PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Watkins (ranked 631 p4p, 902 weight class) and Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 101 p4p, 149 weight class). Roger Michael Stanley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Watkins's chin.

Watkins
vs
Stanley

185 cm
27
185
11 - 6 - 1

190 cm
27
188
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Urban Fighter

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins punishes Stanley's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanley swings for the body but Watkins moves out of range.
Stanley scores with a nice head shot.
Stanley scores with a shot to the body.
Watkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Roger Michael Stanley has been cut.
Watkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Watkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Stanley jumps guard but Watkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watkins prevents a body shot from Stanley.
Watkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Watkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watkins throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Watkins.
Watkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watkins duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanley with a nice cross.
Watkins throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.

Watkins drives through and clinches with Stanley against the cage.
Stanley prevents Watkins from breaking the clinch.
Stanley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Stanley has double underhooks.

Watkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Stanley finds it's target.
Watkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watkins wants to clinch up but Stanley keeps it at a distance.

Stanley cracks Watkins with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Watkins looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stanley finish him?

Watkins is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watkins misses with a body shot
and Stanley counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Michael Stanley!
A relieved looking Roger Michael Stanley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.