PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Domination by Pantera. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Vongkhamchanh
vs
Watts

187 cm
21
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
241 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Vongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Watts!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vongkhamchanh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vongkhamchanh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vongkhamchanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vongkhamchanh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Watts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Vongkhamchanh throws a lazy head kick

and Watts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vongkhamchanh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watts blocks it with crossed arms.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watts tries to land knees in the clinch but Vongkhamchanh avoids the damage to the body.
Vongkhamchanh stops a takedown attempt from Watts.
Vongkhamchanh can't break the clinch.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vongkhamchanh prevents the takedown attempt.
Vongkhamchanh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watts.
Vongkhamchanh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vongkhamchanh's brow.
Watts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vongkhamchanh is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vongkhamchanh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Watts is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vongkhamchanh to the mat. Vongkhamchanh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Vongkhamchanh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Watts throws a big right hand that misses.
Watts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
Watts thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to stand up but Watts isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vongkhamchanh looking for a sweep. Not yet Vongkhamchanh, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Billy Vongkhamchanh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Vongkhamchanh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watts avoids the head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vongkhamchanh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Watts moves out of range as Vongkhamchanh throws a body kick.
Watts throws a right hand that Vongkhamchanh ducks under and follows up with a left that Vongkhamchanh also avoids with ease.
Vongkhamchanh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vongkhamchanh delivers a nice body kick.
Vongkhamchanh lands with a kick to the temple. Watts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a double jab
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watts in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Vongkhamchanh lands but Watts takes it in his stride.
Vongkhamchanh throws a body kick that misses.
Vongkhamchanh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Watts pushes Vongkhamchanh up against the cage in a clinch.
Vongkhamchanh dodges an elbow strike from Watts.
Watts lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Billy Vongkhamchanh has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vongkhamchanh's brow.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vongkhamchanh's brow.
Watts misses with a knee to the head.
Watts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage as Watts throws knees to the body.
Watts landing knees to the head.
Watts throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts throws an elbow but it misses.
Vongkhamchanh blocks the elbow strike.
Vongkhamchanh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watts.
Watts avoids a wild elbow strike from Vongkhamchanh.
Watts lands an elbow that stopped Vongkhamchanh in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Vongkhamchanh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Watts.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vongkhamchanh thuds his right hand into Watts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vongkhamchanh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Vongkhamchanh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Watts backs up against the cage.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Vongkhamchanh moved out of range.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vongkhamchanh throws a lazy head kick
and Watts counters with a nice leg kick.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Watts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vongkhamchanh defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Vongkhamchanh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vongkhamchanh circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Watts misses.
A big right from Vongkhamchanh misses.
Watts blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watts, right into the meat.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Watts moves out of range.
Billy Vongkhamchanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Watts clinches up with Vongkhamchanh and pushes him back against the cage.
Watts manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watts misses with a knee to the head.

Watts pulls Vongkhamchanh into guard.
Watts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Watts pushes Vongkhamchanh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a right and a left that Vongkhamchanh avoids nicely.
Watts avoids the head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Watts moves out of range of the body kick from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.
Watts tries to score with a low kick but Vongkhamchanh moves his leg out of the way.

Watts clinches with his opponent.
Watts pushes off an throws an elbow but Vongkhamchanh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh managing to block the knees to the body from Watts.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watts dodges an elbow strike from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh blocks the elbow strike.
Watts can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts dodges an elbow strike from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh avoids a wild elbow strike from Watts.
Vongkhamchanh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watts is working for takedown but Vongkhamchanh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watts has Vongkhamchanh pressed against the cage, preventing Vongkhamchanh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vongkhamchanh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vongkhamchanh wants to get back to striking at distance but Watts won't allow it.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vongkhamchanh avoids a wild elbow strike from Watts.
Vongkhamchanh working hard to break the clinch.
Watts wants a takedown.
Billy Vongkhamchanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Watts.
Vongkhamchanh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watts in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vongkhamchanh working hard to break the clinch.
Watts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vongkhamchanh's efforts to push away.
Watts prevents Vongkhamchanh from breaking the clinch.

That's four 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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vongkhamchanh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vongkhamchanh dodges an elbow strike from Watts.
Vongkhamchanh is pressed up against the cage. Watts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vongkhamchanh down to the mat. Vongkhamchanh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watts dodges the punch combination from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a nice head shot.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vongkhamchanh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vongkhamchanh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a body shot
and Watts counters with an inside leg kick.

Watts pushes Vongkhamchanh up against the cage in a clinch.
Vongkhamchanh has had enough of the clinch but Watts keeps him there for the moment.
Vongkhamchanh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watts blocks it with crossed arms.
Watts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vongkhamchanh is defending well for now.
Watts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vongkhamchanh's defenses.

Watts gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vongkhamchanh regains guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vongkhamchanh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Vongkhamchanh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Watts.
Watts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Watts lands a head kick that stumbles Vongkhamchanh and the fighters go to the mat.
Vongkhamchanh keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Watts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vongkhamchanh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watts asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Watts wants to control but Vongkhamchanh is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts throws an elbow but Vongkhamchanh slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vongkhamchanh pushes Watts away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watts gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Watts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Watts working the ground and pound but Vongkhamchanh is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vongkhamchanh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts lands a big shot there that rocks Vongkhamchanh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watts is landing with some decent strikes but Vongkhamchanh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.
Billy Vongkhamchanh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vongkhamchanh's face.
Watts working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Watts!