PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Jaxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dion Watts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jaxon
vs
Watts

170 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Jaxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaxon misses with an uppercut.
Jaxon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Watts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaxon won't be happy with that.
Jaxon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaxon keeping his opponent close.
Watts working away.
Jaxon is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Jaxon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Watts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jaxon to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaxon. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts with a poor takedown

and Jaxon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watts's guard.
Jaxon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jaxon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aiden Jaxon.
Watts tries for a takedown but Jaxon circles away easily

and Jaxon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watts looks winded!
Jaxon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jaxon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watts for as long as he can get away with.
Watts controls Jaxon momentarily but Jaxon frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaxon 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aiden Jaxon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jaxon throws a lazy body kick

and Watts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaxon won't be happy with that.
What's Jaxon going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to stand but Jaxon is controlling his head.
Jaxon holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jaxon is trying to control Watts's posture but Watts avoids it.

We're going to have a standup here because Aiden Jaxon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watts avoids the body shot from Jaxon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.

Jaxon scores a takedown into full mount!
Jaxon lands a nice shot to the head.
Jaxon cracks Watts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jaxon content just to control the position here.
Watts taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaxon breaks from Watts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jaxon controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Jaxon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jaxon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Aiden Jaxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaxon misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Watts doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jaxon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like Jaxon is going to stand back up.
Jaxon throwing shots but Watts is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watts trying to control but Jaxon postures up.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Jaxon controlling the pace.
Jaxon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aiden Jaxon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jaxon in particular looking to stall.
Jaxon is thwarting Watts's attempts to control the position.
Jaxon trying to mount his opponent but Watts defends it.
Jaxon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaxon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jaxon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jaxon with shots to the head and body - Watts looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaxon cracks Watts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Watts tries to lock up and control but Jaxon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jaxon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watts is in a horrible position here. Jaxon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Watts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaxon looking to finish Watts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watts!
Jaxon controlling from the full mount.
Jaxon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watts hang on?
Jaxon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watts hang on?
Jaxon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jaxon looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jaxon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxon working the ground and pound effectively.
Jaxon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jaxon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jaxon controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaxon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jaxon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Jaxon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jaxon moves into the clinch.
Jaxon has Watts pressed against the cage.
Jaxon throws an elbow but it misses.
Watts dodges an elbow strike from Jaxon.
Jaxon has Watts pushed against the cage.
Jaxon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jaxon throws an elbow but misses.
Jaxon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watts fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jaxon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Jaxon is proving a slippery customer.
Jaxon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watts's head.
Jaxon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
Watts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaxon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watts working a defensive guard here.
Dion Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jaxon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaxon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jaxon working the head and body with strikes.
Jaxon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jaxon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jaxon working the head and body with strikes.
Jaxon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaxon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon is controlling the pace.
Watts is trying to control but can't.
Jaxon is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aiden Jaxon just wasn't active enough.

Jaxon gets a clinch.
Aiden Jaxon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts avoids the elbow strike from Jaxon, against the cage.
Watts has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Watts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon is looking to break free of the clinch but Watts has double underhooks.

Watts breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Jaxon misses its intended target.
Watts slips under a jab from Jaxon.
Jaxon looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Watts defending well as Jaxon loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaxon misses with a left hand

and Watts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jaxon!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaxon wants to control but Watts is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Jaxon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaxon 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Jaxon!