PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Watertown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Watertown
vs
Shark

170 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Watertown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Shark!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark shoots in looking for a takedown. Watertown tries to sprawl out of it but Shark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watertown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watertown shoots in looking for a takedown. Shark tries to sprawl out of it but Watertown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Watertown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watertown is in Shark's guard.
Watertown stopping the sweep attempt from Shark.
Watertown wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watertown stands and throws Shark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shark can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watertown happy to just control the position for now.
Watertown tries to move to full mount but Shark actually manages to regain half guard.
Shark wants to improve his position but Watertown is controlling well.
Shark is staying active underneath Watertown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Watertown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shark defends it well.
Shark trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Watertown is staying active.

Watertown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shark defends it well.
Watertown is looking to pass Shark's guard but actually Shark recovers to full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shark has eaten all the pies!
Shark wants to stand and escape but Watertown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watertown stays in close to Shark's body and controls the position.
Watertown pushing down on Shark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shark is in trouble now - Watertown has advanced to mount!
Watertown with a couple of short strikes.
Shark really wants to buck Watertown off and get back to his feet.
Watertown wants to control the pace but Shark is squirming around nicely.
Shark wants to hold on but Watertown pushes him away.
Watertown lands a nice shot to the head.
Shark manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark gets full guard.
Shark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watertown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watertown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watertown stopping the sweep attempt from Shark.
Watertown lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watertown wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
Watertown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watertown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watertown is in Shark's guard.
Watertown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Watertown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shark for as long as he can get away with.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Watertown from controlling successfully.
Shark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shark thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watertown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shark throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shark thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Watertown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shark.
Shark sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Watertown blocking the ground and pound.
Shark looking to ground and pound but Watertown is blocking nicely.
Watertown blocking the ground and pound.
Watertown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark looking to finish with strikes here!
Shark with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark looking to finish with strikes here!
Shark thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shark thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watertown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shark controlling the position easily from mount.
Watertown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Watertown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watertown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shark.
Shark throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Watertown because Shark loaded up on that one.
Shark landing strikes from the mount.
Watertown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shark tries to control but Watertown wriggling away.
Shark misses with a head shot.
Shark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shark wants to control the pace but Watertown is squirming around nicely.
Shark punching from mount but Watertown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watertown is looking to escape.
Shark looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark controlling the position easily from mount.
Shark punching from mount but Watertown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shark cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shark content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shark sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Shark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watertown as he avoids it easily.
Shark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shark tries for a takedown but Watertown circles away easily

and Watertown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shark!
Rex Watertown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Shark.
Watertown scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Watertown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Watertown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shark down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shark is not content to let Watertown control the position.
Shark is looking to reverse the position.
Shark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watertown landing a few strikes.
Shark tries to escape but Watertown is in control.
Watertown is looking to take a break and control but Shark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watertown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watertown advances to mount.
Watertown controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watertown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shark 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.
Watertown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Watertown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shark wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watertown is trying to work for a kimura but Shark is defending well.
Shark looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shark is looking for a sweep. Watertown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watertown content to control rather than advance.
Watertown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Shark controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watertown stops Shark from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watertown.
Shark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watertown.
Shark shoots in looking for a takedown but Watertown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watertown is defended easily by Shark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shark shoots and misses

and Watertown counters with a single leg into guard. Shark didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shark wants to stand but Watertown is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Watertown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watertown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Watertown!