PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Flawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wait by Earshot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Flawless
vs
Watson

183 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
187 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Alpha-Omega

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Flawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flawless tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Flawless shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watson blocking some punches.
Watson stalling the fight.

Watson lands a takedown into guard.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flawless swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flawless's guard.

Watson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Flawless dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flawless gets to his feet - Watson follows without any prompting.
Flawless shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flawless shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watson pinned against the cage. Watson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Flawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Flawless shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Flawless avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tests Flawless's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flawless doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
John Flawless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flawless moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Watson throws a push kick but Flawless slaps the foot to one side.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson lands a head shot.
Watson is looking to score with low kicks.
Flawless fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flawless checks a leg kick.
Flawless shoots in looking for a takedown. Watson tries to sprawl out of it but Flawless keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flawless has a takedown stuffed.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Flawless or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson which made him look bad.
Flawless fails with the takedown.
Watson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Watson scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Flawless or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Flawless on that attempt.
Flawless shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like John Flawless has been cut.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flawless takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Flawless's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flawless blocks a head kick by Watson.

Flawless scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Watson missing with punches from the bottom.
Watson trying to control here.

Watson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Flawless pulls his head out easily.
Watson tries to roll over but Flawless keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flawless sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson trying to hold on to Flawless's head to control him but Flawless postures up.
Flawless perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Flawless wants to stand up but Watson is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flawless fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flawless has his takedown stuffed

and Watson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flawless prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flawless drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Watson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson tries to pull guard but Flawless holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flawless.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flawless pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Flawless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Watson.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flawless is out of range and Watson settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
Flawless with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a good, hard body kick but Flawless shrugs it off.
Flawless takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flawless moves away.

Flawless changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watson tries to improve position but can't.
Watson sneaks back into half guard.
Watson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but Flawless postures up.

Flawless stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Flawless blocks the low kick.
Flawless tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily

and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flawless's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Flawless scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joseph Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Flawless's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Watson ducks under a wild hook from Flawless.

Flawless closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Watson to the mat! Watson manages to get full guard.
Watson is trying to control the position but Flawless postures up.

Flawless decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Flawless throws a lazy head kick

and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flawless!

Watson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Watson tries to keep at a distance but Flawless has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Flawless pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Flawless pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flawless fails with the takedown

and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flawless's guard.
Flawless wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Watson content to stall in guard here.
Flawless is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flawless looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flawless trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Watson prevents Flawless from getting back to his feet.
Watson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flawless is proving hard to escape from.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flawless swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flawless doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flawless tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters with a good, hard body kick but Flawless shrugs it off.

Flawless closes the distance and clinches.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Flawless landing knees to the head.
Flawless gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
John Flawless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Watson.

Flawless breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flawless tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
Watson throws a leg kick but Flawless sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flawless is out of range and Watson settles back down.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Flawless tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Flawless in his tracks momentarily.
Joseph Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Flawless's front leg but catches the back leg as Flawless tries to avoid it.
Flawless with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Flawless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Flawless wants to clinch

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

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