PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorrance's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thou Shalt Always Kill. Steve Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dorrance
vs
Watson

186 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson staying out of range there.
Dorrance throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Dorrance looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dorrance ducks under a wild hook from Watson.

Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dorrance to the mat! Dorrance manages to get full guard.
Dorrance on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dorrance tries to get out of the position.
Watson passes Dorrance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dorrance knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watson in particular looking to stall.
Watson is trying to control. Dorrance wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Watson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dorrance defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Watson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dorrance has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Watson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dorrance could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Watson has cracked it and Dorrance is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Watson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Watson!
A very excited looking Steve Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.