PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Woods has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Woods
vs
Watson

190 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watson tries to keep at a distance but Woods has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson fails to pull guard.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods lands a shoulder strike.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods working hard to break the clinch.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Woods presses Watson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Jason Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Watson.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Woods smiles and moves away.

Woods takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson jumps guard but Woods turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Woods's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Woods has Watson pressed against the cage.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Woods has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watson has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Woods wants to break free but Watson has control.
Woods tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.

Watson successfully pulls guard.
Woods won't allow Watson to get back to his feet.

Watson looking for a guillotine here but Woods defends easily.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woods is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woods stands up from Watson's guard - Woods perhaps looking for a knockout.
Woods tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swinging wildly here.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson looks gassed!
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Woods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Woods dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Woods drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Woods wants to break free but Watson has control.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Woods is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woods just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watson jumps guard but Woods turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jason Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Watson jumps guard but Woods turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Woods's efforts to push away.

Watson pulls guard.
Watson is breathing heavily.

Woods decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watson!
Woods works over Watson's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Woods stalks Watson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watson's face. Watson staggers backwards, shaken.

Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Woods is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Woods to keep the fight standing.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson tries to pull guard but Woods forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Woods lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Woods tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Watson keeps control of Woods as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Woods.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Woods smiles and moves away.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Woods dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Woods pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watson back to the cage. Woods follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson misses with a double jab

and Woods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woods.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Jason Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woods just stands there and leans against the cage.
Woods is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson tries to pull guard but Woods holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Woods is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson jumps guard but Woods stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jason Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Watson.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Woods's efforts to push away.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but Woods turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Woods looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watson fails to pull guard.
Watson tries to pull guard but Woods holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Tom Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Woods!