PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 105 p4p, 20 weight class) and Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 819 p4p, 128 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Watson's choice of entrance music: Anarchy in the UK. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Garuda
vs
Joseph Watson

190 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Garuda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garuda lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Garuda lands with a nice body punch.
Garuda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson swings for the body but Garuda moves out of range.
Garuda misses with a hook.
Garuda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda scores with a jab to the head.
Garuda lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
Garuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Garuda scores with a punch to the head.
Garuda misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Watson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garuda works Watson's body with a nice hook.
Garuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Watson misses.
Garuda lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garuda - that will leave a mark!
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Watson finds it's way through Garuda's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Garuda counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantak Garuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson throws the left hand but Garuda avoids the punch easily.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson blocks a leg kick.
Garuda lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Garuda.
Garuda throws a leg kick

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Watson trying to advance position but Garuda counters by regaining guard.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garuda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Garuda is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Garuda keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Watson is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Garuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garuda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garuda is keeping the position for now.
Garuda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson wants to control from the top but Garuda keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mantak Garuda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Watson just manages to avoid it.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Garuda.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garuda quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garuda.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garuda as he jumps to the side.
Garuda scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Garuda does it's job there.
Watson staying out of range there.
Garuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garuda.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garuda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
Garuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Watson misses the jab.
Watson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garuda.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Garuda sprawls well.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garuda lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.

Garuda lands a big right hand that sends Watson crashing to the mat! Garuda stays standing though and waves Watson back to his feet!

Watson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mantak Garuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Joseph Watson.
Garuda misses with a wild body shot.
Garuda is looking to chop away at Watson's legs.
Watson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garuda under the eye.
Garuda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garuda. That's going to slow Watson down.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garuda swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garuda.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Garuda.
Garuda jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Watson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garuda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Garuda slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garuda tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garuda swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws out a counter right but Garuda avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Garuda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garuda half committed to a counter leg kick.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garuda is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Garuda circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garuda.
Garuda scores with a hook.
Garuda misses the shot to the body.
Watson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garuda.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mantak Garuda dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garuda moves away from the strike by Watson.
Garuda throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson works Garuda's body with a nice hook.
Garuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Garuda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Watson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garuda misses with a looping right.
Watson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson lands a head shot.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Garuda.
Watson throws out a counter right but Garuda avoids it with no problem.
Garuda scores with a body shot.
Garuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garuda misses the shot to the body.
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garuda lands the left hand.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Are you kidding me?! Garuda ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Watson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mantak Garuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.