PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by Edmund Fitzgerald. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Watt
vs
Ellis

185 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
165 lbs
2 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt lands with a shot to the body.

Watt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ellis, pushing him back against the cage.
Ellis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Watt.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Watt scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Watt pulls guard effortlessly.

Watt is working an open guard so Ellis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Watt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watt looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Ellis clinches with his opponent.
Watt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watt avoids it.
Ellis wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt lands a damaging elbow.
Watt stalling.
Ellis connects with a knee to the head.
Ellis misses with a knee to the head.

Watt has Ellis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Watt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ellis tumbling to the mat - Watt dives into Ellis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Watt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ellis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ellis is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scott Watt.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watt.
Ellis throws a big shot that misses.
Ellis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellis wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Watt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis shoots in but Watt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Watt clinches up against the cage.
Watt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ellis looks winded!
Watt lands a knee to the body.
Ellis avoiding damage as Watt throws knees to the body.

Watt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ellis uses from the top position.
Watt pulls Ellis in close to prevent any damage.
Ellis won't allow Watt to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Ellis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darius Ellis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Watt looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
Watt throws a front kick that sends Ellis stumbling back into the cage.
Ellis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A combination from Watt does no damage.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ellis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ellis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.

Ellis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watt defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis has a closed guard, preventing Watt from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watt stopping the sweep attempt from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Watt has taken the fight to the clinch.

Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watt avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Watt keeps the fight on the outside.

Watt clinches with his opponent.
Ellis avoiding damage as Watt throws knees to the body.
Watt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellis walks away with a smile on his face. Watt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Watt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the head but Watt blocks with his arms.
Ellis controlling the action here for a moment.
Ellis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watt's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Watt back against the cage.
Watt lands an elbow inside.
Ellis blocks a body shot from Watt.
Watt tries a knee to the head but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ellis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ellis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ellis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scott Watt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Watt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Watt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Watt controls his hands.
Watt trying to control the position but instead, Ellis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watt into the cage.
Ellis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watt's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watt.
Ellis tries to pull guard but Watt won't allow it.

Watt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Watt keeps it at a distance.

Watt clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watt.
Watt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellis's face.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watt blocks it with crossed arms.
Watt scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Watt.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Watt's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watt.

Watt pulls guard effortlessly.
Watt managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ellis won't allow Watt to get back to his feet.
Watt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellis is one step ahead there.

Scott Watt has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch but Watt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watt has Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.

Watt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Watt rushes Ellis and presses him up against the cage.
Ellis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watt is defending well.
Watt avoiding damage as Ellis throws knees to the body.
Watt connects with a knee to the head.
Watt gets underhooks to prevent Ellis's takedown attempt.
Watt cracks Ellis with a nice body shot.
Ellis wants to stall.
Watt scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Watt trying to land knees to the body.
Watt misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Watt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Watt shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Watt clinches.
Watt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Ellis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.
Ellis doesn't manage to clinch there - Watt circles away.

Watt moves into the clinch.
Ellis tries to land knees in the clinch but Watt avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watt avoiding damage as Ellis throws knees to the body.

Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis avoids a kick to the body.

Ellis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Watt sprawls well initially but Ellis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt is looking to control Ellis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watt avoid being mounted?
Watt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Watt trying to control but Ellis postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Watt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watt shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but Watt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scott Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Ellis.

Watt rushes Ellis and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Watt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Watt has Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Watt lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Watt trying to land knees to the body.
Watt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Ellis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watt.

Watt clinches up with Ellis and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Ellis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Watt uses from the top position.

Watt stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Ellis gets tackled into the cage by Watt. Watt maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Watt.
Watt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watt effectively controlling the action here.
Ellis prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Watt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ellis uses from the top position.
Ellis trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt wants to stand up but Ellis is controlling him.
Watt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis wants to pass the guard but Watt is keeping the position.
Darius Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Ellis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watt, up you get!
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Watt moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watt 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Watt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Darius Ellis was interviewed post fight and said 'He is an excellent fighter and had a good gameplan. Nothing else to do now but get back in the gym'.