PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Entrance Theme by WCW. Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Hells Bells" by AC/DC. Ricky Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kang
vs
Watson

200 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs
Golden Lilium

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khru Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Kang on that attempt.
Watson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Kang on the inside.
Watson wants to break free but Kang has control.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.

Kang breaks from the clinch.

Kang rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.

Kang lands a takedown into guard.

Kang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watson, up you get!
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Kang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson has his foot on Kang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kang works his way back into a safe position though.
Kang cracks Watson with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kang postures up.
Kang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watson is staying active underneath Kang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kang 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.
Kang trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
Kang 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.
Kang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kang 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 looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kang jumps into side control!
Watson taking a bit of punishment here - Kang scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Watson to his feet.

Kang has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Kang stalls.
Kang has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Kang.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khru Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricky Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Kang has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kang breaks from the clinch.

Kang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kang breaks the clinch.

Kang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kang lands in his opponent's guard.
Kang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang pushes down on Watson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khru Kang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kang has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Kang.
A short uppercut from Kang.
Kang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kang can't get the takedown.

Kang jumps into guard, dragging Watson to the mat.
Watson wants to stand but Kang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watson trying to control but Kang is working from the bottom.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Kang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kang lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Watson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kang working Watson over with strikes here.
Kang landing strikes from the mount.
Kang content just to control the position here.
Kang lands a heavy elbow.
Watson trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kang scoring with strikes but Watson is staying in there.
Kang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kang dominating with strikes here.
Watson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang breaks from Watson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Kang working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Watson wants to hold on but Kang pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang trying to control but Watson is having none of it.

Kang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Watson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Watson is looking to improve his position but Kang isn't that keen on the idea.
Kang 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 is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kang is landing with some decent strikes but Watson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kang lands a nice shot to the head.
Kang working Watson over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Kang.
Kang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khru Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
Kang lands a big shot there that rocks Watson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Watson is rocked!

Kang has control of Watson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Watson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khru Kang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Kang closes the distance and clinches.

Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watson's waist but Watson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kang off to one side.

Kang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kang landing with the ground and pound.
Kang landing with the ground and pound.
Kang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Kang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watson is staying active underneath Kang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kang wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang works his way into side control.
Kang trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Kang trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson has control of an arm but Kang manages to advance to Kang's back!
Kang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kang is working the ground and pound. Can Watson escape?
Kang connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang controls the position.
Kang is not going to allow Watson to sit and survive in this position.
Kang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ricky Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kang.
Watson is trying to break free.

Kang is persistently looking for the submission but Watson is defending it well.
Kang throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Watson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the action but Kang just sinks the hooks in.
Watson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kang kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kang lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Watson up.
Kang is punishing Watson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kang connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.
Watson trying to control the hands but Kang breaks the grip.
Watson takes a big shot to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khru Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khru Kang!