PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Skillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skillet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drop Bombs - Lazee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watts
vs
Skillet

201 cm
19
234 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Skillet!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts scores with a kick to the body.

Watts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watts lands in his opponent's guard.

Skillet working for a triangle but Watts defends it easily.

Watts stands up and waves to Skillet to follow him.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Skillet pushes him off.
Skillet avoids the head kick by Watts.
Danny Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skillet's guard.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Watts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts won't allow Skillet to sweep him here.
Skillet looks gassed!
Skillet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Skillet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Skillet has gone for a leg lock! Watts slips out almost immediately though and dives into Skillet's guard.

Watts stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watts closes the distance and clinches.
Skillet jumps guard but Watts stands there with Skillet around his waist. Skillet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watts wants a takedown but no success here.
Watts has had enough of the clinch but Skillet keeps him there for the moment.

Watts breaks from the clinch.

Watts clinches up against the cage.
Watts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skillet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watts slows down the pace here.
Watts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skillet has him pressed against the cage.
Watts has had enough of the clinch but Skillet keeps him there for the moment.
Watts tries to break the clinch but Skillet is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts stops a takedown attempt from Skillet.
Danny Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Skillet.

Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Watts gets the takedown into side control.

Watts decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Watts as Skillet shoots in.
Skillet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Watts counters by clinching up.

Skillet wants the takedown. Watts is fighting it off but Skillet persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Watts's guard against the cage.
Skillet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
Watts can't keep his opponent in guard - Skillet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Skillet throwing shots but Watts is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skillet stops Watts from getting back to his feet.
Watts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Skillet in his half guard.

Watts manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Watts shoots in and bounces Skillet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watts postures up in Skillet's guard and throws a big left but Skillet blocks it.
Watts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skillet keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.

Skillet throws his legs up looking for a submission but Watts uses it to pass to side control.
Skillet tries to bench press Watts off him but Watts keeps the position.
Skillet is breathing heavily.

Watts stands up and beckons Skillet to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.

Watts drives through and clinches with Skillet against the cage.
Skillet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Watts manages to break the clinch.
Skillet throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease.
Skillet tries for a takedown but Watts circles away easily

and Watts moves into the clinch.

Skillet breaks the clinch.
Skillet misses with a takedown attempt - Watts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danny Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Skillet.
Watts throws a right and a left that Skillet avoids nicely.
Watts blocks a head kick by Skillet.

Skillet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danny Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Skillet has an active guard here but Watts has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillet tries to roll over but Watts keeps him under control.
Skillet is trying to stand.
Skillet wants to improve his position but Watts is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skillet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watts tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Skillet.

Watts decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Watts drives through and clinches with Skillet against the cage.
Skillet prevents Watts from breaking the clinch.
Skillet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts throws a head kick but Skillet moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Watts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Skillet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Skillet with a poor takedown

and Watts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skillet!
Skillet is trying desperately to improve position.
Watts breaks from Skillet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Watts dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Skillet shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but Skillet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Skillet instigates a clinch.

Watts manages to break the clinch.

Watts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watts with a nice head shot there.

Watts stands up from Skillet's guard - Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.

Watts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skillet is looking for a sweep.
Watts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts prevents Skillet from escaping the position.
Skillet stops Watts from passing to mount.
Watts tries to stand but Skillet is controlling his head.

Watts stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Skillet is pressing down on Watts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Skillet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Watts clinches.
Skillet pressing his opponent against the cage.
Watts can't break the clinch.
Skillet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Watts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skillet trying to land knees to the body.

Watts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Watts stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watts closes the distance and clinches.
Skillet looking for a takedown.
Danny Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Skillet.
Skillet looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Watts.
Skillet scores with a hook to the body.
Skillet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Watts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Skillet is proving hard to escape from.
Watts passes Skillet's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Watts stands up from half guard.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skillet can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watts scores with a takedown into Skillet's guard.

Skillet isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Watts stacks Skillet on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Watts!
Skillet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyrone Skillet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Skillet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Skillet actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watts 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26

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