PBP Commentary

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

Roos
vs
Watson

190 cm
26
212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

182 cm
36
210 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanga Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roos's sensitive parts.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Roos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watson manages to circle out of the way.
Roos fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Watson tenderised Roos's leg. Roos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson tries to bum rush Roos with a series of wild strikes but Roos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roos 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.
We've been hearing reports that Roos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanga Roos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Watson - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson stuffs the takedown attempt from Roos. Roos gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Kanga Roos has been cut.
Kanga Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos has his takedown stuffed
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roos at a distance.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roos manages to avoid it.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson leaves Roos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Roos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watson, as that shot connected.
Roos tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Roos misses with a takedown attempt - Watson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roos. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Watson.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson looks to land a right hand but Roos moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a huge left! Roos is in big trouble! He's backing up but Watson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Roos from any more damage. A dominating finish by Watson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
Our winner, John Watson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.