PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Xxplosive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watts
vs
Melo

180 cm
28
200 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

186 cm
24
196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Melo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Melo gets caught napping as Watts dives in and scores a takedown. Melo manages to retain guard.
Watts looking to pass the guard.
Melo is controlling Watts's posture.
Watts is stalling in the full guard.

Melo is looking for a triangle but Watts pushes his legs off easily.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melo is keeping the position for now.
Watts wants to control from the top but Melo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands a couple of digs.
Melo working a defensive guard here.
Watts trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Watts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melo scores with a shot to the body.
Watts looks to throw the jab but Melo is out of range.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Melo's waist but Melo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watts off to one side.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
Watts blocks a head kick by Melo.
Melo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Melo misses with a body shot.
Sergio Melo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melo on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watts with a jab.
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Melo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a body punch but Melo moves out of range.

Watts moves into range and clinches up with Melo.
Melo blocking some punches.
Watts is trying to maintain a safe position but Melo gets an underhook and turns Watts into the cage.
Watts wants to take the fight to the mat but Melo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watts working aggressively here.
Watts lands with a left to the head.
Watts lands with a right to the head.
Melo misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Melo.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Watts has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Melo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Melo trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Melo hold on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watts doesn't have the hooks in and Melo manages to turn into his guard.
Watts has a closed guard, preventing Melo from standing up.
Melo tries to free his leg and advance position but Watts is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Melo from controlling successfully.
Melo looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Watts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Watts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Melo to the ground. Watts is now in Melo's guard.

Melo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watts defends well.
Watts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Melo trying to control the position.
Watts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Melo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Watts has picked Melo up and slammed him! Melo can't keep hold of the triangle and Watts manages to pass to side control!
Watts working the head with strikes.
Melo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Melo sneaks back into half guard.
Watts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Melo is not content to let Watts control the position.
Watts wants to free his trapped foot but Melo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Watts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Watts lands a big elbow.
Melo is desperately trying to improve his position but Watts has a good base and remains in mount.
Watts trying to control but Melo is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Melo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Watts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Watts.
Watts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Melo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Melo tries to lock up and control but Watts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watts working Melo over with strikes here.
Watts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts controlling from the full mount.
Melo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a heavy elbow.
Melo is desperately trying to improve his position but Watts has a good base and remains in mount.
Watts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watts avoids the attempt from Melo to control.
Watts trying to control but Melo is having none of it.
Watts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Melo looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Watts dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Watts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watts throws a body punch but Melo moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Watts.
Melo thumps Watts with a low kick.
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melo defends it nicely.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melo pinned against the cage. Melo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo lands with an overhand left.
Melo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watts at a distance.
Melo scores with a jab to the body.
Melo connects with a body shot.
Melo scoring well with a low kick there.
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Melo avoids the body shot from Watts.
Watts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melo connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Melo defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Melo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watts's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.

Oooooh!!! Watts has knocked Melo down with a huge combo! Watts steps away and waves a wobbly Melo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Melo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Watts clobbers Melo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Melo is rocked!
Melo motions for Watts to come forward. Melo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but Melo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyrone Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts shoots in but Melo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Melo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Melo cracks Watts with an open hand slap.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
Melo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melo scores with a head kick. Watts tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Nice body punch from Melo.
Melo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watts's sensitive parts.
Melo cracks Watts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Watts misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Melo scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts throws a big shot that misses.
Sergio Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Melo.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Melo slips the punch.
Melo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watts dips to his left and cracks Melo with an uppercut!
Melo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Watts lands.
Watts doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Watts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Watts scores a takedown into full mount!
Watts throws some wild stikes that Melo manages to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Melo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watts 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Watts!