PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 2160 p4p, 2670 weight class) and Hot Water (ranked 339 p4p, 404 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ba Nyein
vs
Water

163 cm
24
126
7 - 5 - 1

171 cm
24
160
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hot Water!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Water throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ba Nyein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Water loads up on a big right hand but Ba Nyein slips the punch.
Ba Nyein throws a counter high kick but Water was just alert enough to avoid it.
Water keeps the fight on the outside.
Water throws the left hand but Ba Nyein avoids the punch easily.
Ba Nyein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Water misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ba Nyein counter with a right hand.
Water misses with a wild body shot.
Hot Water seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ba Nyein throws a lazy head kick
and Water counters with a right hand to the body.
Water looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Water throws an overhand right that lands on Ba Nyein's shoulder, as Ba Nyein tries to avoid the shot.
Ba Nyein throws a head kick but Water moves out of range.
Water tries to counter with a clinch but Ba Nyein shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ba Nyein tries to work over Water's front leg with a kick but Water checks it.
Ba Nyein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Water misses with a left hand
and Ba Nyein counters with a left and a right that stings Water.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein walks into a stiff left hand from Water.
Ba Nyein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Water.

Ba Nyein clinches with his opponent.
Ba Nyein tries to work over Water's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Water lands a nice uppercut.
Water keeps control of Ba Nyein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Water lands a body punch.
Water misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Water.
Water goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Water lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
Ba Nyein is trying to push Water away but Water has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Water keeps control of Ba Nyein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ba Nyein.
A right hand to the body from Water.
Water blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Water presses Ba Nyein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Water lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ba Nyein fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the head.
Water scores with a hook to the body.
Ba Nyein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ba Nyein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Water tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Water tries to throw a body punch but Ba Nyein avoids it by throwing Water back against the cage.
Ba Nyein misses with a body punch.
Water misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ba Nyein is trying to push Water away but Water has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Water digs a right hand into Ba Nyein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ba Nyein's gas tank.
Water gets through Ba Nyein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Water keeps control of Ba Nyein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Water lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Water misses with a body punch.
Water lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Water lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ba Nyein.
Water lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
Water has a couple of punches blocked by Ba Nyein.
Water misses with some punches.
Water prevents a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the head.
Ba Nyein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water scores with a nice hook to the head.
Water makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Water as the two fighters clinch.
Water misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Water has him pressed against the cage.
Water swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ba Nyein wants to break free but Water has control.
Water presses Ba Nyein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Water lands with a left to the head.
Ba Nyein prevents a body shot from Water.
Water lands an uppercut.
Water swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Water working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ba Nyein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Water swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Water lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Water.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Water working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ba Nyein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ba Nyein blocks a body shot from Water.
Ba Nyein tries a body shot but Water blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Ba Nyein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Water is working Ba Nyein over against the cage.
Water lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Water working aggressively here.
Water lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
Ba Nyein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ba Nyein wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ba Nyein breaks from the clinch.
Ba Nyein dives in for a single leg takedown but Water sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ba Nyein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ba Nyein lands a left hand.
Water lands a hook that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
A short right from Water.
Water lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Water.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Water.
Ba Nyein is trying to push Water away but Water has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Water lands a shoulder strike.
Ba Nyein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Water lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Water connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Ba Nyein covering up! Water comes in with a big uppercut and Ba Nyein goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hot Water!
After the fight, Hot Water was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.