PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen Breaking Benjaim- I waill not Bow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Trenton Clements could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zach Watts's chin.

Clements
vs
Watts

195 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trenton Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Watts!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clements moves into range and clinches up with Watts.
Clements is trying to break free.
Clements tries to circle away but Watts has him pinned against the cage.
Clements wants to break free but Watts has control.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Clements controls the action.
Watts is working for takedown but Clements is calmly controlling the position for now.

Clements breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown but Clements manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trenton Clements has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Watts.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Clements keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Clements wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.

Watts tries to keep at a distance but Clements has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watts has Clements pressed against the cage, preventing Clements from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Clements breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clements circles away.
Clements wants to clinch.
Clements misses with a few strikes there.
Clements fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clements tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts throws a body punch but Clements moves out of range.
Watts misses with a straight left.

Clements clinches with his opponent.
Watts managing to block the knees to the body from Clements.

Clements manages to break the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements is taking a breather. Watts says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Watts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts tries to roll over but Clements keeps him under control.
Watts is trying to maintain the position but Clements is very close to passing his half guard.
Clements really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clements tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clements decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Clements looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watts!
Clements tries to control but Watts wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is desperately trying to improve his position but Clements has a good base and remains in mount.
Clements can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watts is looking to escape.
Clements tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watts tries to lock up and control but Clements gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watts is looking to improve his position but Clements isn't that keen on the idea.
Watts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watts is working to get back to half guard.
Clements looking to control but Watts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Watts tries to lock up and control but Clements gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clements controlling from the full mount.
Clements wants to control the pace but Watts is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts is trying desperately to improve position.
Clements controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trenton Clements dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watts can't get the takedown.
Clements tries to circle away but Watts has him pinned against the cage.

Clements manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Clements lands but Watts takes it in his stride.
Clements misses with the combination.
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clements misses with a head kick.
Clements stuffs the takedown attempt from Watts. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.

Clements instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watts turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watts manages to end up in side control.

Watts decides to stand back up.
A combination from Clements does no damage.

Watts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Clements gets to his feet - Watts follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts avoids a kick to the body.
Watts avoids a kick to the body.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clements moves away.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clements.
Clements misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements misses with a combination

and Watts counters with a single leg into guard. Clements didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Watts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Watts tries for a takedown but Clements sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trenton Clements has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Watts.
Clements scores with a one two! Watts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clements avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clements.
Clements throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Clements looks to clinch
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clements looks for the body kick but Watts saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clements keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clements delivers a nice body kick.

Clements gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watts to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Watts gets to his feet - Clements follows without any prompting.
Clements throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice combination there by Clements.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to clinch but Clements moves out of range.
Clements throws a big shot that misses.
Watts is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Clements.
Clements stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clements wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Clements misses.
Watts tries for a takedown but Clements sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clements lands a head kick!
Trenton Clements seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Watts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clements is trying to defend but Watts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watts decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zach Watts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Watts avoids a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clements is trying to push Watts away but Watts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Clements breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clements slaps away a takedown attempt from Watts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clements is looking to clinch.
Clements tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Watts.
Clements fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clements has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Clements gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watts.
Clements is trying to break free.

Clements manages to break the clinch.
Clements keeps the fight on the outside.
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clements's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clements duly obliges.
Clements swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clements is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watts looks for a takedown but Clements sprawls well.
Trenton Clements has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Watts.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements is looking to clinch.
Clements fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clements defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Watts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Watts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clements uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Clements tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Clements lands with a kick to the temple. Watts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trenton Clements is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Clements moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Clements escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clements throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Clements does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt - Clements sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clements fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clements misses with a series of wild punches.
Clements wants to clinch.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clements pushes Watts up against the cage in a clinch.

Clements breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Clements gets a clinch.
Clements wants to get back to striking at distance but Watts won't allow it.
Clements stops a takedown attempt from Watts.

Clements's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clements wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.

Clements moves into the clinch.
Clements working hard to break the clinch.
Clements is looking to break free of the clinch but Watts has double underhooks.
Clements wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clements can't break the clinch.
Watts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clements pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clements wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trenton Clements showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clements 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trenton Clements!