PBP Commentary

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

Meeks
vs
Watson

194 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Fighting Spirit

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meeks.
Meeks throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson avoids the body shot from Meeks.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Meeks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Meeks fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Watson forces Meeks back against the cage and clinches.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks wants to break free but Watson has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Meeks.

Meeks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Meeks breaks the clinch.
Meeks tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Meeks moves away and avoids it.
Meeks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Meeks is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks avoids the head kick by Watson.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Watson has Meeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Meeks avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watson misses with an elbow over the top.
Watson lands an elbow just above Meeks 's eye.
Watson pushes off an throws an elbow but Meeks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meeks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Watson leaning against his opponent.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Watson, against the cage.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Watson, against the cage.
Watson lands an elbow inside that Meeks shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws an elbow that misses.
Watson pushes off an throws an elbow but Meeks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meeks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Watson avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
Watson landing knees to the body.
Watson lands a nice knee to the body.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Watson lands an elbow just above Meeks 's eye.
Meeks wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Meeks has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
The is referee keeping an eye on Watson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watson lands a nice elbow.
Watson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meeks wants to break free but Watson has control.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Meeks swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Meeks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meeks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meeks wants to break free but Watson has control.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Meeks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meeks misses with a knee to the head.
Watson scores with a knee to the head.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watson.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Meeks.

Meeks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Watson.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Meeks shoots in.
Meeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeks's knee momentarily.

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.
Meeks tries to clinch up
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meeks closes the distance but Watson moves to the side

and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
Watson pushes off an throws an elbow but Meeks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Meeks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Meeks misses with a punch on the inside.
Meeks wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
Watson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Watson throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Watson dodges the punch combination from Meeks.
Meeks thows a body shot but no joy.
Meeks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Watson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson lands with a kick to the temple. Meeks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Fenton Meeks has been cut.
Watson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meeks.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tom Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses
and Watson counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Meeks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks scores with a three punch combo!
Watson avoids the head kick by Meeks.
Meeks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Meeks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson is looking to clinch but Meeks is avoiding it.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Meeks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
Watson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
Watson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Watson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meeks tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Meeks has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Watson slows down the pace here.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with some punches.
Watson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meeks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watson misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks blocks the elbow strike.
Watson lands a damaging elbow.
Meeks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Watson, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watson lands an elbow inside.
Watson blocking some punches.
Watson lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
Watson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Watson.
Meeks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson lands an elbow that stopped Meeks in his tracks for a moment.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meeks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Watson.

Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Meeks.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meeks misses with a combination
and Watson counters with a big head kick but Meeks shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Meeks avoids it.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Meeks.
Meeks throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Meeks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meeks avoids the head kick by Watson.
No joy there for Meeks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tom Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Meeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fenton Meeks's cut.
That's time! Meeks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Meeks tries to clinch up
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Meeks looks to clinch

and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Watson, against the cage.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Meeks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson keeps control of Meeks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meeks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Meeks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watson throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Meeks as the two fighters clinch.
Watson lands a nice elbow.

Meeks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meeks.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meeks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meeks tries to clinch up
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson lands a high kick!
Meeks misses with a combination
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meeks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Watson moves into the clinch.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Meeks blocks an elbow strike from Watson.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meeks lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meeks.
Meeks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Watson pushes off an throws an elbow but Meeks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Meeks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Meeks circles away.
Meeks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tom Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fenton Meeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meeks avoids the head kick by Watson.
Meeks avoids the head kick by Watson.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Meeks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson throws a head kick that Meeks semi-blocks.

Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meeks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meeks has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Meeks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenton Meeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meeks can't break the clinch.
Meeks misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
Watson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meeks. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Watson forces Meeks back against the cage and clinches.
Watson lands an elbow just above Meeks 's eye.
Meeks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meeks working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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