PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Watts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Watts
vs
Gonzalez

222 cm
18
278 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

196 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robin Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound from side control.
Gonzalez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Watts manages to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez is stalling here. Watts is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gonzalez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Watts has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzalez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but Watts has passed to side control!
Watts trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez is not content to let Watts control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts controls the position.
Watts trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Watts off him but Watts keeps the position.
Gonzalez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Watts off and has taken his back!
Watts is trapped and Gonzalez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Gonzalez landing with strikes.
Gonzalez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is landing with strikes. Watts can't take much more of this.
Gonzalez is trying to control but Watts is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watts's face.
Gonzalez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonzalez cracks Watts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez cracks Watts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes but Watts is staying in there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalez lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzalez with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonzalez looking to finish Watts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watts!
Gonzalez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gonzalez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watts looks a forlorn figure.

Gonzalez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Watts is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Watts preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Gonzalez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watts is aware though and is defending well.
Watts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Watts's head. It's preventing any offense from Watts, at least for the moment.
Watts postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez wants to improve his position but instead Watts has moved into half guard.
Watts prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzalez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Watts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watts trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzo Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Watts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gonzalez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watts did well to prevent Gonzalez getting side control.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzalez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzalez wants to pass to mount but Watts is defending the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gonzalez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Gonzalez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzalez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Watts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzalez lands a nice short elbow.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control from Watts's half guard. Watts has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gonzalez is working Watts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watts keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
Gonzalez is working Watts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez distracts Watts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Watts has momentary wrist control but Gonzalez slips an elbow through the middle.
Gonzalez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez content to control rather than advance.
Gonzo Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzalez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gonzalez is working for a kimura but Watts is defending it quite comfortably.
Watts won't allow Gonzalez to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working Watts over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzalez connects with a nice short shot to Watts's temple.
Watts manages to get to full guard.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez is in close to Watts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonzalez postures up and lands a big shot to Watts's brow.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzo Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Watts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzalez trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Watts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzalez content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Watts's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
Gonzalez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzalez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Watts wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Watts's head.
Gonzalez cracks Watts with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez being controlled here momentarily.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzalez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez cracks Watts with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez cracks Watts with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watts's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez works over Watts with some ground and pound from guard.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Gonzalez distracts Watts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robin Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzo Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Watts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzo Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzo Gonzalez!