PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Edmund Fitzgerald. Scott Watt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edmundo Edilhson's chin.

Watt
vs
Edilhson

185 cm
31
165 lbs
14 - 20 - 0

175 cm
41
168 lbs
30 - 27 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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Voodoo Nutrition

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 14 - 20 - 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 30 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Watt.
Watt is looking to clinch.
Edilhson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Edilhson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Edilhson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edilhson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edilhson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edilhson slips under a jab from Watt.
Edilhson tries to bum rush Watt with a series of wild strikes but Watt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edilhson scores with a jab. Watt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watt. That's going to slow Edilhson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt feints and then cracks Edilhson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edilhson down.
Edilhson with a jab.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Watt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edilhson, pushing him back against the cage.
Edilhson lands with a right to the head.
Edilhson pushes Watt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watt is struggling to control the position.
Edilhson trying to stall but Watt improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edilhson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edilhson misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Edilhson.

Watt drives through and clinches with Edilhson against the cage.
Watt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edilhson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watt is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Watt.
Watt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edilhson misses with a body punch.
Edilhson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watt.

Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watt scores with a nice body kick.
Edilhson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Watt gets tackled into the cage by Edilhson. Edilhson maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson prevents a body shot from Watt.
Watt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watt scores with a shoulder strike.
Watt tries to work over Edilhson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watt missing with knees to the body.
Edilhson lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Edilhson.
Watt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Edilhson wants to get back to striking at distance but Watt won't allow it.
Edilhson is trying to break free.
Edilhson takes a shot to the head.
Watt lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edilhson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt taking a breather.
Watt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edilhson tries to break the clinch but Watt is controlling the position.
Watt stalling in the clinch.
Watt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watt blocking some punches.

Edilhson breaks from the clinch.
Watt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edilhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Watt.
Watt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Edilhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edilhson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Watt has managed to clinch.

Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt wants to clinch up but Edilhson keeps it at a distance.
Watt works the jab nicely.
Edilhson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Edilhson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Watt dips to his left and cracks Edilhson with an uppercut!

Watt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edilhson, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Watt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watt.
Watt works on Edilhson's body with a couple of short punches.
Watt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edilhson is keeping busy.
Watt scores with a shot to the side of Edilhson's head.

Edilhson is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Watt.
Edilhson missing with knees to the body.
Watt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edilhson's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Watt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Edilhson misses.
Watt lunges at Edilhson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edilhson's hand.
Watt lands a jab-cross combination.
Edilhson is still on wobbly legs! Can Watt finish him?
Watt throws a hook but Edilhson avoids it easily.
Watt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watt slips under a jab from Edilhson.
Edilhson looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Edilhson scoring well with a low kick there.
Edilhson seems to have recovered his senses.
Edilhson looks to land a left hand but Watt moved out of range nicely.
Edilhson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Edilhson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watt misses with the head strike.
Watt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edilhson can do to turn this around?
Watt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson taking a breather.

Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Edilhson clinches up with Watt and pushes him back against the cage.
Edilhson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watt misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edilhson.
Watt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Edilhson up against the cage.
Watt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Edilhson.
Edilhson stalling in the clinch.
Edilhson lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watt.
Watt throws a punch but it's blocked by Edilhson.
Watt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson connects with a nice looking jab.
Watt tries to land a leg kick but Edilhson saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Edilhson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Watt drives through and clinches with Edilhson against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Edilhson.
Watt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watt lands a nice knee to the body.
Edilhson is trying to force a seperation but Watt has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edilhson as Watt tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edilhson.
A short left from Watt.
Edilhson tries to break free but Watt pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watt.
A head punch on the inside from Edilhson fails to land.
Watt tries a body shot but Edilhson blocks it.
Watt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Edilhson up against the cage.
Edilhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Edilhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edilhson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watt.
Some wild striking there from Watt.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick from Edilhson.

Watt pushes Edilhson up against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Edilhson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Edilhson misses its intended target.
Watt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edilhson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edilhson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Edilhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watt misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watt missing with a left hand there. Edilhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Edilhson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edilhson circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Watt finds it's way through Edilhson's defenses.
Edilhson misses with a double jab.
Edilhson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watt.
A cross from Watt lands.

Edilhson clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Watt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Watt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watt throws an overhand right that lands on Edilhson's shoulder, as Edilhson tries to avoid the shot.
Edilhson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Edilhson forces Watt back against the cage and clinches.
Edilhson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watt prevents a body shot from Edilhson.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Edilhson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt throwing a counter right hand but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson lands with a straight right. Watt didn't see that one coming.

Edilhson clinches up against the cage.
Edilhson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Watt fails to land.
A short left from Edilhson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Watt on the inside.
Watt misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edilhson lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Edilhson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watt works on Edilhson's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Watt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Edilhson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edilhson lands a right hand.
Edilhson is trying to force a seperation but Watt has the dominant position.

That's two 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.
Edilhson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watt controlling the action here for a moment.
Edilhson is trying to break the clinch but Watt has him pressed against the cage.
Edilhson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watt wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Watt.
Watt misses with some punches.
Edilhson lands a right hand.
Scott Watt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edilhson lands a right hand.

Edilhson breaks from the clinch.
Watt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edilhson.
No joy there for Edilhson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a really nice looking cross but Edilhson seems unphased.
Edilhson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edilhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt lands a lovely overhand right.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott Watt is winning the standup battle so far.
Edilhson throws a body kick that misses
enabling Watt to counter with a crisp jab.
Watt throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edilhson ducks right into an uppercut from Watt.
Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Edilhson closes the distance and pushes Watt back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt lands with a light punch inside.
Watt can't find room to land a body shot as Edilhson controls the action.
Edilhson struggles to land a body shot inside as Watt controls his hands.
Watt lands a good knee to the midsection. Edilhson won't want to take too many of those.
Watt lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a shoulder strike.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watt blocks a body shot from Edilhson.

Watt breaks from the clinch.
Watt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edilhson lands a jab to Watt's midsection.

Edilhson rushes Watt and presses him up against the cage.

Edilhson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watt throws a right hand that misses
and Edilhson counters with a stiff right hand.
Watt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edilhson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
Watt slips a jab and a cross from Edilhson.
Watt tests Edilhson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Watt drives through and clinches with Edilhson against the cage.
Edmundo Edilhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Edilhson breaks the clinch.

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 Scott Watt.
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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
Our winner, Scott Watt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Edmundo Edilhson had this to say: 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.