PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erris Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Compton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Watts
vs
Compton

150 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
152 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erris Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.

Watts takes the fight into the clinch.
Compton misses with a hook to the ribs.

Watts has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Compton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Watts is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Watts seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Compton for as long as he can get away with.
Watts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Compton trying to control the hands but Watts breaks the grip.
Watts controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Erris Watts just wasn't active enough.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Compton misses with a combination
and Watts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Watts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watts content to control rather than advance.
Compton is looking for a sweep. Watts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Erris Watts just wasn't active enough.

Watts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Watts is thwarting Compton's attempts to control the position.
Compton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton trying to hold on to Watts's head to control him but Watts postures up.
Compton is looking to improve his position.
Watts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watts content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Compton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Watts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Compton sprawls well initially but Watts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watts prevents Compton from standing back up.
Watts is looking to advance position but Compton won't allow it.
Watts controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Erris Watts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erris Watts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
Watts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Compton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton stuns Watts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peter Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton misses with a jab to the body

and Watts counters with a takedown into side control.
Compton tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Watts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Compton wants to control but Watts postures up.
Watts taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Erris Watts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Compton!
Compton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Watts avoids the body shot from Compton.
Compton misses the jab.
Compton moves to clinch but Watts breaks away

and Watts counters with a single leg into guard. Compton didn't expect that.
Watts sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts stopping the sweep attempt from Compton.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Erris Watts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
Compton lands a right hook to the body.
Compton closes the distance but Watts moves to the side
and Watts counters with a leg kick.
Peter Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Watts closes the distance and pushes Compton back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watts has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Compton regains guard immediately.
Watts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Compton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Watts throws a leg kick
and Compton counters with a right hand to the body.
Compton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Compton.

Watts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Compton is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Compton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Compton is looking for a sweep.
Erris Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Compton keeps working.
Watts in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Erris Watts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watts misses with a jab to the body
enabling Compton to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Compton finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts throws a body punch but Compton moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton misses with a right hand

and Watts counters with a shoot takedown. Compton fights it but they end up in guard.
Watts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watts wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erris Watts 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. This is the final round!

Watts misses the jab.
Compton misses with an uppercut.
Compton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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.
Watts won't allow Compton to sweep him here.
Watts trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Compton wants to stand up but Watts is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton is trying to keep Watts in close.
Watts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Erris Watts just wasn't active enough.

Compton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Compton.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Compton defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Compton.

Watts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Compton wants to sweep but no luck.
Watts trying to move into half guard but instead Compton has managed to sweep!
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Compton is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Compton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peter Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Compton wants to stand up but Watts has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Compton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Watts to get to his feet.
Erris Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts throws a sloppy body shot
and Compton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Compton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts has his takedown stuffed
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Watts instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Compton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watts backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Compton walks away with a smile on his face. Watts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Compton moves out of range as Watts strikes.
Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Compton wants to clinch.
Compton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Compton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Compton tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts wants to clinch.
Compton throws a body kick the misses

and Watts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Watts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erris Watts.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

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