PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by 9000 Watts. Ettish is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. Fred Ettish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Usain Watts's chin.

Watts
vs
Ettish

185 cm
37
194 lbs
39 - 17 - 0

187 cm
35
198 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Heisenberg

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Watts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Ettish takes the fight into the clinch.
Watts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ettish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ettish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watts takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ettish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ettish tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing Ettish back against the cage.
Ettish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
Watts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watts lands a left hand.
Ettish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Watts.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts tries for a takedown but Ettish manages to get underhooks.
Watts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ettish fails to land.
Ettish lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ettish.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Ettish controlling the action here for a moment.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Ettish.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Watts manages to pull guard.
Watts wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ettish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ettish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ettish clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watts is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Ettish.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ettish lands a nice uppercut.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts tries to pull guard but Ettish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usain Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Ettish.

Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish is looking to slow Watts down with leg kicks.
Watts throws a body kick that misses.
Ettish connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Ettish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ettish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fred Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Ettish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ettish tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
Ettish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ettish.
Watts misses with a head kick.
Watts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Ettish.
Watts scores with a hook to the body. Ettish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Ettish throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Ettish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watts.
Ettish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ettish throws a leg kick but Watts checks it.
Ettish throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watts 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 Ettish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ettish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ettish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watts misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Ettish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fred Ettish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ettish thuds his right hand into Watts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ettish just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts avoids the body shot from Ettish.
Watts needs to keep his hands up - Ettish had a free shot at his head there.
Ettish throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ettish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ettish takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fred Ettish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettish throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.

Watts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Watts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watts wants to control but Ettish is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watts trying to control the action but Ettish is working from the bottom.
Ettish wants to control but Watts postures up.
Ettish tries to improve position but can't.
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ettish keeps working.
Ettish can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts trying to control the action but Ettish is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Watts is trying to get an arm triangle but Ettish is defending well.

Watts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ettish can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to improve position but can't.
Watts wants to control but Ettish is keeping him busy.
Watts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ettish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ettish gets back to half guard.
Watts works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ettish working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Watts is keen to just control but Ettish is a slippery customer.
Ettish has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ettish is trying to control but can't.
Ettish is trying to get back to full guard.
Ettish trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ettish is looking to improve his position.
Ettish is not content to let Watts control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Usain Watts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
That's time! Watts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ettish walks into a jab.
Ettish scores with a body shot.
Ettish misses with a wild combination.
Ettish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Some bone on bone action there as Watts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Ettish.
Watts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts blocks the body kick.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick.
Watts moves out of range as Ettish throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watts digs a good body shot into Ettish's ribs.
Watts misses with a right hand
and Ettish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ettish lands with a hook. Watts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ettish is looking to chop away at Watts's legs.
A clash of legs there as Ettish blocks the low kick.
Watts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ettish tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Ettish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ettish misses with a body kick.
Watts tries to move into range but Ettish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ettish on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ettish was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.

Ettish darts in and clinches Watts up against the cage.
Watts is trying to break the clinch but Ettish has him pressed against the cage.
Watts goes for a takedown attempt but Ettish pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab, jab by Watts - just one landing.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ettish throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Ettish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ettish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watts thuds his shin into the meat of Ettish's side.
Ettish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ettish blocks a low kick nicely.
Ettish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ettish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ettish.
Ettish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ettish as he avoids it easily.
Watts jabs Ettish right on the nose. Ettish blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a leg kick that knocks Ettish off balance momentarily.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ettish lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watts swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish misses with a wild combination.
Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ettish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts throws a shot to the body.
Ettish scores with a spinning back kick!
Ettish throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Watts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ettish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ettish looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Watts throws a push kick but Ettish slaps the foot to one side.
Ettish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt - Ettish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ettish.
Watts slips under a jab from Ettish.
Ettish lands a head shot.
Ettish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish swinging wildly here.
Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watts is looking to wear down Ettish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ettish connects with a solid leg kick.

Watts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ettish won't allow Watts to pass to mount.
Ettish is not content to let Watts control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to free his trapped foot but Ettish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ettish trying to hold on to Watts's head to control him but Watts postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ettish is staying active underneath Watts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Ettish is defending well.
Ettish is trying to maintain the position but Watts is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ettish swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Ettish lands with a nice body punch.
Watts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ettish can pounce on him.
Ettish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watts misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ettish, right into the meat.
Watts lands a front kick.
Ettish is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Watts trying to control but Ettish is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watts wants to control from the top but Ettish keeps moving.
Watts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Ettish is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Usain Watts.
Ettish throws a push kick but Watts slaps the foot to one side.
Ettish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Usain Watts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Watts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Ettish misses
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ettish connects with a body shot that sends Watts's belly button to the back.
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ettish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ettish manages to avoid it.
Ettish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ettish thows a leg kick but Watts checks it
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watts avoids the body shot from Ettish.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts blocks a low kick nicely.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Ettish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watts. Watts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Ettish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watts in his tracks.

Ettish closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
Watts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts jumps guard but Ettish stands there with Watts around his waist. Watts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watts blocks a body shot from Ettish.
Ettish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watts or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ettish has Watts pushed against the cage.
Ettish lands an uppercut.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Ettish cracks Watts with a nice body shot.
Ettish lands a right hand.
Ettish misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ettish.
Ettish misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ettish breaks from the clinch.
Ettish tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
Ettish throws a solid leg kick but Watts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ettish.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ettish.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watts's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ettish checks a leg kick.
Ettish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Ettish throws a leg kick which misses Watts's front leg but catches the back leg as Watts tries to avoid it.
Ettish lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watts will feel that in the morning.

Ettish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fred Ettish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Ettish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ettish pushes Watts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ettish throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ettish tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ettish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Ettish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ettish stalling in the clinch but Watts improves position.

Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ettish.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ettish sprawls well. Ettish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usain Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Watts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ettish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Fred Ettish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Usain Watts was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent Freddy Ettish. He's a great fighter, I take my hat off to him. Thanks to all the GAMMA fans for all their support. I'm not sure what's next...stay tuned...'.