PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Fresh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fresh
vs
Watson

165 cm
24
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Watson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fresh with a body shot.
Fresh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fresh misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fresh.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fresh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fresh forces Watson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Fresh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Watson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fresh is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fresh pulls his head out easily.

Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fresh pulls his head out easily.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watson trying to control but Fresh postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fresh throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.

Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fresh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson is pulling down on Fresh's head. It's preventing any offense from Fresh, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fresh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fresh throwing strikes but missing.
Fresh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fresh wants to stand but Watson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fresh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.

Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson working a defensive guard here.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fresh is one step ahead there.

Watson working for a triangle but Fresh defends it easily.
Fresh wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fresh 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.
Watson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fresh trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fresh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fresh wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson feints a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Watson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh misses the shot to the body.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Fresh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Watson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Watson sneaks out the side door and pushes Fresh away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fresh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Fresh tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fresh backing away here, and Watson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh shoots for a takedown but Watson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fresh tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Fresh goes for a double leg but Watson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watson continues to drive forward.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Fresh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Watson is holding on to half guard well.
Watson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Fresh is sitting in close to Watson's body. Watson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fresh is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fresh is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Watson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Watson!
Ray Fresh spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool...fuck you, I'm out!'.