PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Minor (ranked 1422 p4p, 150 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 1429 p4p, 151 weight class). Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald as his entrance music. Gerald Minor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Watt's chin.

Minor
vs
Watt

170 cm
41
162 lbs
24 - 23 - 1

185 cm
34
165 lbs
18 - 26 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Sin City Allstars

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 24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Minor looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Watt blocks a leg kick.
Watt tries to counter with a clinch but Minor shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Minor misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Watt misses its intended target.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt works the jab nicely.
Minor shoots for a double leg takedown but Watt sprawls well. He's pushed Minor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watt's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Minor, right into the meat.
Minor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Minor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Minor looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor has Watt pushed against the cage.
Watt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minor stalling in the clinch but Watt improves position.
Watt letting Minor take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerald Minor.
A clash of legs there as Minor blocks the low kick.

Minor instigates a clinch.
Minor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watt is defending well.
Minor slowing the pace effectively.
Watt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Minor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Minor looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt is stalling here.
Watt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Minor prevents a body shot from Watt.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Minor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt swings widly with a right hand

and Minor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Minor thows a huge punch but Watt dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watt defending well though.
Minor working Watt over with strikes.
Watt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Minor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watt taking some punishment here, with Minor in his half guard.
Watt taking some punishment here, with Minor in his half guard.
Watt is trying to get back to full guard.
Minor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watt's head.
Minor passes into side control, despite Watt's attempt to control the position.
Watt can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor working the ground and pound.
Minor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watt to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Watt is looking for a sweep.
Minor has control of an arm but Watt manages to advance to Minor's back!
Minor trying to control the action but Watt just sinks the hooks in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minor can't escape the position.
Minor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watt misses with punches from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Minor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Minor tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Minor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Minor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Minor tries to keep at a distance but Watt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watt is keeping busy.
Minor taking a breather.
Maybe Minor would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Watt stalling against the cage.

Minor jumps guard and drags Watt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws an elbow that misses. Minor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watt's guard. Nice move by Minor!

Minor wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Minor trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Minor preventing the sweep.
Minor is in close to Watt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Minor is stalling in the full guard.
Minor working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Minor stands up over Watt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gerald Minor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watt is trying to keep Minor in close.
Minor stands up over Watt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Minor wants to pass the guard but Watt is keeping the position.
Watt trying to control the position.
Minor wants to pass the guard but Watt is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt trying to control the position.
Minor stays in close to Watt's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minor, as that shot connected.
Minor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
Minor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Minor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Minor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Minor.
Watt blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Minor.
Watt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Minor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watt was well out of range. Poor timing from Minor.
Minor slips under a jab from Watt.

Minor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Minor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Minor motions for Watt to come forward. Minor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watt tries to counter with a clinch but Minor shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick misses from Watt.

Minor rushes Watt and presses him up against the cage.
Watt blocks a body shot from Minor.
Minor wants to take the fight to the mat but Watt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watt throws an elbow that misses.
Minor blocks a body shot from Watt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor lands an uppercut.
Minor trying to control the position but instead, Watt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Minor into the cage.
Minor has Watt pushed against the cage.
Watt misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minor jumps into guard, dragging Watt to the mat.
Minor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Minor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watt can do to turn this around?
Minor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minor keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
Watt landing some decent shots from guard.
Watt postures up.
Minor wants to control the position but Watt says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Minor defending well though.
Minor is trying to maintain the position but Watt is very close to passing his half guard.
Minor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watt is thwarting Minor's attempts to control the position.
Watt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watt is looking to take a break and control but Minor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minor throws a hook but Watt avoids it easily.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
Minor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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

Watt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Minor is looking to wear down Watt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watt throws a good cross that connects.
Minor tries for a takedown but Watt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Minor throws a right and a left that Watt avoids nicely.
Minor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watt throws out the jab.
Minor throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scott Watt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt tries to clinch but Minor is having none of it.
Watt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Minor misses with a low kick.
Gerald Minor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minor.
Minor looks to throw a body kick
letting Watt counter with a right hand.
Minor throws a body punch but Watt moves out of range.

Minor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watt, pushing him back against the cage.
Watt lands a knee to the head.
Minor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watt throws a poor cross that misses

and Minor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minor 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Minor!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerald Minor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.