PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Watts (ranked 23101 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bear (ranked 6481 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kennith Watts has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kennith Watts seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Watts
vs
Bear

187 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennith Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Bear!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a chopping leg kick but Bear manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watts sets himself, and Bear steps forward looking for the clinch! Watts avoids it this time.
Bear tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Watts tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bear manages to circle out of the way.
Bear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bear off to one side.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bear fails with the takedown

and Watts moves into the clinch.
Bear looks winded!
Bear is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kennith Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Bear.

Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear fails with the takedown

and Watts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Bear throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Watts counters with a takedown into side control.

Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bear will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Watts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watts scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Watts has hold of Bear's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bear tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Watts cranks the arm and Bear screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bear, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kennith Watts!