PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deven Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasun Wharton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to firefly. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jasun Wharton enters the cage!

Watts
vs
Wharton

190 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deven Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasun Wharton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wharton thows a left - swing and a miss!

Wharton shoots in and gets a takedown into Watts's guard.
Wharton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Watts wants to stand and escape but Wharton is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wharton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wharton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wharton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wharton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wharton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wharton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wharton is looking for the big counter here.
Wharton looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
Wharton throws a leg kick but Watts moved away.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wharton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Wharton misses.
A jab from Wharton does it's job there.

Wharton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Watts to the mat! Watts manages to get full guard.
Wharton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wharton throws a big right hand that misses.
Wharton passes Watts's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Wharton seems content to control.
Wharton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watts defending well though.
Wharton working over Watts with some ground and pound. Watts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wharton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wharton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wharton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wharton winds up and cracks Watts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Wharton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wharton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wharton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watts is staying active underneath Wharton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watts is in trouble now - Wharton has advanced to mount!
Watts is bucking up trying to escape but Wharton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasun Wharton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wharton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wharton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Watts is looking for a sweep. Wharton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wharton lands strikes from half guard.
Watts is trying to stand.
Watts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wharton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wharton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wharton throwing strikes from guard but Watts blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wharton with a flurry of punches that miss.

Wharton 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.
Wharton connects with a couple of short punches.
Wharton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wharton throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wharton controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Let's hope that Wharton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wharton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wharton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wharton's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wharton misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Watts throws a quick counter head kick but Wharton was just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Wharton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wharton misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Wharton wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Wharton tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wharton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wharton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wharton slips nicely into half guard.
Wharton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wharton thows a huge punch but Watts dodges it nicely.
Wharton controlling the pace.
Wharton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wharton 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.
Wharton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wharton misses with a straight right.
Wharton avoids the body shot from Watts.
Wharton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wharton.
Wharton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wharton circles away.
Watts takes one to the chin there.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wharton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wharton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wharton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wharton trying to stall but Watts improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts tries to pull guard but Wharton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deven Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wharton is looking for a takedown.
Wharton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watts's efforts to push away.
Wharton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wharton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Watts is trying to force a seperation but Wharton has the dominant position.
Watts is looking to break free of the clinch but Wharton has double underhooks.

That's two 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.
Wharton has had enough of the clinch but Watts keeps him there for the moment.
Wharton is trying to push Watts away but Watts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wharton walks away with a smile on his face. Watts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wharton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wharton lands in his opponent's guard.
Wharton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watts is wriggling around but Wharton manages to pass to half guard.
Wharton prevents Watts from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton lands with a punch from half guard.
Wharton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Deven Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Wharton 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.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Wharton in his half guard.

Wharton seems to be working for a kimura but Watts defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wharton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jasun Wharton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wharton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wharton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Wharton in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watts taking some punishment here, with Wharton in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wharton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jasun Wharton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wharton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasun Wharton!