PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ram Bibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ram Bibi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watt
vs
Bibi

170 cm
27
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ram Bibi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bibi stuffs the takedown attempt from Watt. Watt gets slowly back to his feet.
Watt shoots and misses

and Bibi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Watt!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bibi working away.
Watt is trying to get back to half guard.

Bibi is trying to get an arm triangle but Watt is defending well.
Bibi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Watt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bibi wants to stand but Watt is controlling his arm.
Watt prevents Bibi from moving into mount.
Watt can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bibi misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bibi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watt manages to get back to half guard.
Bibi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watt defending well though.
Bibi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Bibi is going to stand back up.
Watt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bibi is working away from the top position though.

Watt looking for submissions off his back.
Watt wants to get back to full guard.
Watt wants to control but Bibi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bibi seems to be working for a kimura but Watt defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bibi content to control rather than advance.
Watt wants to get back to full guard.
Watt trying to control here.
Bibi prevents Watt from standing back up.

Bibi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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.
Watt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bibi postures up.
Watt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bibi's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bibi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bibi wants to stand but Watt is controlling the position.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Watt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bibi keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibi throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Watt trying to control the position but Bibi is working away.
Watt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bibi tries to reverse the position but Watt maintains control.
Bibi is in a horrible position here. Watt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Bibi is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ram Bibi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watt tries to clinch but Bibi is having none of it.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bibi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bibi tries to free his leg and advance position but Watt is retaining full guard.
Bibi throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Watt is looking for a triangle here but Bibi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bibi laying and praying for a moment but Watt takes advantage and regains half guard.

Watt is defending against the submission attempts here by Bibi.
Bibi slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bibi wants to work for an arm triangle but Watt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Watt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bibi is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bibi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bibi blocking the ground and pound.
Bibi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Watt prevents Bibi from improving his position.
Watt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bibi!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibi tries to reverse the position but Watt maintains control.
Watt tries to control but Bibi wriggling away.
Watt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bibi's face.
Watt looking to finish with strikes here!
Watt tries to control but Bibi wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watt wants to stand but Bibi is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Watt trying to control but Bibi is having none of it.
Bibi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bibi is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watt wants to stand but Bibi is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Watt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bibi can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Watt dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Watt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bibi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bibi's coach down at Titan Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bibi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Bibi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Watt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Watt is trying to get back to half guard.
Watt can't do much from the bottom here.
Bibi working the strikes but Watt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bibi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bibi blocks the strikes from Watt.
Bibi trying to control the action but Watt is working from the bottom.
Watt wants to control but Bibi is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watt keeps working.
Watt gets full guard.
Bibi wants to get up but he can't break Watt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Watt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bibi defends it easily.
Bibi forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Watt is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bibi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Watt's body to avoid the submission. Watt has instead reached around Bibi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Watt arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liam Watt!