PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 2510 p4p, 271 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 3091 p4p, 324 weight class). Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald as his entrance music. Scott Watt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aleksy
vs
Watt

172 cm
28
166 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
43
165 lbs
26 - 41 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watt connects with a nice looking jab.
Watt cracks Aleksy with a good jab.
Aleksy looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Aleksy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Watt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aleksy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Aleksy. Those never looked like landing.
Aleksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aleksy throws out a loose jab but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watt wants to counter the offense by Aleksy and move into the clinch position.
Watt misses with a looping right.
Watt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aleksy circles away quickly and effectively.
Aleksy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watt looks to land a combination but Aleksy avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksy misses with a double jab.
Aleksy defending well as Watt loads up on a big left hand.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watt! But no joy.
Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watt.
A punch combination from Aleksy misses.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Aleksy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watt throws a big shot that misses.
Watt misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
As Watt looks to move away, Aleksy throws a big counter combo but Watt just gets out of the way.
Aleksy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watt circles away quickly and effectively.
Watt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Aleksy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Watt throws a right hand that Aleksy ducks under and follows up with a left that Aleksy also avoids with ease.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksy slips under a jab.
Aleksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Watt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aleksy defends it well.
Aleksy misses with the body kick
and Watt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aleksy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Watt counters with a body kick that stops Aleksy in his tracks momentarily.
Watt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aleksy avoids the head kick by Watt.
As Watt looks to move away, Aleksy throws a big counter combo but Watt just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksy fakes the leg kick and cracks Watt in the body.
Watt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aleksy throws a hook but Watt avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Aleksy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aleksy, right into the meat.
Aleksy misses with a wild combination.
Watt scores with a sloppy right hand. Aleksy should have avoided that one.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses.
Aleksy throws a wild body kick that Watt sees coming a mile off.
Watt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
Watt throws a hook but Aleksy avoids it easily.
Aleksy misses with a leg kick.
Watt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Watt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aleksy.
Aleksy misses with a double jab.
Aleksy throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Watt counters by clinching up.
Watt tries to break the clinch but Aleksy is controlling the position.

Watt manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
A jab from Watt misses.
Aleksy throws out a leg kick but Watt moves out of range and Aleksy only half commits.
Aleksy throws a big shot that misses.
Aleksy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aleksy eats them both and turns towards Watt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watt throws out a powerful jab.
Aleksy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watt throws a combination that misses
and Aleksy counters with a one-two to the body.

Aleksy closes the distance and pushes Watt back into the cage.
Aleksy lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Aleksy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aleksy throws out a loose jab but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watt lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aleksy.

Watt is rocked!
Watt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aleksy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Aleksy finish him?
Watt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watt seems to have recovered his senses.
Aleksy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Aleksy clobbers Watt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Watt scores with a head kick.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksy throws a series of strikes that have Watt backpedaling.
Aleksy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aleksy swinging wildly here.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tytus Aleksy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Watt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aleksy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watt can do to turn this around?
Aleksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aleksy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aleksy misses with a hook. Watt ducked under it nicely.

Aleksy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watt, pushing him back against the cage.
Watt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aleksy has Watt pressed against the cage, preventing Watt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aleksy tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Aleksy back against the cage.

Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt tries to bum rush Aleksy with a series of wild strikes but Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aleksy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aleksy misses with a series of wild punches.
Aleksy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aleksy slips a jab from Watt.
No joy there for Watt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt dodges the punch combination from Aleksy.
Tytus Aleksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Aleksy misses with a combination
and Watt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Watt blocks the body kick.
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aleksy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Aleksy moved out of range nicely.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Watt throws a looping overhand right but Aleksy ducks down to avoid it.
Watt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses.

Watt tries to keep at a distance but Aleksy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aleksy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aleksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Watt as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksy blocks a jab.
Aleksy misses with a body shot.
Aleksy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watt circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Watt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aleksy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Watt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Watt.
Aleksy moves forwards but Watt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aleksy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksy throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Watt misses.
Watt throws a hook but Aleksy blocks it.
Aleksy throws a body kick that misses.
Aleksy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aleksy is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Aleksy does no damage.
Aleksy misses with a double jab
and Watt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Watt.
Watt lands with a nice body punch.
Aleksy shoots for a double leg takedown but Watt sprawls well. He's pushed Aleksy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aleksy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watt lands a right hook to the body.
Watt misses the jab.
It looked like Aleksy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aleksy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Watt.
Aleksy looking to slow down the pace here.
Aleksy leaning against his opponent.
Aleksy pushes Watt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aleksy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy stalling the fight.
Aleksy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Watt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aleksy.
Watt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aleksy is looking for a counter combo.
Aleksy is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Aleksy tries to land a front kick but Watt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watt throws a jab but it's blocked by Aleksy.
Aleksy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Watt just manages to avoid it.
Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
Watt misses with a low kick.
Aleksy tries to clinch but Watt is having none of it.
Watt tries to bum rush Aleksy with a series of wild strikes but Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Aleksy darts in and clinches Watt up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Watt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Watt throws a low kick, looking for Aleksy's leg but Aleksy calmly moves out of range.
Aleksy fails to land with a series of punches.
Aleksy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aleksy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watt lands a jab to Aleksy's midsection.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksy swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Watt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aleksy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watt swats away the attempt to clinch by Aleksy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksy tries to clinch but Watt moves out of range.
Watt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aleksy's head.

Aleksy rushes Watt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aleksy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Watt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aleksy scores with a leg kick.
Aleksy misses with a low kick.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watt loads up on a big right hand but Aleksy slips the punch.
Watt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aleksy.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Aleksy tries to clinch up but Watt circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleksy blocks a jab.
Watt misses the jab.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Aleksy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aleksy moves away.
Aleksy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watt slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt looks to land a body kick but Aleksy moved away.
Aleksy looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Watt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aleksy tries to move into range but Watt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksy blocks a head kick by Watt.
Aleksy throws a combination that misses
and Watt counters with a head kick. That will keep Aleksy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aleksy moves out of range of the strikes.
Watt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aleksy at a distance.
Aleksy throws a shot to the body.
Aleksy misses with a head kick.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Watt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aleksy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watt if he has to take too many more of those.
Aleksy throws a series of punches but Watt moves out of range.
Watt misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Watt. Those never looked like landing.

Aleksy drives through and clinches with Watt against the cage.
Aleksy tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Aleksy back against the cage.
Watt tries to circle away but Aleksy has him pinned against the cage.
Watt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Watt breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy avoids the head kick by Watt.
Aleksy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aleksy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aleksy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Watt.
Aleksy throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watt.
A combination from Aleksy does no damage.
Watt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aleksy on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy dodges the punch combination from Watt.
It looked like Aleksy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aleksy throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.

Watt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Aleksy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksy misses with a looping left.
Aleksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watt throws a big counter head kick but Aleksy avoids it with no problem.
Aleksy blocks a head kick by Watt.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Watt finds it's target.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
Aleksy closes the distance and clinches up with Watt, looking for a takedown. Aleksy pushes Watt against the cage but Watt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watt misses with a hook.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses
and Aleksy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Watt.
I think Watt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
Scott Watt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.