PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Draksic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Watson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Draksic
vs
Watson

185 cm
21
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Draksic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Draksic gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watson being controlled against the cage.
Draksic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Draksic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Nicholas Watson has been cut.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Draksic as the two fighters clinch.
Draksic can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson prevents a body shot from Draksic.
Draksic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draksic lands a body shot.
Draksic is working Watson over against the cage.
Watson looks winded!
Draksic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Draksic misses with a body punch.
Draksic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draksic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Draksic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watson or not.
Draksic landing knees to the head.
Draksic lands with a short shot to the head.
Draksic pushes Watson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draksic effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Draksic.
Draksic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draksic lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draksic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draksic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draksic lands with a right to the head.
Draksic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Draksic lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Draksic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Draksic.
Draksic lands a body punch.
Draksic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Draksic.
Draksic struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Draksic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Watson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Draksic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Draksic.
Draksic landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draksic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Draksic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draksic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Draksic lands a body punch.
Draksic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draksic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
A body shot lands from Draksic.
Draksic digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draksic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draksic.
Nice body punch from Draksic.
Draksic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draksic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draksic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draksic digs a right hand into Watson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watson's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draksic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draksic lands a body shot.
Draksic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Draksic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Draksic lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draksic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Draksic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draksic landing knees to the head.
Draksic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Draksic lands a damaging elbow.
Draksic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Draksic prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Draksic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Watson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Draksic connects with a body shot.

Draksic clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Draksic as Watson tries to tie him up.
Draksic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Draksic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Draksic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draksic scores a nice knee to the body.
Draksic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draksic pushes Watson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draksic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Draksic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draksic scores with a knee to the head.
Watson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draksic.
Watson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draksic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Draksic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draksic digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Draksic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draksic works on Watson's body with a couple of short punches.
Draksic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draksic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Draksic tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draksic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Draksic lands a knee to the head.
Draksic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Draksic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Draksic is working Watson over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draksic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Good body shot from Draksic.
A right hand to the body from Draksic.
Draksic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Draksic lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draksic lands a good knee to the midsection. Watson won't want to take too many of those.
Draksic just leaning against Watson, taking a breather.
Draksic lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Draksic.
Watson trying to stall but Draksic improves his position.
Draksic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draksic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Draksic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Draksic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draksic stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draksic has him pressed against the cage.
Draksic lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Draksic.
Draksic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draksic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Draksic.
Draksic lands a body shot.
Draksic controlling the action here for a moment.
Draksic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Draksic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Draksic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draksic scores with a hook to the body.
Draksic slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Draksic.
Watson letting Draksic take a breather here.
Draksic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Watson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Draksic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Draksic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draksic pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draksic digs a right hand into Watson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watson's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Draksic.
Draksic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Draksic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Draksic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Draksic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Watson's cut.
That's time! Draksic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Draksic lands a slapping body shot.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Draksic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draksic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Draksic rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Draksic lands an elbow inside.
Draksic landing knees to the head.
Draksic crunches a lovely knee into Watson's ribcage.
Draksic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Draksic.
Draksic pushes Watson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draksic struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Draksic as the two fighters clinch.
Draksic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draksic scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Draksic.
Draksic lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Good body shot from Draksic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draksic.
Draksic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draksic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Draksic can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Draksic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draksic scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Draksic.
A right handed body shot lands from Draksic.
Draksic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watson or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draksic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draksic.
Still in the clinch, Draksic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draksic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draksic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Draksic cracks Watson with a nice body shot.
Draksic cracks Watson with a nice body shot.
Draksic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dragan Draksic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Watson.
Draksic misses with a punch to the body.
Draksic is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Draksic.
Draksic lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draksic.
Draksic lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draksic.
Draksic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Draksic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Draksic.
Draksic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Draksic.
Draksic slows down the pace here.
Watson fails to pull guard.
Draksic is working Watson over against the cage.
The referee calls for Draksic to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draksic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draksic is defending well.
Draksic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Draksic.
Draksic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Draksic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draksic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draksic lands a body punch.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draksic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Draksic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draksic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draksic tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicholas Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragan Draksic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Draksic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draksic 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Dragan Draksic!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Dragan Draksic!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Dragan Draksic!

Dragan Draksic wins by unanimous decision!