PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzales's choice of entrance music: Himno Nacional Mexicano. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Watson
vs
Gonzales

177 cm
25
154 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

171 cm
21
157 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzales momentarily.

It looks like Enrique Gonzales has been cut.
Enrique Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Gonzales.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Gonzales looks gassed!
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!
Gonzales tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watson.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Watson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Watson.

Gonzales is rocked!
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzales at a distance.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson works over Gonzales's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzales is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?

That has opened up Enrique Gonzales's cut even more.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Gonzales's ribs.
Gonzales seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson with a nice cross.

Watson drops Gonzales with a beautiful combination! Gonzales stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Watson is looking for the KO!
Watson cracks Gonzales with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.

Watson drops Gonzales with a beautiful combination! Gonzales stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Watson is looking for the KO!
Gonzales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzales misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a right hand to the body.
Watson digs a good hook to Gonzales's body.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzales on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Watson finds it's way through Gonzales's defenses.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Watson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gonzales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson digs a good hook to Gonzales's body.
Gonzales walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watson cracks Gonzales with an open hand slap.
Watson lands with a straight right. Gonzales didn't see that one coming.
Gonzales ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Watson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzales tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson scores with a body shot.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Gonzales walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Watson both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzales swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales avoids the head kick by Watson.
Gonzales has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watson.
Gonzales has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watson!
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Gonzales.
Gonzales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
Watson lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzales shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gonzales slips a jab from Watson.
Watson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzales is able to avoid easily.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Watson is looking to wear down Gonzales with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Gonzales misses
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson throws a hook but Gonzales avoids it easily.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Watson thuds his right hand into Gonzales's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gonzales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Watson clobbers Gonzales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzales scores with a body shot.
Watson connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson throws a one two combo.
Gonzales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Gonzales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Watson stuns Gonzales with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzales misses with a double jab.
Watson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzales takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Watson finds it's way through Gonzales's defenses.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzales dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Gonzales's head and hops out.
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzales.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson scores with a body shot.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzales can do to turn this around?
Gonzales is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gonzales 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.
Watson throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Watson defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
Watson connects with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Watson throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Gonzales throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Gonzales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Watson staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Watson.
Watson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Watson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tom Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Gonzales's ribs.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watson looks to land a combination. Gonzales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tom Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales 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.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Gonzales misses with a looping right.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson cracks Gonzales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut there from Watson.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Watson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzales looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Watson misses with the combination.
Tom Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzales momentarily.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
Nice body kick there by Watson.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Gonzales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson throws a one two combo.
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Gonzales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watson swinging wilding here.
Gonzales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Gonzales's ribs.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Gonzales's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Gonzales swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzales closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Watson.
Gonzales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzales has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
Watson lands a jab-cross combination.
Watson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonzales's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales misses with a body punch
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzales shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson lands a head kick. Gonzales smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Gonzales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Gonzales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzales scores with a hook.
Watson throws a nice head kick!
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzales.
Watson drops his hands momentarily and Gonzales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Watson stalks Gonzales and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzales's face. Gonzales staggers backwards, shaken.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Gonzales throws a sloppy body shot
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watson connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gonzales cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson's corner calls for a 1-2. Watson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales misses with a takedown
and Watson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzales thinking.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Gonzales's ribs.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzales in his tracks.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson throws a head kick that half lands.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzales swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzales throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson cracks Gonzales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzales tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Watson.
Watson scores with a one two! Gonzales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tom Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Gonzales throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watson lands with a right hand.
Watson tries to land a front kick but Gonzales steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Enrique Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzales doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Gonzales misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzales walks into a left hand.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzales. That snapped Watson's head back.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gonzales.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Tom Watson!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Tom Watson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tom Watson!

Tom Watson wins by unanimous decision!