PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Diemon (ranked 4408 p4p, 153 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 5605 p4p, 176 weight class). Scott Watt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pierre Diemon's chin.

Diemon
vs
Watt

210 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Diemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt tries to clinch up but Diemon circles away and keeps his distance.
Diemon just misses with a punch to the body.
Diemon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watt fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Watt looks to move away, Diemon throws a big counter combo but Watt just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Diemon misses its intended target.
Diemon throws a hook but Watt avoids it easily.
Diemon misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Diemon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diemon.
A nice combination there by Watt.
Watt keeps Diemon at a distance using the push kick.
Diemon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diemon.
Watt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watt.
Diemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watt lands a nice hook to Diemon's body. Diemon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diemon looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Diemon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diemon throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt scores with a shot to the body.
Watt scores with a sloppy right hand. Diemon should have avoided that one.
Watt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diemon backs up against the cage.
Watt scores with a nice head shot.
Diemon fails to land the takedown.
Watt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott Watt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Watt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diemon throwing a counter right hand but Watt manages to avoid it.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
Diemon looks to land a left hand but Watt moved out of range nicely.
Diemon misses with a body shot
enabling Watt to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watt. That's going to slow Diemon down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt connects with an inside leg kick.
Watt looks to land a combination. Diemon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diemon misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Diemon off balance momentarily.
Diemon misses with a right hand
and Watt counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Watt.
Watt scores with a kick to the body.
Watt lands with a nice body kick.

Watt drives through and clinches with Diemon against the cage.

Diemon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Diemon off balance momentarily.
Diemon looks to land a body kick but Watt moved away.
Diemon wants to clinch.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Watt catches Diemon right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Watt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watt is looking to clinch.
Watt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watt connects with a leg kick. Diemon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diemon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watt. Watt obviously looking to wear him down.
Diemon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
Watt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diemon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watt. That one must have hurt.
Watt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diemon scores with a sloppy right hand. Watt should have avoided that one.
Diemon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watt defending well as Diemon loads up on a big left hand.
Diemon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diemon.
Diemon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diemon lands with an uppercut that bounces Watt off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt feints and then cracks Diemon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diemon down.

Diemon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diemon is breathing heavily.
Diemon controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt is looking to regain half guard here but Diemon keeps moving and retains side control.
Watt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diemon's best efforts.
Diemon content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diemon working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Watt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diemon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diemon.
Diemon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watt.
Watt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diemon swats away the attempt to clinch by Watt.
Watt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diemon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diemon with a poor takedown
and Watt counters with a nice leg kick.
Diemon just misses with a punch to the body.
Diemon misses with the body kick
and Watt counters with a nice body kick.
Diemon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diemon rather than just go for the knockout.
Watt scores with a nice body kick.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Watt instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Diemon throws a right hand that misses
and Watt counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt scores with a body shot.
Diemon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diemon throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.
Watt connects with a looping right hand.
Watt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diemon.

Watt has managed to clinch.
Watt cracks Diemon with a nice body shot.

Watt breaks from the clinch.

Watt forces Diemon back against the cage and clinches.
Diemon prevents a body shot from Watt.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Diemon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watt is looking to clinch.
Watt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Watt tries to clinch up.
Watt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diemon just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watt lands with a nice body punch.

Watt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Diemon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diemon misses with a hook
and Watt counters with a leg kick.
Pierre Diemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diemon throws a shot from downtown. Watt moves away and avoids it.
Watt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Watt stuns Diemon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diemon misses with a wild body shot.
Watt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diemon misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watt!

Watt darts in and clinches Diemon up against the cage.

Diemon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watt stalks Diemon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diemon's face. Diemon staggers backwards, shaken.
Watt lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diemon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Watt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diemon tries a head kick but it misses.
Diemon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Watt scores with a jab. Diemon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diemon's head.
Watt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Diemon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diemon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diemon misses with an uppercut. Watt saw that one coming.
Watt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Diemon throws a right hand that Watt ducks under and follows up with a left that Watt also avoids with ease.
Watt wants to counter with a clinch but Diemon pushes him away.
Watt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Watt.
Scott Watt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diemon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watt can pounce on him.
Diemon misses with a body kick.
Diemon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diemon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diemon throws the left hand but Watt avoids the punch easily.
Watt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scott Watt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Watt lands with a nice body kick.
Diemon fails with the takedown
and Watt counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Watt.

Watt rushes Diemon and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diemon avoiding damage as Watt throws knees to the body.
Watt working aggressively here.

Diemon breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Diemon throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Watt.
Diemon scores with a jab to the head.
Diemon throws a body punch but Watt moves out of range.
Crunch! Watt slams his shin into Diemon's torso.

Watt tries to keep at a distance but Diemon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Diemon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diemon misses with a kick to the body
and Watt counters with a three punch combo that has Diemon backing up. Diemon nods at Watt to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Diemon misses its intended target.
Diemon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watt scores with a body shot.
Diemon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watt wants to clinch up but Diemon keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt cracks the inside of Diemon's front leg.
Watt is looking to clinch.
Watt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diemon.
A nice side step and Watt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diemon misses with a hook
and Watt counters with a head kick.

Watt darts in and clinches Diemon up against the cage.

Watt manages to break the clinch.
Diemon misses with a two punch combination.
Diemon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watt connects with an inside leg kick.
Watt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watt connects with a right hand. Diemon shakes it off.
Watt lunges at Diemon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diemon's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Diemon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watt tries to clinch up but Diemon circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watt has Diemon up against the cage in a clinch.

Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diemon misses with a lunging right hand
and Watt counters with a left and a right that stings Diemon.
Watt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watt is looking to clinch but Diemon is avoiding it.
Watt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diemon's sensitive parts.
Diemon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watt is looking to clinch but Diemon is avoiding it.
Watt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diemon throws a series of punches but Watt moves out of range.
Watt slips a jab from Diemon.
Watt tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Diemon misses the target.
Watt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a leg kick which misses Diemon's front leg but catches the back leg as Diemon tries to avoid it.

Watt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diemon, pushing him back against the cage.
Watt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diemon is defending well for now.

Watt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watt looks to land a combination but Diemon avoids it well.
Watt wants to clinch.
Diemon throws an off balance right hand
and Watt counters with a nice body shot.

Watt closes the distance and clinches.

Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diemon dodges the punch combination from Watt.
Watt lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diemon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diemon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watt counters with an inside leg kick.
Watt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diemon's calf.
Pierre Diemon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Watt clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watt tries to land knees in the clinch but Diemon avoids the damage to the body.

Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diemon looks to throw a body kick
and Watt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diemon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
Watt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diemon swings for the body but Watt moves out of range.
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Diemon throws a right hand that misses
and Watt counters with a nice kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

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