the body from Watcher misses
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Watcher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watcher scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Watcher moves out of range easily.
Watcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Watcher moved away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Watcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Watcher moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watcher throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown motions for Watcher to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Watcher down.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watcher.
Joseph Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Watcher avoids it.
A jab from Watcher does it's job there.
Watcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Watcher circles away.
Andy Watcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watcher thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a hook but Watcher blocks it.
Watcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watcher is out of range.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
Watcher looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Watcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watcher's head backwards.
Joseph Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watcher manages to avoid it.
Brown scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a right and a left that Watcher avoids nicely.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Watcher misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Watcher misses the target.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watcher's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Brown!