PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chras Watsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Slater's chin.

Slater
vs
Watsky

174 cm
29
161 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
28
174 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chras Watsky!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Watsky.
Decent striking displayed by Slater there.
Slater has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bushido Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Watsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watsky tries to land a body kick

and Slater counters with a single leg into guard. Watsky didn't expect that.

Watsky working for a triangle but Slater defends it easily.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slater trying to control but Watsky is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Watsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slater thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slater passes Watsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Watsky is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slater connects with a nice short shot to Watsky's temple.
Slater trying to control the action but Watsky is working from the bottom.

Slater seems to be looking for submissions.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watsky's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slater is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watsky tries to roll over but Slater keeps him under control.
Slater lands strikes from half guard.
Slater trying to control from Watsky's half guard. Watsky has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Watsky punching from the bottom - just letting Slater know he's still in a fight.

Watsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slater wants to control from the top but Watsky keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slater wants to control from the top but Watsky keeps moving.
Watsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slater manages to get himself to full guard.

Watsky postures up in Slater's guard and throws a big left but Slater blocks it.
Slater bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watsky's guard.

Watsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to control from the top but Watsky keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater trying to control but Watsky is working from the bottom.
Slater looking to sit in guard and control but Watsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Slater is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Watsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Slater moves out of range of the body kick.
Watsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slater throws a head kick that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Slater here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slater scores with a jab. Watsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slater misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater lands with an overhand left.
Watsky walks into a stiff left hand from Slater.
Watsky fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Slater misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Slater.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watsky can do to turn this around?
Watsky moves out of range as Slater strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watsky!

It looks like Harry Slater has been cut.
A jab from Slater misses.
Watsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slater lands a jab to the head.
Watsky tries for a takedown but Slater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slater swings for the body but Watsky moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slater.
Slater is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slater throws a right hand that Watsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Watsky also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watsky blocks a jab.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Watsky tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slater stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harry Slater is winning the standup battle so far.
Watsky stuffs the takedown.
Slater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater throws a body punch but Watsky moves out of range.
Slater moves out of range of the body kick from Watsky.
Watsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slater.
Slater lands a glancing blow to the side of Watsky's head.
Watsky lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Slater misses.
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watsky moves away.
Watsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watsky wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watsky.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt

and Slater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Slater advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Slater prevents Watsky from standing back up.
Slater drops an elbow to the side of Watsky's head.
Slater passes the guard and advances to mount!
Slater controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watsky.
Nice jab there from Slater.
Watsky ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
A nice combination there by Slater.
Slater misses with a looping left.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Watsky shows good takedown defense.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Slater.

Slater is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watsky has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slater trying to control the action but Watsky is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watsky tries to improve position but can't.
Slater cracks Watsky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Slater wants to control but Watsky is keeping him busy.
Slater throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Watsky is looking to reverse the position.
Slater working away.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
Slater happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Watsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slater lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watsky tries to buck Slater off but Slater is having none of it.
Slater has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slater trying to control the action but Watsky is working from the bottom.
Slater has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slater cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Watsky tries to hold on but Slater pushes him away.
Slater is trying to control here but Watsky has managed to regain half guard.

Slater is looking for a kimura here.
Slater trying to control the action but Watsky is working from the bottom.
Watsky manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Watsky's legs - danger averted.
Watsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Watsky keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slater in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watsky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Watsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Slater tries a head kick but it misses.
Watsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Slater. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
Slater misses with an uppercut. Watsky saw that one coming.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Slater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater throws a hook to the side of Watsky's head but Watsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Slater closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Slater there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater drops an elbow to the side of Watsky's head.
Watsky trying to control but Slater postures up.
Slater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slater wants to free his trapped foot but Watsky is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Slater is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watsky gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slater wants to control from the top but Watsky keeps moving.
Slater postures up.

Watsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slater gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watsky is keeping the position for now.
Slater works over Watsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.

Watsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slater is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater postures up in Watsky's guard and throws a big left but Watsky blocks it.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slater throws a series of punches but Watsky avoids them all with ease.
Watsky slips under a jab.
Watsky avoids the body shot from Slater.
A punch combination from Slater misses.
Watsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watsky's waist but Watsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slater off to one side.

Watsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watsky is working for a submission of some sort.
Slater works his way to full guard. Good work.

Slater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Slater has his foot on Watsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Watsky forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater had his way with Chras Watsky in that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Watsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Slater is just out of range.
Watsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slater is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chras Watsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Watsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater can't do much from the bottom here.
Slater manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watsky moves into full guard.
Watsky looking to control.
Slater stays in close to Watsky's body and controls the position.
Slater stands up over Watsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater postures up.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Watsky wants to sweep here but Slater controlling him for the moment.
Slater pushing down on Watsky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slater is trying to control the action in half guard but Watsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watsky taking some punishment here, with Slater in his half guard.
Slater is pressing down on Watsky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watsky is holding on for now.
Slater is nestled in close to Watsky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Slater wants to pass to mount but Watsky is defending the position.
Slater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Slater 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slater is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chras Watsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slater throwing shots but Watsky is blocking nicely.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slater scores with a jab. Watsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Slater tries for a takedown but Watsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watsky fails to land the takedown.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Slater lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watsky doesn't seem phased though.
Watsky throws a leg kick but Slater sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good standup being displayed there by Slater as he connects with a hook.
Slater throws a looping overhand right but Watsky ducks down to avoid it.
Watsky avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Slater.
Well Slater 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Harry Slater!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Harry Slater!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Harry Slater!

Harry Slater wins by unanimous decision!
Harry Slater spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.