PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Watson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Scott
vs
Watson

157 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antoine Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Watson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Scott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Scott fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Scott keeps him there for the moment.
Scott wants to break free but Watson has control.
Scott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scott prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson tries to break free but Scott pushes him back against the cage.
Scott is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watson tries to break free but Scott pushes him back against the cage.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Scott keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Watson throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Watson throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson misses with a double jab

and Scott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watson's guard.
Watson looks winded!
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
We've been informed that Watson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Watson kicks Scott off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson misses with a kick to the body
and Scott counters with a big head kick but Watson shrugs it off.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Scott half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Watson throws a nice head kick!
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Scott counters with a left to the body.

Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Scott 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.

Scott misses with a wild combination.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Scott avoids the head kick by Watson.

Scott rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson darts in trying to clinch
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott counters with a left to the body.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Antoine Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Scott throws a counter high kick but Watson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jim Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott tries to counter with a takedown but Watson is quick to defend against it.
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Scott and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Watson.
As Watson looks to move away, Scott throws a big counter combo bu Watson just gets out of the way.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Watson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Watson misses
letting Scott counter with a right hand.

Scott has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scott stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson misses with the head strike.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Scott half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Watson misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Watson misses
and Scott counters with a nice body kick.

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

Scott gets to his feet - Watson follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott goes for a double leg but Watson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watson continues to drive forward.
Watson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scott avoids the head kick by Watson.
Scott feinted with a counter takedown.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Scott dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Scott misses with a double jab.
Watson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
Scott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.

Scott shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Scott seems to be looking for submissions.

Scott stands up from half guard.
Scott throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a head kick that misses
and Scott counters with a two punch combo.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.
Scott avoids the head kick by Watson.
Scott drops down looking for a counter takedown but Watson sprawls and moves away.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.

Scott wants to work for an arm triangle but Watson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Scott is trying to work for a kimura but Watson is defending well.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Scott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Scott is looking for a kimura but Watson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scott to get the leverage.
Jim Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Scott!