PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Fickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Watkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Fickle
vs
Watkins

188 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chester Fickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reggie Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins misses with a head kick.
Fickle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watkins as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Fickle.
Fickle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fickle somewhat.
Fickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watkins blocks a head kick by Fickle.
Fickle shoots for a double leg takedown but Watkins sprawls well. He's pushed Fickle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Fickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fickle avoids the head kick by Watkins.
Fickle shoots for a takedown but Watkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins lands a head kick. Fickle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Fickle has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fickle as Watkins tries to tie him up.
Watkins working hard to break the clinch.
Watkins has had enough of the clinch but Fickle keeps him there for the moment.
Watkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fickle prevents Watkins from breaking the clinch.
Watkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watkins misses with a knee to the head.
Watkins is trying to push Fickle away but Fickle has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Fickle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Watkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Watkins tries to roll but Fickle sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fickle cracks Watkins with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Watkins from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Fickle misses with punches from the back.
Fickle misses with punches from the back.
Fickle lands a shot to the head.
Fickle misses with an elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Watkins tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins prevents Fickle from getting a body triangle.
Fickle gets his hands free as Watkins looks to control.
Fickle struggling to land strikes to the head as Watkins covers up.
Watkins is taking damage to the body and head.
Watkins has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fickle.
Fickle wants to control but Watkins is keeping busy.
Watkins has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Fickle controlling the position well here. Watkins rolled but Fickle kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fickle tries to get the hooks in deep but Watkins pushed the leg off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
I really don't envy Watkins right now.
Fickle trying to control.

Fickle is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Watkins is defending well though. Fickle let's go of the attempt for now.
Fickle thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chester Fickle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fickle scores with a jab to the body.
Watkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Fickle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fickle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watkins sprawls well. Watkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fickle gets slowly back to his feet.
Fickle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Fickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watkins avoids the head kick by Fickle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fickle shoots and misses
and Watkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fickle really felt that one!
Watkins dodges the punch combination from Fickle.
Fickle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Fickle shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Watkins.
Watkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Watkins. Fickle shrugs it off though.
Fickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Fickle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reggie Watkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins scores with a head kick.
Fickle tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watkins lands a front kick.
Watkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fickle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fickle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fickle.
Chester Fickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watkins is looking to slow Fickle down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fickle shoots for a double leg takedown but Watkins sprawls well. He's pushed Fickle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fickle misses with an uppercut
and Watkins counters with a good low kick that Fickle was not able to check.
Watkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fickle takes a kick to the side of the head.

Fickle is rocked!
A head kick misses from Watkins.
Oh Fickle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Watkins.
Watkins throws a sloppy head kick and Fickle moves out of range easily.
Watkins misses with a head kick.
Watkins pounces like a tiger and cracks Fickle with a vicious hook! Fickle is down but not out! Watkins follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reggie Watkins!