PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 1890 p4p, 3678 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 253 p4p, 447 weight class). House comes into the arena with HonestKey- Keep Fightin' blaring out of the sound system. Max House has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

House
vs
Watts

178 cm
20
180
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
179
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by House.
Watts misses with a low kick.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
House misses with an uppercut.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House misses with a straight right.
House works over Watts's head and body with a nice combination.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
House throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
A big left from Watts misses.
House staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
A nice side step and Watts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts ducks right into an uppercut from House.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
House defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watts in his tracks.
House connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House lands a really nice looking cross but Watts seems unphased.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
A big right from Watts misses.
House fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
Watts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Watts darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House tries to break the clinch but Watts is controlling the position.
House lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
House tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House misses with some punches.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Watts swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watts throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House checks a leg kick.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Watts lands a really nice looking cross but House seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from House misses.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts is clearly trying to counter these attacks from House with a body shot.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watts throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Watts misses
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
House tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watts throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
House jabs Watts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watts.
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watts slips under a jab from House.
Watts misses with a straight right.
House seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watts takes one to the side of the head.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Watts misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watts 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.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
House is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
Watts throws a jab when House was well out of range.
Watts scores with a jab to the head.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
House throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
House cracks Watts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
A jab from House misses.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
House misses with a hook. Watts ducked under it nicely.
House throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Max House has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts connects with a body shot that sends House's belly button to the back.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
House appears to be looking for a big counter.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from House.
Watts scores with a jab to the body.
House takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a looping right.
Watts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of House's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House misses the body punch
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watts swings away with a body shot that misses
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts misses with an uppercut
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
House lands with a shot to the body.
House slips under a jab.
A jab from Watts misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Watts.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
Watts misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House misses with a hook. Watts ducked under it nicely.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Watts should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts lands a nice looking body shot.
House misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watts! But no joy.
Watts misses with the combination.

Watts forces House back against the cage and clinches.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by House.
A right handed body shot lands from Watts.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watts.
House wants to get back to striking at distance but Watts won't allow it.
House misses with some punches.
House tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House scores with a shot to the side of Watts's head.
A short right from Watts on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House misses with a punch to the body.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watts throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Watts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad Watts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watts misses with a punch on the inside.
Watts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
House pushes Watts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhammad Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watts misses with a body punch.
House blocks an uppercut.
Watts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watts as House tries to tie him up.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watts tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watts digs a right hand underneath House's ribcage. House let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
House lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think House has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Max House!
A relieved looking Max House thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.