PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods comes into the arena with Jackson 5 - ABC blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Woods
vs
Watts

170 cm
22
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

174 cm
26
167 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Spartan Fight Gear - Tokyo Defiance

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Watts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Woods moves away from the strike by Watts.
Watts misses with the combination.
Watts throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Watts misses with the combination.
Watts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Woods as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Ken Watts has been cut.
Watts looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Watts misses with a hook to the body

and Woods counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Watts!

Watts is rocked!
Woods wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Watts is still in real trouble! Can Woods finish him?

Woods gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Watts seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods jabs at Watts's body.

Woods moves into the clinch.

Woods manages to break the clinch.
Woods tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ken Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Woods forces Watts back against the cage and clinches.

Woods breaks from the clinch.

Woods changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Woods controls the position from side control.

Woods stands up and beckons Watts to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Watts misses with a combination
and Woods counters with a one-two to the body.
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!

Woods is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watts's half guard.

Woods stands up out of the half guard.

Woods closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watts is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods clobbers Watts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Watts ducks down to avoid it.
Watts misses with the combination.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods scores with a jab. Watts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Woods shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Woods gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Watts gets caught flat footed, as Woods shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Woods pushing down on Watts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Woods stands up from half guard.
Watts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Woods has closed the distance and engaged Watts in a clinch.

Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watts throws a combination that misses

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watts won't be happy with that.

Woods stands up and beckons Watts to his feet.
Woods jabs Watts right on the nose. Watts blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woods throws a jab when Watts was well out of range.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woods counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Ken Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woods misses the jab.
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Woods.

Woods pushes Watts up against the cage in a clinch.

Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Watts staying out of range there.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a looping right.
Woods dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Ken Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Watts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woods darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods throws a one two combo.
Watts moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Watts misses with a combination
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
Woods shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watts defends it nicely.

Woods changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Woods decides to stand back up. Woods steps back and let's Watts get back to his feet.

Woods clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Woods breaks from the clinch.
Watts sizes up Woods with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watts missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Woods clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.
Watts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Woods breaks from the clinch.
Watts misses with a body shot
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Woods.

Woods gets a clinch.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattss head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
Woods jabs Watts right on the nose. Watts blinks but takes it well.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
Woods slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Woods scores with a jab to the body.

Woods gets a clinch.
Woods avoiding damage.
Watts tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.

Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Woods feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Manny Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.

Woods stands up from Watts's guard - Woods perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Watts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manny Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Woods counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
Watts is looking to escape.

Woods decides to stand and escape the position.
Woods cracks Watts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Woods darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Woods stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts falls off balance throwing a combination

and Woods counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Woods stands up out of the half guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Woods. That snapped Watts's head back.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Watts misses with a hook to the body
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss

and Woods counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts wants to stand up but Woods is controlling him.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Woods is looking to stand up but Watts won't let him.

Watts has his feet on Woods's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts connects with a body shot.
Watts moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
Woods scores with a nice right hand.
Jab from Woods.
Woods moves out of range as Watts strikes.

Woods throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watts was covering up waiting for the punch and Woods finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Ken Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods content to stall in guard here.

Watts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woods.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Woods!