PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodley comes to the cage accompanied by Hangar-The Reason of your Conviction. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sal Watson enters the cage!

Woodley
vs
Watson

175 cm
26
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KAISER

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sal Watson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
letting Woodley counter with a right hand.
Woodley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Woodley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Woodley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Sal Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodley ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson misses with a hook

and Woodley counters by clinching up.
Watson wants to stall.
Watson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Woodley has him pressed against the cage.

Watson manages to break the clinch.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses

and Woodley counters by moving into the clinch.
Watson lands a shot to the body.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson is trying to push Woodley away but Woodley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Woodley won't allow it.
Woodley blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson tries a body shot but Woodley blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watson.
Woodley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woodley has Watson pushed against the cage.
Woodley looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a hook that snaps the head of Woodley backwards.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Woodley is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson is trying to push Woodley away but Woodley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Watson breaks from the clinch.
Woodley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson with a nice cross.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Woodley slips under a jab.
Woodley takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Woodley to the ground. Watson is now in Woodley's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watson won't allow Woodley to get back to his feet.
Watson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Watson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Woodley is working an open guard so Watson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Watson throws a hook but Woodley blocks it.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Woodley moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson works Woodley's body with a nice hook.
Watson jabs at Woodley's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a right hand that misses

and Woodley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Woodley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watson is struggling to control the position.

Woodley pulls guard.
Watson wants to stand but Woodley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Watson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Watson gets to his feet. Woodley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Watson misses with a left hand

and Woodley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson wants to break free but Woodley has control.

Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson lands with a good body shot.
Woodley ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.
Woodley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Woodley is working an open guard so Watson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Watson.
Woodley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woodley ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woodley.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woodley was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Woodley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Woodley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson sizes up Woodley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses

and Woodley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woodley.
Watson is trying to break free.

Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodley is just out of range.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a combination

and Woodley moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woodley has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Woodley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Watson lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Watson rushes Woodley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Woodley has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woodley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watson stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woodley scrambles back to his feet.

Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Woodley to the ground. Watson is now in Woodley's guard.
Watson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woodley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Woodley wriggles free and stands up.
Woodley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson misses with an uppercut. Woodley saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson cracks Woodley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watson scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson misses with a hook
and Woodley counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Woodley's guard.
Watson wants to stand but Woodley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Watson postures up.
Sal Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodley has a closed guard, preventing Watson from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woodley trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Woodley is working an open guard so Watson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Woodley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watson swings for the body but Woodley moves out of range.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.

Watson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Woodley is proving hard to escape from.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Woodley's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley wants to get back to his feet.
Watson wants to stand but Woodley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Woodley trying to control here.
Woodley wants to get back to full guard.

Watson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Woodley is trying to stand.
Watson throws a strike but Woodley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson stands up from Woodley's guard - Watson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woodley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woodley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Woodley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
The fighters circling - Watson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Woodley to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Woodley slips the punch.
Woodley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Woodley is out of range.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Woodley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watson's guard.

Woodley stands and steps away. Watson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Woodley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Watson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Woodley did well to prevent Watson getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Watson escapes and gets back to his feet.

Woodley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Woodley stands up from Watson's guard - Woodley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Watson misses with a hook. Woodley ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Woodley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Woodley counters by clinching up.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Woodley is controlling the position.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Woodley won't allow it.

Watson tightens his grip and picks Woodley up, before dumping him to the ground. Woodley manages to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woodley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Woodley has his feet on Watson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Watson!
An out of breath Sal Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.