PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut. Watts has chosen 9000 Watts as his entrance music. Nalle Puh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Puh
vs
Watts

185 cm
31
200 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

185 cm
32
194 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puh staying out of range there.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Puh on that attempt.
Watts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Watts!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by Watts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watts.
Watts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watts is looking to slow Puh down with leg kicks.
Watts lands with a straight right. Puh didn't see that one coming.
Puh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puh slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Watts tests Puh's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.

Watts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Puh tries to hold on but Watts postures up.
Watts is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Puh is in real trouble.
Well, with Watts on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Puh is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
What can Puh do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Puh fending off the submission attempt from Watts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Watts controlling the positon.

Usain Watts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Puh throws a leg kick but Watts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puh throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puh throws a low kick but Watts moves out of range easily.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watts throws a combination. Puh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Puh misses.
Puh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Watts as he connects with a hook.
Watts lands a glancing blow to the side of Puh's head.
Puh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Watts.
Watts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Puh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick by Watts misses
and Puh counters with a stiff right hand.
Puh looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
Puh throws a leg kick but Watts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Watts - just one landing.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Usain Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Puh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watts doesn't seem phased though.
Puh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Usain Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts'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.

Puh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puh throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Watts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Puh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Puh is not content to let Watts control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puh trying to remain calm as Watts controls from the top position.
Watts wants to control but Puh is keeping him busy.
Puh tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Puh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Usain Watts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puh's hands.
Watts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puh blocks a head kick by Watts.
Puh ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Usain Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Puh takes one to the chin there.
Watts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puh's head.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Puh is just out of range.
Puh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watts misses with a hook. Puh ducked under it nicely.
Watts is looking to chop away at Puh's legs.
Watts checks a leg kick.
Puh misses with a hook.

Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Puh's guard.
Puh wants to sweep here but Watts controlling him for the moment.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puh is keeping the position for now.
Watts content to stall in guard here.
Puh keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Watts passes into half guard.
Watts stalling.
Puh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Watts sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Usain Watts wasn't active enough on the ground.
Watts connects with a crisp jab.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Puh sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puh on the side of the head.

Watts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Puh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watts trying to control the position but Puh is working away.

Watts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Puh to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puh scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Usain Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Puh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Puh.
Jab from Puh.
Puh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watts scores with a nice strike.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puh has time to react.
Good work by Watts as he checks the leg kick.
Watts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puh takes a step back to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watts checks a leg kick.
Puh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts is looking to slow Puh down with leg kicks.
Puh throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.

Watts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Puh keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
Watts slips nicely into half guard.
Puh is pressing down on Watts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Watts being controlled here momentarily.
Puh trying to control the position.
Nalle Puh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puh keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puh.
Watts throws a right hand that Puh ducks under and follows up with a left that Puh also avoids with ease.
Puh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a push kick but Puh slaps the foot to one side.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Watts misses

and Puh moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Watts as the two fighters clinch.
Puh prevents a body shot from Watts.
Puh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puh can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Watts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puh struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Puh tries to land knees in the clinch but Watts avoids the damage to the body.
Watts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puh missing with knees to the body.
Puh can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
A shot in the inside from Watts.
Puh misses with a punch to the body.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Puh controls his hands.
Puh misses with a punch to the body.
Puh digs a right hand into Watts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watts's gas tank.
Watts scores with a shot to the side of Puh's head.
Watts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puh swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puh backwards.

Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Usain Watts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puh misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Usain 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usain Watts!
In his post fight interview, Usain Watts started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.