PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Koza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koza
vs
Watson

182 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Koza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landry Watson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koza is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Koza tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.

Watson gets tackled into the cage by Koza. Koza maintains the clinch.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.

It looks like Landry Watson has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koza throws an elbow that misses.
Watson's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson tries to work over Koza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson is looking to control Koza's arms but Koza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the cage.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Koza lands a nice elbow.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Watson working aggressively here.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koza lands a knee to the body.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Watson stalling in the clinch but Koza improves position.
Koza displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watson up against the cage.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Koza.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Koza has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Koza, against the cage.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Koza.
Watson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson is stalling here.
Koza misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Koza prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Koza is struggling to control the position.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koza as Watson tries to tie him up.
Watson looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Koza.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Koza controls his hands.
Koza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koza blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Koza, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koza.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Koza avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Koza has the dominant position.
Watson misses with some punches.
Watson tries to work over Koza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Knees to the body from Koza.
Koza misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Watson - that will leave a mark!
Koza looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Crunch! Watson slams his shin into Koza's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koza is defended easily by Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Koza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landry Watson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Koza looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson cracks the inside of Koza's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Koza misses.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Damian Koza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson connects with a leg kick. Koza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson lands a front kick.
Koza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice hook to Koza's body. Koza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson connects with a right hand. Koza shakes it off.
Koza misses with a takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Koza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
Watson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Koza throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Koza misses its intended target.
Koza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koza tries to clinch up.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Landry Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koza wants to clinch.
Koza looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson with a nice cross.
Watson throws a head kick but Koza moves out of range.
Koza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Watson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landry Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Landry Watson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koza wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Koza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watson.
Koza misses with a wild combination.
Watson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson connects with a jab.
Koza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koza moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koza. That did some damage!
Koza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watson.
A head kick from Watson lands but Koza takes it in his stride.
Koza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watson defends well and Koza ends up having to push Watson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koza.
Watson cracks Koza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koza eats them both and turns towards Watson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Koza closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watson is trying to stall.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Koza.
Watson blocks an elbow strike from Koza.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koza trying to stall but Watson improves his position.
Koza misses with a knee strike.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Koza blocks a body shot from Watson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Koza lands a good knee to the midsection. Watson won't want to take too many of those.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
Watson presses Koza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koza lands an elbow just above Watson 's eye.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Koza.
Watson gets through Koza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koza blocks a body shot from Watson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koza.
Nice elbow from Koza.
Watson blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koza pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Watson wants to break free but Koza has control.
Watson is looking to control Koza's arms but Koza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the cage.
Koza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Koza has double underhooks.
Watson looking to stall.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Watson is trying to maintain a safe position but Koza gets an underhook and turns Watson into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koza.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Landry Watson.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:29

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