PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chat Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illidian Newsto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. The key to victory for Chat Watts has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Watts
vs
Newsto

187 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chat Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illidian Newsto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Watts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Newsto tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Newsto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Newsto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newsto tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newsto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Newsto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watts is one step ahead there.

Newsto looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Watts is defending well. Newsto quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Watts has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Newsto celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Illidian Newsto!