PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, papa roach- scars. George Tuck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Watts
vs
Tuck

179 cm
18
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tuck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Watts looking for submissions off his back.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.

Tuck decides to stand up.
Tuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuck throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.
Watts fails with the takedown

and Tuck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuck wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watts wants to control but Tuck passes easily into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Tuck seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts wants to sweep but Tuck has passed to side control!

Tuck stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
Tuck throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range.

Tuck clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts is stalling here.
Watts seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tuck is pressed up against the cage. Watts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tuck down to the mat. Tuck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tuck scores with a punch to the head.
Tuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.

Tuck gets caught napping as Watts dives in and scores a takedown. Tuck manages to retain guard.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tuck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watts is aware though and is defending well.
Tuck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watts wants to control from the top but Tuck keeps moving.
Tuck wants to stand and escape but Watts is having none of it.

Watts drops back looking for a leg! Tuck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tuck manages to kick Watts off! Watts jumps back into Tuck's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watts wants to control from the top but Tuck keeps moving.

Tuck scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tuck is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Tuck slips a straight right by Watts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuck throws a head kick that misses.
Tuck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tuck moves to clinch but Watts breaks away

and Watts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Tuck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Watts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Watts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tuck tries to kick Watts off but Watts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
George Tuck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Watts is trying for a kimura here. Tuck looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Watts wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dion Watts!
Dion Watts thanked the fans post fight for their support.