PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaq Wu Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Watts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Watts
vs
Wu Sang

174 cm
24
167 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

179 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaq Wu Sang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts cracks Wu Sang with an open hand slap.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wu Sang lunges at Watts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watts's hand.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Watts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Wu Sang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Wu Sang goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Watts is on top in guard.
Watts is looking to stand up but Wu Sang won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Sang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Watts puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Watts prevents Wu Sang from improving his position.
Wu Sang trying to control but Watts postures up.
Watts prevents Wu Sang from improving his position.
Wu Sang wants to get back to full guard but Watts has passed into side control.

That's two 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.
Watts prevents Wu Sang from getting the reversal.
Wu Sang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Good control from Watts.
You can see the frustration on Wu Sang's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Watts is looking to control Wu Sang but Wu Sang is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Watts has the hooks in. Wu Sang is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wu Sang tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wu Sang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ken Watts will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wu Sang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Watts takes a swing at Wu Sang's ribcage but misses.
Wu Sang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watts counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wu Sang.
Zaq Wu Sang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu Sang throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wu Sang slips a jab from Watts.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wu Sang.
Watts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wu Sang.
Watts defending well as Wu Sang loads up on a big left hand.
Wu Sang missing with a left hand there. Watts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts throws the left hand but Wu Sang avoids the punch easily.

Wu Sang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wu Sang lands in his opponent's guard.

Wu Sang drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Watts manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wu Sang has Watts in his guard.
Watts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wu Sang is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

Wu Sang looking for a guillotine here but Watts defends easily.
Wu Sang working a defensive guard here.

Wu Sang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watts defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wu Sang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watts is aware though and is defending well.
Watts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wu Sang wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Watts stands up and waves to Wu Sang to follow him.
Ken Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wu Sang.
Watts lands a jab-cross combination.
Wu Sang throws a jab but it's blocked by Watts.
Wu Sang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wu Sang misses with a hook to the body
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Wu Sang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watts swivels and escapes.
Wu Sang misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Watts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wu Sang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Watts dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wu Sang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wu Sang with a poor takedown
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wu Sang lands an overhand right.
Wu Sang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watts tries to bum rush Wu Sang with a series of wild strikes but Wu Sang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wu Sang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wu Sang lands in his opponent's guard.
Wu Sang looking to sit in guard and control but Watts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wu Sang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wu Sang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two 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.
Wu Sang controls Watts momentarily but Watts frees himself.
Watts is looking to stand up but Wu Sang won't let him.
Watts slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Wu Sang.
Watts wants to stand but Wu Sang has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ken Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wu Sang slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wu Sang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watts throws a body punch but Wu Sang moves out of range.
Ken Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wu Sang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wu Sang looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Wu Sang misses with a takedown
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
Watts slips a jab from Wu Sang.
Watts cracks Wu Sang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wu Sang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Watts lands a really nice looking cross but Wu Sang seems unphased.
Watts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts digs a good body shot into Wu Sang's ribs.
Wu Sang has his takedown stuffed
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ken Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaq Wu Sang.
Wu Sang misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Watts scores with a four punch combination!
Watts dodges the punch combination from Wu Sang.
Wu Sang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Watts scores with a jab to the head.
Watts works over Wu Sang's head and body with a nice combination.
Wu Sang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wu Sang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watts.
Wu Sang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Zaq Wu Sang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Watts!
Ken Watts is the new lightweight champion!