PBP Commentary

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

Watson
vs
Klinczerski

215 cm
26
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

GRAND Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tamba Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Klinczerski!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klinczerski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Klinczerski just leaning against Watson, taking a breather.
Klinczerski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.

It looks like Tamba Watson has been cut.
Klinczerski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klinczerski lands an elbow just above Watson 's eye.
Klinczerski lands an elbow inside.
Klinczerski has Watson pushed against the ropes.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Klinczerski.
Klinczerski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Klinczerski lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klinczerski.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klinczerski walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klinczerski.

Klinczerski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watson did well to prevent Klinczerski getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Watson actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinczerski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Watson controls his leg.
Klinczerski prevents Watson from improving his position.

Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klinczerski wants to stand but Watson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson looking for submissions off his back.

Watson actively working from the bottom here.

Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
My spies in Cozad MMA Rio inform me that Klinczerski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Watson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Klinczerski has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Watson wants to control but Klinczerski is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Watson tries to lock up and control but Klinczerski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watson is trying to escape the mount.
Watson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Watson looking for submissions off his back.

Watson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kamil Klinczerski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tamba Watson's cut.
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 misses with a double jab.

Klinczerski gets a takedown into half guard.

Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klinczerski pulls his head out easily.

Watson actively working from the bottom here.

Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klinczerski pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson looking for submissions off his back.

Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Watson looking for submissions off his back.

Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klinczerski pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Klinczerski wants to stand up but Watson is controlling the position.

Watson actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinczerski tries to stand and escape but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Watson looking for a guillotine here but Klinczerski defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klinczerski defends well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klinczerski wants to stand but Watson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Klinczerski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamba Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tamba Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Klinczerski gets a double leg takedown into Watson's guard.
Klinczerski wants to stand and escape but instead Watson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klinczerski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Watson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klinczerski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watson passes into half guard.
Klinczerski is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Klinczerski defend it? Watson steps over the head and cranks it - Klinczerski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Watson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tamba Watson!