PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 Cent - The Funeral. Greene is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Days Grace - Riot . Anton Greene has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watson
vs
Greene

179 cm
35
175 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

181 cm
28
169 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Greene!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
A good leg kick by Greene.
Jab, jab by Greene - just one landing.
Greene thows a leg kick but Watson checks it
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Anton Greene has been cut.
Greene is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Greene misses
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
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!
Greene takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Greene throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Watson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body punch
enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greene throws a body kick that misses.
Greene lands with a kick to the temple. Watson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene misses with a right hand

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greene won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Watson working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Watson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is staying tight to Greene's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Greene has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Watson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Greene tries to buck Watson off but Watson is having none of it.
Watson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Greene bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Greene closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Greene is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Greene is rocked!
Greene swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Greene is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Greene misses with a body punch
and Watson rattles Greene with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Greene tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Watson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Greene stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Watson!
Thomas Watson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.