PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominatrix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Trenches" by Pop Evil. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dominatrix
vs
Watson

190 cm
32
215 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

182 cm
37
210 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

KnockOut

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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dominatrix.
Dominatrix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dominatrix scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix misses with a body punch
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominatrix stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dominatrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Dominatrix misses the jab.
Dominatrix scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Dominatrix.
Nice uppercut lands for Dominatrix. That snapped Watson's head back.
Dominatrix misses with a leg kick.
Dominatrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Dominatrix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dominatrix lands a body shot.
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dominatrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominatrix punishes Watson's body with a nice straight punch.

Dominatrix throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watson was covering up waiting for the punch and Dominatrix finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dominatrix preventing the sweep.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dominatrix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dominatrix being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Dominatrix from controlling successfully.
Dominatrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominatrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dominatrix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dominatrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominatrix postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominatrix 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping full guard, as Dominatrix tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dominatrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dominatrix lands a nice hook to Watson's body. Watson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dominatrix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dominatrix scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominatrix at a distance.
Dominatrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Dominatrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominatrix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominatrix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Dominatrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominatrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix misses with a body shot.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Dominatrix lands.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dominatrix throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Watson misses
and Dominatrix counters with a two punch combo.
Dominatrix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson slips under a jab.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dominatrix avoids the body shot from Watson.

Dominatrix shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watson's guard.
Dominatrix looking to sit in guard and control but Watson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dominatrix is working an open guard so Watson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dominatrix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dominatrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dominatrix lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Dominatrix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominatrix throws a leg kick that misses.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dominatrix rather than just go for the knockout.
Dominatrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Dominatrix counters with a stiff right hand.
Dominatrix misses with a takedown attempt
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dominatrix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson avoids the body shot from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominatrix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dominatrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominatrix throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dominatrix connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Dominatrix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominatrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Dominatrix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dominatrix throws a front kick aimed at Watson's knee but Watson avoids it well.

Dominatrix looking to score a takedown here. Watson is defending well but Dominatrix drives through and ends up in Watson's guard.
Dominatrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson trying to control the position.
Dominatrix wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Dominatrix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Watson has his hands on Dominatrix's head, controlling the position.
Dominatrix wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Dominatrix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dominatrix landing some decent shots from guard.
Dominatrix wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Dominatrix lands a couple of elbows.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Dominatrix is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Dominatrix is fighting to break Watson's control of his arms but Watson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dominatrix lands a lovely overhand right.
Dominatrix scores with a body shot.
Dominatrix connects with a crisp jab.
Dominatrix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dominatrix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominatrix.
Nice shot lands for Dominatrix.
Dominatrix scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dominatrix lands with a hook. Watson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dominatrix.
Watson throws out a counter right but Dominatrix avoids it with no problem.
Dominatrix throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominatrix throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson throws a fast counter high kick but Dominatrix manages to duck under it in time.
Dominatrix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Watson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dominatrix lands a body shot.
Dominatrix misses with a wild body shot.
Watson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Dominatrix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dominatrix lands a couple of digs.
Dominatrix throws a strike but Watson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dominatrix has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Watson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dominatrix has tightened it up now! Watson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.