PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merlin Cummimg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merlin Cummimg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Watt's chin.

Cummimg
vs
Watt

206 cm
21
208 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Merlin Cummimg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Watt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummimg fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Watt.
Cummimg is looking to clinch.
Watt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cummimg swivels and escapes.
Tom Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cummimg tries to clinch but Watt moves out of range.

Cummimg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Watt is desperately trying to improve his position but Cummimg has a good base and remains in mount.
Cummimg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watt is looking to get to half guard.
Cummimg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummimg punching from mount but Watt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watt is trying desperately to improve position.
Cummimg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watt looks a forlorn figure.
Watt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cummimg content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watt working to try and regain half guard.
Cummimg content just to control the position here.
Watt tries to hold on but Cummimg postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummimg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watt is looking to get to half guard.
Cummimg controlling from mount.
Watt working to try and regain half guard.
Cummimg controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watt is looking to improve his position but Cummimg isn't that keen on the idea.
Cummimg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cummimg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watt for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merlin Cummimg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cummimg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt misses with a takedown attempt

and Cummimg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Watt to work.
Watt tries to break the clinch but Cummimg is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Watt is trying to break the clinch but Cummimg has him pressed against the cage.
Watt looking for a takedown.
Merlin Cummimg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Watt.
Watt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cummimg gets underhooks to prevent Watt's takedown attempt.
Watt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watt is breathing heavily.

Cummimg gets control of Watt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cummimg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Watt looking to pass the guard.
Cummimg has Watt pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cummimg is on top in guard.
Cummimg looking to pass the guard.
Cummimg's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummimg throwing strikes from guard but Watt blocks nicely.
Cummimg passes Watt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cummimg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Watt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cummimg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cummimg's back!
Watt tries to keep control of the position but Cummimg is staying busy.
Cummimg has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Watt.
Cummimg just looking to survive in the bad position.
Watt misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watt goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Cummimg escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Cummimg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watt wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cummimg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Merlin Cummimg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Watt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watt shoots and misses

and Cummimg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watt won't be happy with that.
Cummimg cracks Watt with a big right hand but Watt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cummimg is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Watt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cummimg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merlin Cummimg 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!

Cummimg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cummimg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick

and Cummimg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt trying to control here.
Cummimg is controlling the pace.
Cummimg prevents Watt from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt wants to control but Cummimg is keeping busy.

Watt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watt is looking to get back to full guard here but Cummimg has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watt is trying desperately to improve position.
Cummimg controlling from mount.
Cummimg prevents Watt from getting the reversal.
Cummimg controlling the position easily from mount.
Merlin Cummimg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt is trying desperately to improve position.
Cummimg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cummimg avoids the attempt from Watt to control.
Cummimg controlling from the full mount.
Merlin Cummimg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watt is desperately trying to improve his position but Cummimg has a good base and remains in mount.
Cummimg controlling the pace for now.
Watt is looking to improve his position but Cummimg isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Merlin Cummimg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cummimg 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merlin Cummimg!