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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chance San (ranked 4247 p4p, 4165 weight class) and Christian Watt (ranked 465 p4p, 458 weight class). Chance San looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Watt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San shoots for a double leg takedown but Watt sprawls well. He's pushed San's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watt closes the distance and clinches.
San has Watt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
San jumps guard.
San seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
San has momentary wrist control but Watt slips an elbow through the middle.
Watt passes San's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
San tries to roll over but Watt keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Watt is pressing down on San's thigh, looking to free his foot. San is holding on for now.
Watt controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San manages to get to full guard.
Watt cracks San with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San wants to sweep here but Watt controlling him for the moment.
Watt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
San keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
Watt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control San haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watt stopping the sweep attempt from San.
Watt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
San wants to improve his position but instead Watt has moved into half guard.
Watt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
San is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Watt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Watt's back!
Watt is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
San working for the choke.
San looking to break Watt's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Watt remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise San will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Watt tries to break free.
San is trying to stick to Watt's back but Watt is turning into San. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in San's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now San is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watt can do anything to dispel that myth.
San advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Watt's thigh. Watt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Watt looking to hit a scissor sweep but San is one step ahead there.
San passes Watt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watt is looking to improve his position.
San wants to pass the guard but Watt is defending well.
Watt trying to hold on to San's head to control him but San postures up.
Watt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with San. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watt wants to get back to full guard.
San is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Watt is holding on to half guard well.
Watt wants to get back to full guard.
San wants to pass to mount but Watt is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
San not landing any meaningful shots this time.
San missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
San not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Watt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
San rushes Watt and presses him up against the cage.
San is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watt lands a takedown into guard.
Christian Watt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watt stands up over San, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watt distracts San with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
San wants to sweep but no luck.
San working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watt chips away with some ground and pound.
San looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Watt passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
San wants to improve his position but Watt is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watt lands a nice short elbow.
Watt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
San is rocked!
Watt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh San is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watt lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt San quite badly. San pulls Watt in close trying to recover. Watt postures up and lands two really hard shots that put San on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but San doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Watt!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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