PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 2743 p4p, 20276 weight class) and Mario Farina (ranked 362 p4p, 719 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anarchy in the UK. Farina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mario Farina will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Watson
vs
Farina

190 cm
33
213
17 - 14 - 0

204 cm
36
209
18 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Farina!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Farina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farina's sensitive parts.
Watson throws a series of punches but Farina moves out of range.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Farina avoids it.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Farina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Watson misses.
Farina throws a counter combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Farina is just out of range.
Farina lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Farina staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farina momentarily.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Farina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Farina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Farina avoids a kick to the body.
As Watson backs off Farina throws a huge counter combo but Watson manages to avoid it all.
Farina moves out of range of the strikes.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.
Watson connects with a crisp jab.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Farina's head back.
Paul Joseph Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Farina crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Watson - the referee stops the clock and Farina gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Watson. Farina manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watson tries to score with a low kick but Farina moves his leg out of the way.
Farina unleashes a big counter combination but Watson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Farina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Farina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farina moves away from the strike by Watson.
Paul Joseph Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farina drops his hands momentarily and Watson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Joseph Watson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Farina moves out of range of the body kick.
Farina unleashes a big counter combination but Watson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Farina counters with a series of strikes. Watson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Farina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
As Watson backs off Farina throws a huge counter combo but Watson manages to avoid it all.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farina throws a counter combo.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farina throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farina.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Farina throws a counter combo.
Watson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watson throws a lazy head kick
and Farina counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
Watson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farina will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Watson misses.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Watson misses with a kick to the body.
Farina ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson feints and then cracks Farina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farina down.
Mario Farina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farina checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watson lands a jab.
Watson throws a jab when Farina was well out of range.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.
Watson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson misses with a combination
and Farina counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Joseph Watson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farina slips a jab from Watson.
Nice defenses there by Farina.
Farina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farina avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farina scrambles back to his feet.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watson misses with a hook
and Farina counters with a three punch combo that has Watson backing up. Watson nods at Farina to acknowledge the strikes.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farina can do to turn this around?
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mario Farina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Joseph Watson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Farina counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Farina counters with a one-two to the body.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Farina is just out of range.
Farina lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Farina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farina throws a counter combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Farina might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Watson has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands the left hand.
Watson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farina is able to avoid easily.
Farina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farina is looking for the big counter here.
Watson misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farina avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Watson backs off Farina throws a huge counter combo but Watson manages to avoid it all.
Farina is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Farina unleashes a big counter combination but Watson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson throws a series of punches but Farina avoids them all with ease.
Farina lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paul Joseph Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Farina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Joseph Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Joseph Watson!
Paul Joseph Watson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.