PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bass
vs
Watts

175 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
167 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Bass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Watts!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a series of punches but Bass moves out of range.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Watts lands with a nice combination. Bass backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Teddy Bass has been cut.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bass tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ken Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Bass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts slips under a jab from Bass.
Watts throws a series of punches but Bass moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts looks to land a combination but Bass avoids it well.
Watts connects with a crisp jab.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Bass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bass throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts swings for the body but Bass moves out of range.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bass pinned against the cage. Bass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Bass misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Bass moves away and avoids it.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts defending well as Bass loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bass.
Watts throws a right and a left that Bass avoids nicely.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Bass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watts looks to land a combination but Bass avoids it well.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Bass misses.
Teddy Bass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a swing at Bass's ribcage but misses.

Watts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bass is looking to control Watts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bass avoid being mounted?
Bass wants to get back to full guard.
Bass is in trouble now - Watts has advanced to mount!

Watts has hold of Bass's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bass manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bass squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Watts looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Watts looks gassed!
Bass stops Watts from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bass tries to hold on but Watts pushes him away.
Bass wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Watts looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bass is working to get back to half guard.
Bass is trying to stand.
Bass is squirming around, avoiding Watts's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Watts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bass has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Watts jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bass manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Bass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bass throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a sloppy body shot
and Bass counters with a straight right hand.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Bass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts throws a right and a left that Bass avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws a series of punches but Bass moves out of range.
Bass throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Watts takes one on the button.
Watts throws a series of punches but Bass moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a series of punches but Bass avoids them all with ease.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with Bass, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes Bass against the cage but Bass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Watts fails with the takedown.
Nice body kick from Bass.
Bass throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bass misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt
and Bass counters with a one-two to the body.
Teddy Bass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Watts.
Watts tests Bass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bass dodges the punch combination from Watts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bass swinging wilding here.
Bass just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bass misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass scores with a hook to the body. Watts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Watts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bass wants to get back to his feet but Watts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bass has his foot on Watts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watts works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to stand but Watts is controlling the position.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Bass is keeping the position.

Watts has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bass to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Watts is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bass pulls down on the head and he's put Watts to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Teddy Bass!
Teddy Bass retains his lightweight title!