PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sal Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sal Watson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Watson
vs
Kerr

173 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Unique Wear and Custom Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sal Watson!
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, Wayne Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
A big left from Watson misses.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Watson enables Kerr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Watson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kerr prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.
Watson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kerr dives into side control.
Watson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr scoring with punches and elbows.
Kerr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Watson struggling a bit here.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson is trying to buck Kerr off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kerr connects with a decent elbow.
Kerr working away.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Watson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kerr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Watson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kerr asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to control Kerr's posture but Kerr avoids it.
Watson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kerr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Watson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kerr's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watson is trying to stand.
Watson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson is trying to stand.
Kerr working Watson over with strikes.
Watson is trying to stand.
Watson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Watson is looking for a triangle but Kerr pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr stops Watson from standing up.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kerr manages to get himself to full guard.
Kerr controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson stops Kerr from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watson gets to his feet. Kerr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Watson misses.

Watson moves into the clinch successfully.

Kerr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Watson regains guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wayne Kerr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Watson digs a good body shot into Kerr's ribs.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Kerr takes one to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Watson scores with a four punch combination!

Watson forces Kerr back against the cage and clinches.
Kerr lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Watson breaks the clinch.

Watson moves into the clinch.

Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson staying out of range 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!
Watson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.

Watson darts in and clinches Kerr up against the cage.
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerr has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is trying to drag Watson to the mat but Watson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Watson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kerr lands some strikes from the bottom.

Watson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Watson misses with a left hand

so Kerr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kerr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kerr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Watson wants to get back to full guard.
Watson is trying to escape back to his feet but Kerr uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Watson is pushing Kerr's head away, looking to escape. Kerr manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Watson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kerr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kerr working away.
Watson is pushing Kerr's head away, looking to escape. Kerr manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson parries the strikes from Kerr easily there. Kerr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr working the ground and pound.
Kerr is putting a hurting on Watson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kerr landing strikes.
Watson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kerr trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerr trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sal Watson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Watson misses with a hook.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kerr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Kerr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Kerr seems unphased.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kerr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Kerr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Kerr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Watson misses with a left hand

and Kerr counters by clinching up.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
A left hand lands to the body for Watson.
Kerr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Kerr's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson drives through and clinches with Kerr against the cage.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Kerr has the dominant position.

Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Kerr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson tries for a takedown but Kerr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kerr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook but Kerr avoids it easily.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Kerr ducks down to avoid it.
Kerr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot

and Kerr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watson won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerr landing a few strikes.
Watson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kerr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wayne Kerr has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kerr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Watson down.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kerr.
Kerr working the head and body with strikes.
Kerr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Watson misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr prevents Watson from escaping the position.
Kerr grinds an elbow into Watson's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerr scoring with punches and elbows.
Kerr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Watson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wayne Kerr.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Kerr!