PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between stephen bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tom watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

bull
vs
watson

190 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

205 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Golden supplements

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, stephen bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, tom watson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bull shoots in for a takedown but watson shows good takedown defense.
watson tries to close the distance and clinch but bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
watson shoots and misses

so bull counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
watson is trying to keep bull in close.
watson keeping full guard, as bull tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as watson holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bull trying to control the position from guard on top but watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
watson is trying to keep bull in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
watson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

bull stands up and waves to watson to follow him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

bull drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
watson wants to stand but bull has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
watson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
bull pulls watson in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bull is keeping the position for now.
watson being controlled here momentarily.

bull working for a triangle but watson defends it easily.
bull pulls watson in close to his closed guard and prevents watson from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
watson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
bull looking to hit a scissor sweep but watson is one step ahead there.
watson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
bull doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

bull wriggles free and stands up.

watson darts in and clinches bull up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. bull gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
bull gets underhooks to prevent watson's takedown attempt.
stephen bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tom watson.

bull turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and bull manages to end up in side control.
bull wants to control but watson is keeping him busy.
watson is looking to reverse the position.
watson is trying to control bull's posture but bull avoids it.
watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

bull stands up and we're back to a striking position.
watson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and bull counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stephen bull dominated that 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.

bull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

bull stands up from guard. Let's bang!
bull misses with a wild combination.
bull fails with the takedown

and watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by watson.
watson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
bull keeping moving, preventing watson from controlling successfully.
bull looking to control.
watson trying to control the position from guard on top but bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bull is trying to control the position but watson postures up.
watson stopping the sweep attempt from bull.
watson is fighting to break bull's control of his arms but bull is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
watson trying to control the position from guard on top but bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

bull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bull showed some decent athleticism there.

bull stands up and beckons watson to join him on the feet.
bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

bull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
bull is looking to stall here but watson recovers full guard.
bull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
watson controls bull momentarily but bull frees himself.

watson pushes bull off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
watson has his takedown stuffed

and bull counters with a takedown into side control.
watson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull wants to lay and pray for a moment but watson keeps working.
watson is trying to escape the position but bull is controlling the position.
bull working the ground and pound.
watson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
watson keeping his opponent close.
bull is staying tight to watson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

bull is trying to get an arm triangle but watson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stephen bull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

bull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. watson defends it nicely.
watson throws a combination. bull tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

bull looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
watson wants to hit a switch here but bull passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for watson there!
watson is desperately trying to improve his position but bull has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bull fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
bull lands a nice shot to the head.

bull working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
watson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
bull trying to control momentarily.
bull keeps control of the position as watson tries to break free.
watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
bull throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting watson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
watson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
bull seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but watson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
bull controlling the action here.

watson looking for a kimura from the bottom but bull passes into side control!

bull stands up and beckons watson to his feet.
bull shoots for a double leg takedown but watson sprawls well. He's pushed bull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
watson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from bull.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for stephen bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bull tries to clinch but fails miserably

and watson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
bull wants to get back to his feet.

watson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
watson prevents bull from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. bull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
bull seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
watson throws a big right hand that misses.
bull managing to control the position.
watson controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to tom watson.
I think bull 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... stephen bull!