PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Dwarf. Watt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souza
vs
Watt

162 cm
25
146 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Watt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watt throws a leg kick but Souza moved away.

Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Watt is retaining full guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Souza 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Donaldo Souza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watt fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Derek Watt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watt throws out the jab.
Souza defending well as Watt loads up on a big left hand.
Watt scores with a spinning back kick!
Watt ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Watt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Derek Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souza is defended easily by Watt.
Watt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a really nice looking cross but Souza seems unphased.
Watt scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Watt.
Watt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watt moves away.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Watt which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Watt throws a low kick but Souza moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watt. Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watt throws out a powerful jab.
Watt wants to slow Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watt's waist but Watt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Watt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Watt misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Watt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Watt had a free shot at his head there.
Watt throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Watt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Watt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watt avoids it really well and circles away.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Watt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Watt has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Souza jumps guard but Watt stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watt scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Watt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza avoids the head kick by Watt.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Watt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watt misses the shot to the body.
Souza avoids the head kick by Watt.
Watt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souza checks it well.
Watt scores with a head kick.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watt but Watt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Watt throws a head kick that misses

and Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Watt's guard.
Watt won't allow Souza to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watt keeping hold of Souza's head, controlling as best he can.
Souza slows the pace down in half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Donaldo Souza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watt looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Watt.
A good leg kick by Watt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Watt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Watt tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
A cross from Watt lands.
Donaldo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watt lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
Watt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Derek Watt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Watt. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Watt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Watt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watt scores with a jab to the body.
Watt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souza blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Watt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watt misses with a low kick.
Watt looks for the body kick but Souza saw that one coming.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watt.
Watt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
A head kick from Watt lands but Souza takes it in his stride.
Watt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Souza avoids the body shot from Watt.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Watt which made him look bad.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Watt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Watt throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Watt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watt pinned against the cage. Watt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Watt.
Watt misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Watt misses with a wild body shot.
Watt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick

and Souza counters with a single leg into guard. Watt didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Watt's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Souza in particular looking to stall.
Watt is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watt avoid being mounted?
Souza trying to control from half guard but Watt is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

We're going to have a standup here because Donaldo Souza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watt clobbers Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Watt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watt circles away.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souza.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Watt shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Watt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Watt, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Watt against the cage but Watt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Souza looks for a takedown but Watt sprawls well.
Watt throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Derek Watt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Watt scores with a jab to the head.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Watt clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza is trying to drag Watt to the mat but Watt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watt is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Watt into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

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