PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ram Bibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ram Bibi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bibi
vs
Watt

165 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ram Bibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Watt!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt shoots in but no luck this time.
Watt tries for a takedown but Bibi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bibi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bibi showed some decent athleticism there.

Watt is defending against the submission attempts here by Bibi.
Watt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bibi.
Watt is trying to maintain the position but Bibi is very close to passing his half guard.
Watt looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bibi is looking for a kimura but Watt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bibi to get the leverage.
Watt wants to get back to his feet.
Bibi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watt on the ground.
Bibi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watt defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bibi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watt has managed to free his arm - good work.

Watt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watt controls Bibi momentarily but Bibi frees himself.
Bibi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bibi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watt's guard.
Watt is trying to keep Bibi in close.
Bibi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watt working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bibi defends it easily.
Bibi throws a big elbow that misses.
Watt controls Bibi momentarily but Bibi frees himself.
Watt pulls Bibi in close to prevent any damage.

Liam Watt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bibi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bibi trying to control the position but Watt is working away.
Bibi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt is trying to control Bibi's posture but Bibi avoids it.
Watt gets back to half guard.
Bibi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bibi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bibi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watt keeps working.
Bibi prevents Watt from improving his position.
Bibi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bibi seems to be looking for submissions.
Bibi is trying to control the action in half guard but Watt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bibi is thwarting Watt's attempts to control the position.

Bibi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watt is trying to stand back up but Bibi is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bibi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bibi wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ram Bibi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bibi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watt pinned against the cage. Watt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bibi dives in for a single leg takedown but Watt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Bibi has picked Watt up - he's going for a ride! Bibi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Watt manages to get to full guard.
Watt wants to get back to his feet but Bibi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bibi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bibi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bibi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt wants to stand but Bibi is controlling the position.
Bibi forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibi slows the pace down in half guard.
Watt trying to control here.
Bibi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bibi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watt has escaped and now he's on top!
Bibi has a closed guard, preventing Watt from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bibi's guard.
Bibi is trying to keep Watt in close.
Watt tries to stand but Bibi is controlling from the bottom.

Watt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bibi working for a triangle but Watt defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt tries to stand but Bibi is controlling from the bottom.
Watt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bibi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bibi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Watt stacks Bibi 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 Watt!
Watt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Watt wants to control but Bibi is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibi tries to bench press Watt off him but Watt keeps the position.
An elbow from Watt crashes against the mat.
Bibi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bibi tries to get out of the position.
Watt taking a breather here.
Bibi is not content to let Watt control the position.
Bibi bucks up and tries to throw Watt off but instead Watt has got his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bibi is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Watt looking to break Bibi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bibi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Watt will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Bibi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watt.
Ram Bibi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bibi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bibi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bibi throws an elbow that misses. Watt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bibi's guard. Nice move by Watt!
Watt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bibi is keeping the position for now.
Bibi keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
Bibi wants to stand up but Watt is controlling him.
Bibi keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
Watt looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam Watt.
Bibi looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.

Bibi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watt did well to prevent Bibi getting side control.
Watt trying to control but Bibi postures up.
Watt is looking to improve his position.
Watt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watt trying to keep a closed guard but Bibi is proving a slippery customer.
Bibi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ram Bibi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bibi is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt controls Bibi momentarily but Bibi frees himself.
Bibi wants to pass the guard but Watt is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Watt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watt working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bibi wanted to stand there but Watt had control of the position.
Bibi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibi trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Watt clinches up against the cage.
Bibi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bibi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Watt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watt manages to end up in side control.
Bibi is trying to improve his position.
Bibi being controlled for a moment.
Bibi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt is looking to take a break and control but Bibi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Watt tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Watt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bibi is looking to regain half guard here but Watt keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Watt.
I think Watt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Watt!