PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Obebobwe Osas (ranked 3268 p4p, 3441 weight class) and Patrick Watt (ranked 422 p4p, 452 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Osas
vs
Watt

183 cm
25
175
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
180
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obebobwe Osas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Watt!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Osas has Watt up against the cage in a clinch.
Watt's coach down at Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Watt misses with a punch on the inside.
Osas just leaning against Watt, taking a breather.
Watt wants to break free but Osas has control.
A short body shot lands from Osas as the two fighters clinch.
Watt has a couple of punches blocked by Osas.
Watt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osas is trying to maintain a safe position but Watt gets an underhook and turns Osas into the cage.
Watt has a couple of punches blocked by Osas.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Osas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osas misses with a two punch combination.
Osas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watt.

Osas has closed the distance and engaged Watt in a clinch.
Watt prevents a body shot from Osas.
Osas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watt up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osas blocks an uppercut.
Osas blocks an uppercut.
Watt throws a head punch that misses.
Watt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Watt.
Osas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watt's elbow.
Watt misses with some punches.
Osas takes a shot to the head.
Watt blocking some punches.
Watt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osas is trying to maintain a safe position but Watt gets an underhook and turns Osas into the cage.
Watt misses with the head strike.
Watt blocks an uppercut.
Osas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watt misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a left hand.
Watt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watt has a couple of punches blocked by Osas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Osas fails to land.
Watt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watt throws a punch but it's blocked by Osas.
Watt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osas backwards.
Osas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watt backwards.
Watt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osas swings wildly with an uppercut but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watt.
Osas misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osas.
A short uppercut from Watt.
Watt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osas.
Osas tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Osas back against the cage.
Osas tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Osas back against the cage.
Watt misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watt.
Watt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osas backwards.
Osas taking a breather.
Osas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osas stalling in the clinch.
Watt misses with some punches.
Watt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osas backwards.
Osas has a couple of punches blocked by Watt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Osas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watt lands a jab.

It looks like Obebobwe Osas has been cut.

Osas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watt, pushing him back against the cage.
Watt lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Osas trying to control the position but instead, Watt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Osas into the cage.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Osas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osas throws out the jab.
It seemed like Watt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watt misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Watt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obebobwe Osas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Watt lands a big uppercut and Osas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Osas looks OK. Watt waves Osas back to his feet!

Osas is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Osas is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Oh Osas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obebobwe Osas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watt moves forwards but Osas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watt drops Osas with a big left hand! Osas is injured, injured bad! Watt jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Watt!