Quick Fight Championship PBP Commentary

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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ilich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Watts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Watts
vs
Ilich

222 cm
18
278 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

198 cm
20
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robin Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ilich!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ilich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watts did well to prevent Ilich getting side control.
Ilich wants to pass to mount but Watts is defending the position.

Ilich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ilich.
Watts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ilich.
Ilich trying to control from half guard but Watts is working away.
Watts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilich trying to control from half guard but Watts is working away.
Watts is trying to maintain the position but Ilich is very close to passing his half guard.
Ilich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like Robin Watts has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts gets back to full guard.
Watts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ilich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ilich's guard.

Watts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watts passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts controlling the action here.
Ilich tries to kick Watts off but Watts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watts looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Watts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watts looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ilich is looking for a sweep. Watts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ilich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts moves out of range of the body kick from Ilich.
A big left from Ilich misses.
Ilich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts shoots for a takedown but Ilich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Watts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Watts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Watts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ilich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Ilich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Watts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Watts enables Ilich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Watts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ilich throws a big elbow that misses.
Ilich tries to free his leg and advance position but Watts is retaining full guard.
Watts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Watts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts is taking a breather. Ilich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ilich makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Robin Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Watts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ilich to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ilich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ilich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watts is pulling down on Ilich's head. It's preventing any offense from Ilich, at least for the moment.
Ilich wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ilich passes into half guard.
Watts is holding on to half guard well.
Watts regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ilich.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ilich is one step ahead there.
Ilich with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Ilich from controlling successfully.
Ilich looking to sit in guard and control but Watts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ilich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watts throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ilich avoids it.
Ilich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ilich scores with a takedown into Watts's guard.
Ilich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilich is breathing heavily.
Ilich is in close to Watts's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ilich manages to get himself to full guard.

Ilich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Watts preventing the sweep.
Watts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ilich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilich being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Ilich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Watts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Watts clinches with his opponent.

Ilich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ilich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ilich throws a strike aimed at the side of Watts's head but Watts avoids it well.
Ilich with the ground and pound but Watts regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ilich working the head and body with strikes.

Robin Watts's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Watts tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watts has hold of Ilich's hands but Ilich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Robin Watts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robin Watts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Ilich!