PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles Steedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steedman's entrance music is Last Man Standing. A fine choice. Watts has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steedman
vs
Watts

150 cm
18
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Steedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Watts!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steedman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watts is looking for a sweep.
Steedman really is a fat lump.

Steedman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steedman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Steedman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steedman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Steedman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watts, who protects the arm well.
Watts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steedman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Steedman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Steedman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Steedman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Steedman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steedman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Steedman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watts actively working from the bottom here.
Watts gets full guard.

Watts looking for a triangle here. Steedman is fighting it but it looks tight! Watts pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Steedman is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andrew Watts!