PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bode Ike (ranked 5223 p4p, 5431 weight class) and DreQuan Watson (ranked 581 p4p, 591 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ike
vs
Watson

194 cm
19
215
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
200
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Threads of HARDCORE ($50 clearance)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bode Ike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreQuan Watson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson scores with the left hand. Ike knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Bode Ike has been cut.
Ike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ike seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Ike drops his hands momentarily and Watson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Ike's belly button to the back.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Ike's shoulder, as Ike tries to avoid the shot.
Watson tests Ike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Watson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Ike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Ike takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Ike tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watson manages to circle out of the way.
Ike scores with a hook.
Watson misses with an uppercut
enabling Ike to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson lands the left hand.
Ike scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Ike takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watson throws a combination that misses
letting Ike counter with a right hand.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson misses with a left hand

and Ike counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Ike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the ropes.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watson stalling in the clinch.
Ike blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ike takes a shot to the head.
Watson misses with some punches.
Ike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson scores with a shot to the side of Ike's head.
Ike taking a breather.
Ike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ike backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ike is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DreQuan Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bode Ike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ike takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson's coach down at Legendary MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a double jab.
Ike tries to counter by clinching up but Watson breaks away and moves out of range.
Watson dips to his left and cracks Ike with an uppercut!
Watson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ike drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ike scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Ike uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watson has time to react.
Ike looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Ike slips a jab from Watson.
Ike seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Ike moves away and avoids it.
As Watson tries to get set, Ike tries to push him back and clinch up but Watson manages to avoid the attempt.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Bode Ike's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ike connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ike moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Ike was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ike throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Ike takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson slips under a jab from Ike.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ike off the ropes and back into range.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson dips to his left and cracks Ike with an uppercut!

Bode Ike's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DreQuan Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a body punch but Ike moves out of range.
Ike tries to counter by clinching up but Watson breaks away and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ike.
Ike walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson scores with a decent looking hook.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ike momentarily.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.

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

Ike is rocked!

Jeez, Bode Ike's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ike misses with a looping right.

Watson lands a big right hand that sends Ike crashing to the mat! Watson stays standing though and waves Ike back to his feet!
Oh Ike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bode Ike's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DreQuan Watson!
DreQuan Watson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.