PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the ring accompanied by Let's Go. Thomas Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Down
vs
Watson

183 cm
32
179 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

179 cm
45
175 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Sin City Allstars

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 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrik Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down slips a straight right by Watson.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.

Down gets tackled into the ropes by Watson. Watson maintains the clinch.
Watson misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Down's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Down misses with the head strike.
Down misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watson is pressed up against the ropes. Down 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.
Kendrik Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson leaves Down with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Down.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Down swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Down throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Down takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Down fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrik Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson is looking to clinch.

Watson closes the distance and pushes Down back into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watson as Down tries to tie him up.
Down is working for takedown but Watson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Down looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Watson tries to work over Down's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Down is looking to take this one to the mat.
Down gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Down manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Down can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson is looking to control Down's arms but Down gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson working aggressively here.

Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.

Down rushes Watson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Down lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Down looking for a takedown.
Down tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Down.
Watson is trying to maintain a safe position but Down gets an underhook and turns Watson into the ropes.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Watson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Watson stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Watson stalling the fight.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watson stalling the fight.
Watson lands with a left to the head.
Watson lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Down gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Down lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Down throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Down gets a takedown into half guard.
Down is thwarting Watson's attempts to control the position.
Watson is trying to stand.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Down is very close to passing his half guard.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Down is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Down is thwarting Watson's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Down moves into the clinch.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Down is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Down - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Down backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Down.
Down prevents a body shot from Watson.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down tries for a takedown but Watson manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Down.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Down blocking some punches.
Watson is looking to control Down's arms but Down gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the ropes.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Down blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with some punches.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson tries to work over Down's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Down lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Down goes for a takedown attempt but Watson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrik Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson cracks Down with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Down scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Down looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Down persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Down lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kendrik Down is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Down misses.
Down looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Down drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Down swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Down wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Down. Those never looked like landing.
Watson moves away from the strike by Down.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson lands a jab to the head.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Down is predictable there

and Watson counters by clinching up.
Down is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Down drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Down was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Down gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Down can't get the takedown.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watson taking a breather.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Down tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrik Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson stalling against the ropes.
Watson is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Watson.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Down blocking some punches.
Down is looking to take this one to the mat.
Down drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Down changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Down forces Watson back against the ropes and clinches.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson is working for takedown but Down is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watson as Down tries to tie him up.
Down is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Down into the ropes.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Watson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Down effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Down drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson working aggressively here.
Kendrik Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson misses with some punches.
Down stalling in the clinch but Watson improves position.
A short uppercut from Watson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watson.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Watson!
The defeated Kendrik Down had this to say: 'Don't Worry about it!!!'.