PBP Commentary

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

Vasin
vs
Watson

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Halay Vasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Watson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vasin wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vasin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Vasin looking to control.
Vasin wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Vasin is keeping the position.
Watson passes into half guard.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Vasin is in trouble now - Watson has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Watson controlling his opponent.
Vasin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson trying to control but Vasin is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson prevents Vasin from getting the reversal.
Watson tries to control but Vasin wriggling away.
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.

Watson is working for a guillotine from mount but Vasin frees his head quite easily.
Watson wants to control the pace but Vasin is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vasin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasin tries to hold on but Watson postures up.
Vasin is desperately trying to improve his position but Watson has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Vasin is trying desperately to improve position.
Watson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasin is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Watson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vasin is on top in guard.
Vasin slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vasin looking for a submission but Watson manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Watson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasin has his takedown stuffed

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vasin managing to control the position.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasin is keeping the position for now.
Watson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasin is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.

Halay Vasin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vasin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
Vasin trying to strike off his back.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watson stands and throws Vasin's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson happy to just control the position for now.
Vasin tries to buck Watson off but Watson is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Watson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Watson easily slips into full mount!
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasin is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasin tries to lock up and control but Watson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watson is trying to take his opponent's back.

Watson wants to finish this one by submission but Vasin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Watson.
Watson avoids the attempt from Vasin to control.
Vasin reaches up to try and control the position but Watson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Vasin rolls and tries to escape and now Watson has his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vasin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vasin somewhat.
Vasin closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Vasin pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson moves away from the strike by Vasin.
Vasin shoots and misses

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasin won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halay Vasin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson just content to control the position.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasin keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasin is looking for a sweep.
Watson tries to score with some ground and pound. Vasin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasin, who protects the arm well.
Watson is staying tight to Vasin's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watson trying to control the position but Vasin is working away.
You can see the frustration on Vasin's face as Watson controls the position.
Vasin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Steve Watson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasin tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.

Watson scores with a takedown into Vasin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Watson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Steve Watson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson slips under a jab from Vasin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch up but Vasin circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Vasin gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
Vasin looking for a takedown.
Vasin tries for a takedown but Watson manages to get underhooks.
Vasin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasin misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watson to keep the fight standing.
Watson tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Halay Vasin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Watson!