PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micky Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walker
vs
Watson

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Watson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watson throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker is looking to chop away at Watson's legs.
Walker throws a combination. Watson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Micky Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker lands a jab.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson looks winded!
Watson dives in and grabs Walker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Josh Watson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Watson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Walker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Watson.
Walker tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Watson as he checks the leg kick.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Watson's ribs.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Watson.
Watson lands with a nice body kick.

Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watson trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micky Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Watson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Walker gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Watson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Walker 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 tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walker trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson gets back to full guard.
Watson looking to control.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Watson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watson avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Watson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Watson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.

Walker scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Micky Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watson tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.

Watson gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Micky Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Watson.
Walker tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker 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.

Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.
Watson wants to stand and escape but instead Walker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break Watson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watson is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Watson looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.
Walker postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is pulling down on Walker's head. It's preventing any offense from Walker, at least for the moment.
Josh Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker won't allow Watson to get back to his feet.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Walker gets to his feet - Watson follows without any prompting.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Micky Walker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Josh Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Walker tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Watson tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Watson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Watson.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Micky Walker!