PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the ring accompanied by Roll Right. Hershey has chosen Aztechnical as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brian Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watson
vs
Hershey

180 cm
33
180 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

169 cm
28
183 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hershey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Hershey misses its intended target.

Watson dives in and scores a takedown into Hershey's guard.
Watson stops Hershey from standing up.
Hershey keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hershey has wrist control.
Hershey looking for a sweep. Not yet Hershey, not yet.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson cracks Hershey with a solid left hand.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Watson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hershey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hershey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hershey!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Hershey crashes against the mat.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hershey swings around for an armbar but Watson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hershey's guard.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson throws a strike but Hershey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Hershey is having none of it.
Watson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hershey wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.

Watson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hershey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hershey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Watson gets a clinch.
Hershey stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Hershey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Hershey can't break the clinch.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hershey prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hershey throws a head punch that misses.
Hershey stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Hershey is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Hershey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
Hershey tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the ropes.
Hershey working hard to break the clinch.

Watson has picked Hershey up - he's going for a ride! Watson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to control. Hershey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hershey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hershey is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
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!
Hershey moves into full guard.
Watson trying to control but Hershey is working from the bottom.
Watson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watson distracts Hershey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hershey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hershey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Hershey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Hershey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Hershey!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hershey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hershey wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Hershey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Hershey is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hershey throws a strike but Watson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Hershey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Hershey!

Watson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hershey looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Hershey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hershey is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Hershey counters with a good low kick that Watson was not able to check.

Watson drives through with a takedown into Hershey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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 wants to control from the top but Hershey keeps moving.
Watson distracts Hershey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Watson is posturing up here but Hershey has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Watson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Watson has to tap! Slick submission there by Hershey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Hershey!
A victorious Steve Hershey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.