PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McCauley Daugherty (ranked 3639 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 443 p4p, 440 weight class). Muhammad Watts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Daugherty
vs
Watts

179 cm
22
174
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
179
2 - 4 - 0

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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, McCauley Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty tries for a takedown but Watts circles away easily
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
Daugherty tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Daugherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Daugherty dips to his left and cracks Watts with an uppercut!
Daugherty tries for a takedown but Watts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daugherty tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts slips a straight right by Daugherty.

Daugherty shoots in and bounces Watts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Watts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daugherty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Watts has control of Daugherty's left arm, preventing Daugherty from doing any damage.
Daugherty preventing the sweep.
Daugherty controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Watts controlling the position for now.
Daugherty trying to control the action but Watts is working from the bottom.
Daugherty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daugherty is pressing down on Watts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watts is holding on for now.
Watts is holding on to half guard well.
Watts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts is still trying to improve position.
Daugherty is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Daugherty controlling the pace.
Watts is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Daugherty wants to control but Watts is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daugherty in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Daugherty has control of the leg.
Daugherty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Daugherty tries to counter with a takedown but Watts is quick to defend against it.
Daugherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty wants to clinch.

Daugherty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Watts struggling a bit here.
Daugherty takes a little break here. Watts wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Watts is looking for a sweep.
Daugherty taking a break here but Watts is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daugherty prevents Watts from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is trying to control. Watts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watts keeping control of the position.
Daugherty wants to control but Watts is keeping him busy.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Daugherty has control of the leg.
Daugherty trying to control from half guard but Watts is working away.
Daugherty trying to control from Watts's half guard. Watts has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Daugherty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watts wants to sweep here but Daugherty controlling him for the moment.
Watts keeping full guard, as Daugherty tries to pass.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watts managing to control the position.
Daugherty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daugherty wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Daugherty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
Watts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Watts throws a series of punches but Daugherty avoids them all with ease.
Daugherty misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Watts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daugherty throws a combination that misses
and Watts counters with a left to the body.

Watts drives through and clinches with Daugherty against the cage.
Daugherty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Watts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daugherty tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing Daugherty back against the cage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for McCauley Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watts gets underhooks to prevent Daugherty's takedown attempt.
Daugherty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watts.
Daugherty tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing Daugherty back against the cage.
Daugherty can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts prevents a body shot from Daugherty.
Watts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daugherty wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watts.
Daugherty is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daugherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Watts.
Watts scores with a shot to the side of Daugherty's head.
Daugherty has Watts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daugherty.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Watts.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daugherty's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Watts.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Daugherty controls the action.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daugherty is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Watts on the inside.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Daugherty controls his hands.
Watts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daugherty backwards.
Watts lands a nice uppercut.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Daugherty.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Daugherty avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watts to keep the fight standing.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but Watts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Watts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daughertys head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Watts stalling against the cage.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Watts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Watts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daugherty backwards.
Watts lands a shot to the body.
Watts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daugherty jumps guard but Watts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daugherty fails to pull guard.
Daugherty prevents a body shot from Watts.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watts to keep the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daugherty can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Watts misses with some punches.
Daugherty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watts after a bit of a struggle.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Watts prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watts.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Daugherty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watts after a bit of a struggle.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daugherty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daugherty looking for a takedown.

Daugherty pulls guard effortlessly.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daugherty is keeping the position for now.
Watts passes into half guard.
Watts wants to free his trapped foot but Daugherty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Watts misses the shot to the body.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Daugherty.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watts! But no joy.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Daugherty is just out of range.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daugherty.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts scores with a hook to the body. Daugherty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daugherty tries to clinch up.
Daugherty throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
Watts scores with a jab.
Watts slaps away a takedown attempt from Daugherty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCauley Daugherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daugherty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daugherty shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for McCauley Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daugherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daugherty rather than just go for the knockout.
Daugherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhammad Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts misses with a hook.
Watts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daugherty in his tracks.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Daugherty.
Daugherty misses with a low kick as Watts jumps back.
Muhammad Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Daugherty slips under a jab.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daugherty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daugherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Daugherty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watts takes a swing at Daugherty's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Daugherty misses the target.
Daugherty scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty misses with a few strikes there.
Daugherty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watts avoids it really well and circles away.
Daugherty with a poor takedown
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Watts.
Daugherty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts stuffs the takedown.
McCauley Daugherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Watts.
Watts lands a really nice looking cross but Daugherty seems unphased.

Daugherty is rocked!
BOOM! Watts lands a beautiful left hook that drops Daugherty. Daugherty tries to recover but Watts is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Daugherty lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Watts!
McCauley Daugherty spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't get the win today, but first thing tomorrow I'll be on the Gym and comeback stronger!'.