PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Watson
vs
Jamison

171 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mathew Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jamison.

Watson gets tackled into the cage by Jamison. Jamison maintains the clinch.
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watson throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jamison just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watson obliges.

Jamison breaks the clinch.

Watson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Jamison tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamison is trying to drag Watson to the mat but Watson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivan Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Jamison.
Watson landing knees to the head.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Jamison turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watson lands with a right to the head.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Jamison looking to pass the guard.
Jamison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jamison lands a couple of digs.
Jamison is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jamison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson moves into full guard.

Jamison stands and steps away. Watson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jamison or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson, which made it look bad.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Watson tries to counter by clinching up but Jamison breaks away and moves out of range.

Jamison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Watson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jamison.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jamison stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Watson to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Watson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jamison takes the fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jamison is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Jamison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison can't break the clinch.
Watson is pressed up against the cage. Jamison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watson down to the mat. Watson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.

Jamison clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jamison.
Watson tries to pull guard but Jamison holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Watson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jamison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watson walks away with a smile on his face. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Jamison shoots in.
Watson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ivan Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Jamison.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jamison circles away.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watson sprawls well. Watson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet.
As Jamison tries to get set, Watson tries to push him back and clinch up but Jamison manages to avoid the attempt.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jamison.
Watson is looking for a counter combo.
Jamison is breathing heavily.

Jamison moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Jamison has him pressed against the cage.
Jamison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson jumps guard but Jamison stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jamison.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Watson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.

Jamison is trying to trip Watson. He has hold of a leg but Watson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jamison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Watson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jamison won't want to take too many of those.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jamison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watson.
Knees to the body from Watson.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Jamison is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.

Watson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Watson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Jamison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Watson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.
Watson seems keen to control Jamison's posture.
Jamison looking to sit in guard and control but Watson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Watson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Watson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jamison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watson avoids it really well and circles away.

Watson clinches.
Watson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson tries to pull guard but Jamison holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Jamison blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jamison's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Jamison blocks it.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jamison walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mathew Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jamison takes the fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to pull guard but Jamison holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Watson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Jamison's takedown attempt.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jamison walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson tries to counter by clinching up but Jamison breaks away and moves out of range.
Jamison shoots for a double leg takedown but Watson sprawls well. He's pushed Jamison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jamison manages to circle out of the way.

Watson clinches with his opponent.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jamison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jamison trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Watson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a knee to the head.
Jamison is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Jamison has him pressed against the cage.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jamison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Jamison.
Jamison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamison is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watson after a bit of a struggle.
Watson prevents Jamison from breaking the clinch.
Jamison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is leaning against Jamison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Watson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson keeping full guard, as Jamison tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

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