PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CockO SauruS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

SauruS
vs
Watts

178 cm
29
158 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

169 cm
27
169 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Perkele!

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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, CockO SauruS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Watts!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Watts.
SauruS closes the distance and clinches up with Watts, looking for a takedown. SauruS pushes Watts against the cage but Watts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Watts clinches up against the cage.
Watts lands a knee to the head.
Watts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watts throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for SauruS.
Watts lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watts just misses with a elbow thrown towards SauruS's brow.
SauruS blocks an elbow strike.
SauruS 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. SauruS gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
SauruS tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but SauruS is just out of range.
SauruS keeps the fight on the outside.
SauruS paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
SauruS ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts tries to clinch there but SauruS circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by SauruS.

Watts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but SauruS has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
SauruS tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CockO SauruS. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watts lands an elbow just above SauruS 's eye.
SauruS has had enough of the clinch but Watts keeps him there for the moment.
Watts misses with the head strike.
SauruS blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
SauruS takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watts misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watts.
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SauruS avoids a wild elbow strike from Watts.
Watts throws an elbow that misses.
Watts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
SauruS is trying to break the clinch but Watts is controlling him.
SauruS blocks an elbow strike.
SauruS takes an elbow to the temple.
Watts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watts.
The referee calls for SauruS to work.
Watts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws an elbow but it misses.
Watts misses with an elbow strike.
SauruS takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watts missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watts throws an elbow but misses.
Watts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

SauruS gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
SauruS prevents Watts from improving his position.
SauruS slows the pace down in half guard.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

SauruS is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time SauruS.

Watts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Watts misses with a body shot
and SauruS counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watts's knee momentarily.
Sakari Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SauruS misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Watts.
The fighters circle momentarily. SauruS darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by SauruS or perhaps it was just good defense by Watts which made him look bad.
SauruS misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Watts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

SauruS takes one to the side of the head.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch but SauruS swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts is looking to clinch.
Watts moves to clinch but SauruS breaks away
and SauruS counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Watts clinches.
Watts throws a punch but it's blocked by SauruS.
Sakari Watts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

SauruS ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. SauruS no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Watts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but SauruS is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
SauruS utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but SauruS is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. SauruS is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts throws an elbow that misses. SauruS uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by SauruS!
SauruS throws a big elbow that misses.
Watts is looking to stand up but SauruS isn't so interested in that idea.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Watts wants to stand and escape but SauruS is having none of it.
Watts is pulling down on SauruS's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as SauruS accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with SauruS. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sakari Watts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
SauruS circles away from the clinch attempt.

Watts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watts lands a knee to the body.
Watts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts tries a knee to the head but SauruS blocks it.
Watts tries a knee to the head but SauruS blocks it.
Watts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and SauruS avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
SauruS tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watts smiles and moves away.
Watts doesn't manage to clinch there - SauruS circles away.
Watts fails in his attempt to clinch.

Watts moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Watts.
Watts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt SauruS or not.
SauruS avoids a wild elbow strike from Watts.
SauruS blocks the elbow strike.
SauruS is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Watts.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a body shot.
SauruS blocks an elbow strike from Watts.
Watts tries a knee to the head but SauruS blocks it.
Watts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts tries a knee to the head but SauruS blocks it.
SauruS blocks the elbow strike.
Watts missing with knees to the body.
Watts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. SauruS is defending well for now.
Watts scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

SauruS with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watts to score with a decent uppercut.
SauruS throws out a leg kick but Watts moves out of range and SauruS only half commits.
SauruS slips a jab from Watts.
Watts avoids the head kick by SauruS.
SauruS shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but SauruS keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping SauruS at a distance.
SauruS tries a head kick but it misses.
Watts wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Watts.
Watts misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a series of strikes that have SauruS backpedaling.
Watts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by SauruS.
Watts scores with a spinning back kick!

Watts moves into the clinch successfully.
Watts lands an elbow just above SauruS 's eye.
Watts misses with an elbow over the top.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
SauruS on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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

Watts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts is looking to stall here but SauruS recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but SauruS is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of SauruS's head.
SauruS wants to sweep here but Watts controlling him for the moment.
SauruS bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watts's guard.
Watts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SauruS wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Watts has his hands on SauruS's head, controlling the position.
SauruS looking to pass the guard.
SauruS trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SauruS controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
SauruS circles away from the clinch attempt.
CockO SauruS has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakari Watts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. SauruS does a little dance to reset his feet.
SauruS misses with a body punch
enabling Watts to counter with a crisp jab.
SauruS scores with a head kick. Watts tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SauruS pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watts lands a head kick!
SauruS throws a leg kick but Watts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SauruS shoots in for a double leg but Watts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
SauruS pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SauruS ducks under a wild hook from Watts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakari 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Watts!
Sakari Watts very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.