PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cutting
vs
Watson

182 cm
21
174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutting swivels and escapes.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a jab when Cutting was well out of range.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Cutting lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watson takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Cutting.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Cutting.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Cutting leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cutting drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cutting lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cutting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson throws a leg kick but Cutting sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cutting throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cutting ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Cutting misses with a body kick.

Watson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cutting does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cutting is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
Watson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutting is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Watson seems to be looking for submissions.
Watson working over Cutting with some ground and pound. Cutting looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Watson working over Cutting with some ground and pound. Cutting looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cutting trying to control from the bottom.
Cutting on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutting tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cutting avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cutting regains half guard.
Watson thows a huge punch but Cutting dodges it nicely.
Watson controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutting wants to get back to full guard.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cutting has his hands clasped together around Watson's back. He's all about the action.
Cutting is trying to control but Watson manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cutting?
Watson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutting in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cutting knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson cracks Cutting with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Watson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Watson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Cutting is rocked!

Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Oh Cutting is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson stops Cutting from standing up.
Cutting seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cutting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson trying to control but Cutting is working from the bottom.
Cutting working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson cracks Cutting with a solid left hand.
Watson stands up over Cutting, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cutting looking for a sweep. Not yet Cutting, not yet.
Cutting working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.

Watson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cutting dives on top into guard.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Watson pushes Cutting off and gets back to his feet.
Cutting blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a leg kick
and Cutting counters with an outside leg kick.
Watson motions for Cutting to come forward. Watson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutting stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cutting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Cutting pushes him off.
Cutting throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Watson.
Cutting with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cutting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Good work by Watson as he checks the leg kick.
Watson checks a low kick from Cutting.
Watson moves out of range as Cutting strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting looks for the body kick but Watson saw that one coming.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Cutting, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Cutting against the cage but Cutting circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cutting.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Cutting takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutting.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Cutting.
Cutting uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutting.
Cutting lands a high kick!
Cutting cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson slips under a jab.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutting misses with a body kick.
Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutting throws a head kick that misses.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cutting tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cutting.
Cutting feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutting thuds his shin into the meat of Watson's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutting.
Cutting misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Cutting dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cutting sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick from Cutting lands but Watson takes it in his stride.

It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Cutting lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson defending well as Cutting loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cutting tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Watson tries for a takedown but Cutting sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutting misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Cutting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson misses with an uppercut. Cutting saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Cutting. That snapped Watson's head back.
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cutting misses with a straight right.
Watson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Cutting.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bill Cutting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Cutting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutting moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cutting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bill Cutting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutting falls off balance throwing a combination

and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cutting trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Cutting is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson won't allow Cutting to sweep him here.
Cutting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cutting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watson is trying to stand back up but Cutting is controlling him
Cutting is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Watson has one foot on Cutting's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Cutting sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson cracks Cutting with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cutting misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cutting misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cutting.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Cutting sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Watson misses
and Cutting counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cutting checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutting feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
Cutting throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cutting showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cutting has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Cutting!