PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kealin Bishop (ranked 826 p4p, 1167 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 114 p4p, 162 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bishop
vs
Watts

181 cm
23
179
10 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
179
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kealin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
A nice side step and Watts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop is looking to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Watts saw it coming and moves away.
As Bishop backs off Watts throws a huge counter combo but Bishop manages to avoid it all.
Watts avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Bishop defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Watts blocks the low kick.
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts feints a counter leg kick.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watts tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watts connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.
Watts defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Watts's ribs.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Watts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
A big left from Watts misses.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Muhammad Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Watts ducks down to avoid it.
Watts lands a two punch combo.

Watts has managed to clinch.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bishop jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bishop is looking for a triangle but Watts pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is stalling in the full guard.

Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watts defends well.

Bishop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bishop throws his legs up looking for a submission but Watts uses it to pass to side control.
The referee asks Watts politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Watts prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four 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.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Watts's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Watts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Watts decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a low kick, right behind Watts 's knee.
Watts throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Watts misses with an uppercut.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Watts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts misses with a straight left.
Bishop throws a head kick but Watts moves out of range.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watts can pounce on him.
Watts moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters with a three punch combo that has Watts backing up. Watts nods at Bishop to acknowledge the strikes.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Watts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watts takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop drops his hands momentarily and Watts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wattss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watts throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watts manages to circle out of the way.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watts manages to circle out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Watts. That snapped Bishop's head back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop throws a big counter combination but Watts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watts throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bishop drags the fight down to the ground.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Watts controlling him for the moment.

Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watts defends well.
Watts advances to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Watts has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Watts has a good base and remains in mount.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Muhammad Watts will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bishop slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Watts.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watts connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Muhammad Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watts. Watts obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts misses with a body punch

and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch.
Bishop jumps guard but Watts stands there with Bishop around his waist. Bishop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Watts cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts lands a body shot.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts takes a shot to the head.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Bishop fails to pull guard.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Watts.
Watts lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop cracks Watts with a nice body shot.
Watts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Watts throws a head punch that misses.
Watts works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Watts.
Watts blocks a body shot from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop prevents Watts from breaking the clinch.

Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watts thinking.
Watts looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Watts jabs Bishop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bishop throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts slips under a jab from Bishop.
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop slips under a jab from Watts.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Watts cracks Bishop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Watts throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Watts's leg. Watts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watts.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Watts misses.
Bishop throws a counter high kick but Watts was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watts.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watts's head backwards.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Watts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Bishop checks a leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Watts ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop jabs at Watts's body.

Watts has Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watts.
Watts tries to break free but Bishop pushes him back against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Watts working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop digs a right hand into Watts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watts's gas tank.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Watts works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
Watts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Watts blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Watts won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kealin Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Watts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Muhammad Watts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bishop moves out of range as Watts strikes.
As Watts backs away, Bishop returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Watts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watts.
Bishop wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop throws a head kick but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Watts sees coming a mile off.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watts blocking some punches.
Watts lands with a short shot to the head.
Watts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watts working aggressively here.
Watts is working Bishop over against the cage.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watts.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Watts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Watts scores with a shoulder strike.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watts staying out of range there.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
Watts lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.

Watts moves into the clinch.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Watts.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Watts scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Bishop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watts lands a shoulder strike.
Watts lands with a right to the head.
Bishop jumps guard but Watts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kealin Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Watts.
Watts working hard to break the clinch.
Watts stalling against the cage.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bishop jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bishop's guard.
Watts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop being controlled here, momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Watts 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.

Bishop looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watts dips to his left and cracks Bishop with an uppercut!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Watts 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.
Bishop tries a low kick but Watts avoids it.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
As Watts tries to get set, Bishop tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Watts is looking for the big counter here.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watts's head backwards.
A low kick lands for Watts.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Watts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts works the jab nicely.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Watts lands a nice looking body shot.
Muhammad Watts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Watts.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop pushes Watts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop tries to pull guard but Watts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Watts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bishop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watts walks away with a smile on his face. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Watts swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
As Watts tries to get set, Bishop tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Watts misses.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Watts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kealin Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts takes one on the button.
Watts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Watts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Watts!
Muhammad Watts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.