PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by A Day To Remember-Monument . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Watts
vs
Paskalev

178 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnost Paskalev!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paskalev gets a double leg takedown into Watts's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Paskalev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paskalev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Watts keeping full guard, as Paskalev tries to pass.

Paskalev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Watts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Watts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Watts!
Paskalev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Paskalev manages to get to full guard.
Paskalev seems keen to control Watts's posture.
Watts won't allow Paskalev to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paskalev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paskalev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paskalev has hold of Watts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Watts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Watts is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Paskalev is working for a rear naked choke. Watts is not defending it well and Paskalev has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Watts refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Watts's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arnost Paskalev!
Arnost Paskalev thanked the fans post fight for their support.