PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Watson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Coholic
vs
Watson

225 cm
25
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Watson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses the jab.
Coholic throws a good cross that connects.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
Coholic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Coholic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coholic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coholic missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coholic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson moves forwards but Coholic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Coholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coholic throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coholic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Coholic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Coholic misses.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Coholic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson swings for the body but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coholic takes one to the side of the head.
Coholic misses the jab.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Watson walks into a left hand.

Watson is rocked!
Nice jab there from Watson.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Coholic finish him?
Coholic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Coholic.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coholic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coholic looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Coholic walks into a left hand.

Coholic is rocked!
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Coholic slips the punch.
Oh Coholic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Watson lands with a right hand.
Coholic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson misses with a left hand
and Coholic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coholic drops his hands momentarily and Watson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson jabs Coholic to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Coholic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Coholic misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Watson misses with a looping right.
It looked like Coholic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watson.
Coholic defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson throws a hook but Coholic avoids it easily.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coholic was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Coholic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coholic seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson looks winded!
Coholic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Coholic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson throws a jab when Coholic was well out of range.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coholic manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Coholic coming out on top.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coholic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson tries to move into range but Coholic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coholic throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Coholic throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coholic ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Coholic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson looks to land a combination but Coholic avoids it well.
Coholic is looking to counter punch.
Coholic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Coholic lands.
Watson swings for the body but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic lands a jab to the head.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Coholic ducks down to avoid it.
Coholic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Coholic blocks a jab.
Coholic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coholic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coholic with a nice cross.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coholic throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Coholic misses its intended target.
Coholic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Coholic pushes him away.
Coholic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coholic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Coholic.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coholic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Coholic dominated that round.
That's time! Coholic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coholic.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coholic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coholic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coholic just misses with a punch to the body.
Coholic sets himself, and Watson steps forward looking for the clinch! Coholic avoids it this time.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson is looking for the big counter here.
A left lands for Coholic.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coholic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Coholic ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Watson catches Coholic right on the button with a cross.
Coholic throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Coholic misses with a looping left.
Coholic misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coholic throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Coholic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coholic looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Coholic loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Coholic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coholic misses the jab.
Coholic throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Coholic jabs at Watson's body.
Coholic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coholic counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Watson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Coholic has got the better of the exchanges.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Coholic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coholic pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Coholic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coholic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Watson lands an uppercut.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Coholic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coholic tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.

Coholic breaks from the clinch.
Watson swings for the body but Coholic moves out of range.
Watson tries to bum rush Coholic with a series of wild strikes but Coholic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Coholic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coholic circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Coholic.
Coholic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coholic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson digs a good body shot into Coholic's ribs.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Coholic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Watson finds it's way through Coholic's defenses.
Watson misses with a hook. Coholic ducked under it nicely.
Coholic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watson.
Coholic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson defending well as Coholic loads up on a big left hand.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Coholic misses the jab.
Coholic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Coholic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coholic misses the shot to the body.
Watson throws a body punch but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Coholic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Coholic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coholic takes one on the button.
Coholic misses with a hook.
Al Coholic is winning the standup battle so far.
Coholic ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Coholic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rocco Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coholic with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Coholic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Watson throws a body punch but Coholic moves out of range.
Watson moves out of range as Coholic strikes.
Coholic misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
A left lands for Coholic.
Watson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Watson misses.
Coholic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coholic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coholic.
Watson slips under a jab from Coholic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Coholic does it's job there.
Coholic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coholic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coholic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson misses the jab.
Coholic ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson throws a hook but Coholic avoids it easily.
Watson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coholic's hands.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson tries to clinch but Coholic is having none of it.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coholic lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coholic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Coholic.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Coholic lands a nice looking body shot.
Coholic misses the shot to the body.
Coholic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coholic defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coholic.
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coholic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson swings for the body but Coholic moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coholic throws out the jab.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Coholic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coholic missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coholic throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coholic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Coholic throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson tries to clinch but Coholic is having none of it.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Coholic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson throws a hook but Coholic blocks it.

Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coholic, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Coholic prevents a body shot from Watson.

Coholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Coholic slips the punch.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coholic keeps the fight on the outside.
Coholic lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coholic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coholic lands a right hook to the body.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Watson closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Al Coholic.
I think Coholic 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Coholic!
In defeat, Rocco Watson stepped up to the mic, saying 'A smart guy once told me, that you learn in defeat. I killed him. '.