PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watne (ranked 3466 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kristo (ranked 884 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Kristo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watne
vs
Kristo

165 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Watne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Kristo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kristo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
Kristo throws out a counter right but Watne avoids it with no problem.
Watne avoids the body shot from Kristo.
Kristo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watne.
Kristo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Watne scores with a jab.
Watne defending well as Kristo loads up on a big left hand.
Watne's corner calls for a 1-2. Watne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watne digs a good body shot into Kristo's ribs.
Kristo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kristo ducks under a wild hook from Watne.
Kristo tries to counter with a clinch but Watne shakes him off and moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kristo is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Watne.
The fighters circling - Watne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kristo tries to bum rush Watne with a series of wild strikes but Watne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watne throws the left hand but Kristo avoids the punch easily.
Kristo tries to clinch up but Watne circles away and keeps his distance.
Watne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kristo misses with a straight right.
Watne thuds his right hand into Kristo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kristo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Kristo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watne lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristo tries to land a knee to the head but Watne blocks with his arms.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Kristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Kristo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watne's defenses.

It looks like Tom Watne has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Kristo.
Kristo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watne blocks an elbow strike.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watne takes an elbow to the forehead.

Tom Watne's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kristo throws an elbow but misses.
Kristo misses with a knee strike.
Watne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristo's elbow.
Watne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watne lands a shot to the body.
Watne takes a knee right on the jaw!

Tom Watne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kristo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kristo misses with an elbow strike.
Watne lands with a right to the head.
Watne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kristo pushes off an throws an elbow but Watne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watne digs a right hand underneath Kristo's ribcage. Kristo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kristo.
Kristo tries to land knees in the clinch but Watne avoids the damage to the body.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Kristo controls the action.
Kristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watne is defending well for now.
Watne managing to block the knees to the body from Kristo.
Kristo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristo.
Watne takes an elbow to the temple.
We've been informed that Kristo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Kristo stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kristo.
Kristo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Kristo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristo connects with a knee to the head.
Watne scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristo misses with some punches.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne lands a shot to the body.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kristo throws an elbow but misses.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kristo looking to throw knees to the head but Watne is blocking nicely.
Watne managing to block the knees to the body from Kristo.
Watne lands with a light punch inside.
Watne lands with a short shot to the head.
Watne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristo is working Watne over against the cage.
Kristo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watne is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristo prevents a body shot from Watne.
Kristo blocking some punches.
Kristo looking to throw knees to the head but Watne is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Watne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Watne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kristo throws a poor cross that misses
and Watne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Kristo pushes Watne up against the cage in a clinch.
Kristo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Watne here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kristo stalling the fight.
Watne lands a nice uppercut.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Kristo's head.
Kristo trying to land knees to the body.
Watne dodges an elbow strike from Kristo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Kristo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watne avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Watne.
Watne lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watne lands a right hand.
Kristo misses with an elbow strike.
Watne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watne scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristo pushes off an throws an elbow but Watne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Kristo avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Matt Kristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristo blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Watne is leaning against Kristo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kristo crunches a lovely knee into Watne's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kristo.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Watne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristo can do to turn this around?
Kristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristo throws an elbow that misses.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Kristo controls the action.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Kristo's head.
A nice left hand lands by Watne.
Kristo blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne digs a right hand into Kristo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kristo's gas tank.
Watne lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristo backwards.
Watne pushes Kristo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kristo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kristo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kristo pushes off an throws an elbow but Watne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kristo is trying to maintain a safe position but Watne gets an underhook and turns Kristo into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kristo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watne's brow.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristo tries to land knees in the clinch but Watne avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Watne.
A right handed body shot lands from Watne.
Kristo is breathing heavily.
Kristo misses with an elbow strike.
Kristo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watne avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
Watne digs a right hand into Kristo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kristo's gas tank.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Kristo controls the action.
Watne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watne gets through Kristo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kristo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristo is still on wobbly legs! Can Watne finish him?
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watne misses with some punches.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristo.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Watne.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watne misses with some punches.
Kristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristo seems to have recovered his senses.
Watne lands a nice shot to the body.
Watne pushes Kristo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Watne.
Kristo throws an elbow but it misses.
Watne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kristo backwards.
Watne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kristo.

Jeez, Tom Watne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Watne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Watne.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristo prevents a body shot from Watne.
Watne misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne blocks an elbow strike.
Watne lands a right hand.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Watne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watne takes an elbow to the temple.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Kristo's head.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Watne blocks an elbow strike from Kristo.
Watne lands a big right hand that drops Kristo! The killer instinct kicks in and Watne finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Watne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Watne!