PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Watson
vs
Negan

182 cm
28
210 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
216 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Negan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Watson - the referee stops the clock and Negan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Watson. Negan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watson scores with a one two! Negan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Synergy Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Negan is out of range and Watson settles back down.
Negan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Negan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Negan lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Negan looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Negan closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Negan pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Negan at a distance.
Watson lands a nice hook to Negan's body. Negan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson avoids the head kick by Negan.
Negan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Negan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Negan tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Negan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Negan.
Negan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Negan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Watson forces Negan back against the cage and clinches.
Watson lands with a right to the head.
Watson avoiding damage as Negan throws knees to the body.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Negan lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Negan.
Negan scores a nice knee to the body.
Negan looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson presses Negan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Negan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Negan.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Negan.
Negan is looking for a takedown.
John Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Negan.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Negan backwards.
Negan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson avoiding damage as Negan throws knees to the body.
Negan wants to break free but Watson has control.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Negan backwards.
Watson scores with a shot to the side of Negan's head.
Negan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Negan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.

Negan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Watson regains guard immediately.
Watson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Negan postures up and lands a big shot to Watson's brow.
Watson trying to control the position here.
Negan landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negan is fighting to break Watson's control of his arms but Watson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Negan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Negan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Negan throws an elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Negan's guard. Nice move by Watson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Negan wants to sweep but no luck.
Negan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Watson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Negan is looking for a sweep. Watson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Negan defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Negan defends it.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Negan defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Watson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Watson.
Negan takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Negan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Negan tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Negan fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negan. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Negan throws a lazy head kick
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Negan is breathing heavily.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philip Negan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Negan's calf.
Watson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Philip Negan has been cut.
Negan misses the body punch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson throws a front kick that sends Negan stumbling back into the cage.

Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Watson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Negan.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Negan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Negan takes a shot to the head.
Negan can't get the takedown.
John Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Negan.
Watson lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Negan up against the cage.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Negan can't get the takedown.
Watson lands with a light punch inside.
Watson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Negan up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Negan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Negan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Negan missing with knees to the body.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Negan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan blocking some punches.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Negan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Negan has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Negan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Negan landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Negan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
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 looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Watson gets through Negan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson tries to stall but Negan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson gets through Negan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Negan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Watson on the inside.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Negan.
John Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Negan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Negan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Negan misses with a straight right.
Negan misses with an uppercut
and Watson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Negan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson is looking to wear down Negan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Negan takes one to the chin there.
Negan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Negan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Negan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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 moves in looking to clinch but Negan pushes him off.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Negan is rocked!
Negan fails with the takedown.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Negan.
Watson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Negan is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
John Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Negan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Negan seems to have recovered his senses.
Negan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negan.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Negan has time to react.
Watson drops Negan with a naaaaasty hook - Negan is in real trouble here! Watson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
John Watson gave a mention to Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).