PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by No More Mr. Nice Guy. Evan Waters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Hughs's chin.

Waters
vs
Hughs

182 cm
21
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
167 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Waters misses
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters misses with a body kick.
Evan Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hughs counter with a right hand.
Waters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Hughs misses
and Waters counters with a three punch combo that has Hughs backing up. Hughs nods at Waters to acknowledge the strikes.
Waters feints and then cracks Hughs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughs down.
Waters looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waters, as that shot connected.
Waters misses with a leg kick.
Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Waters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters misses with a hook.
Hughs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughs is just out of range.
Hughs throws a leg kick but Waters sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Waters coming out on top.
Waters misses with a leg kick
and Hughs counters with a thumping low kick.
Waters throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hughs counters with a straight right hand.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughs.
Hughs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waters throws a head kick but Hughs moves out of range.
Hughs wants to slow Waters down by chopping away at his legs.
Hughs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Hughs is predictable there
and Waters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughs thinking.
Waters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Waters misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughs should have avoided that one.

Hughs is rocked!
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!
Hughs throws an off balance right hand
and Waters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hughs is still on wobbly legs! Can Waters finish him?
Waters misses with a body shot.
Hughs seems to have recovered his senses.
Waters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughs under the eye.
Jab from Waters.
Waters misses the body punch
and Hughs counters with a good, hard body kick but Waters shrugs it off.
Hughs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Hughs thows a leg kick but Waters checks it
and Waters counters with a body kick that stops Hughs in his tracks momentarily.
Hughs looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Waters.
Hughs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waters throws a wild body kick that Hughs sees coming a mile off.
Hughs misses with a body shot
and Waters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waters with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters scores with a nice body kick.
Hughs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Hughs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waters dips to his left and cracks Hughs with an uppercut!
Waters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughs moves away.
Waters misses with a leg kick
and Hughs counters with a body kick.
Waters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughs doesn't seem bothered though.
Waters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughs. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hughs - that will leave a mark!
Waters misses with a double jab.
Waters punishes Hughs's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Waters.
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waters is looking to score with low kicks.
Waters throws a leg kick which misses Hughs's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughs tries to avoid it.
Waters feints and then cracks Hughs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughs down.
Nice defenses there by Hughs.
Hughs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Hughs ducks right into an uppercut from Waters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters scores with a jab to the body.
Waters thuds his shin into the meat of Hughs's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Waters dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hughs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waters misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hughs tries to land a body kick
and Waters counters with an outside leg kick.
Hughs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waters connects with a body shot.
Hughs misses with a hook to the body
and Waters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evan Waters is winning the standup battle so far.
Waters connects with a body shot that sends Hughs's belly button to the back.
Waters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hughs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Waters has got the better of the exchanges.
Waters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters throws a low kick but Hughs moves out of range easily.
Hughs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hughs is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Waters jabs at Hughs's body.
Waters scoring well with a low kick there.
Waters tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughs is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Hughs blocks the low kick.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughs checks it well.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Waters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waters looks to land a left hand but Hughs moved out of range nicely.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waters scores with a kick to the midsection.
Waters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Hughs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waters.
Waters lands a jab to Hughs's midsection.
Waters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughs can do to turn this around?
Waters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waters connects with a leg kick. Hughs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughs blocks a head kick by Waters.
Waters shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hughs eats them both and turns towards Waters to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Hughs saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waters.
Waters throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
A jab from Waters finds it's way through Hughs's defenses.
Waters throws a front kick aimed at Hughs's knee but Hughs avoids it well.
Waters connects with a right hand. Hughs shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Hughs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waters explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters with a hook.
Hughs throws a front kick aimed at Waters's knee but Waters avoids it well.
Hughs misses with a low kick.
Waters connects with a solid leg kick.
Waters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughs walks into a jab.
Hughs throws a lazy head kick
and Waters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Waters. That snapped Hughs's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Waters dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Waters cracks Hughs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Waters fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Hughs misses
and Waters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Waters.
Hughs 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.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughs.
Hughs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hughs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waters can pounce on him.
Waters lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waters.
Waters feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughs's calf.
Hughs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hughs's head.
Waters cracks a nice hook into Hughs's ribs.
Hughs walks into a stiff left hand from Waters.
Waters is looking to land body kicks.
Waters looks to throw a body kick
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick and Waters moves out of range easily.
Hughs blocks a head kick by Waters.
Hughs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Waters.
Waters scores with a jab.
Waters jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Waters as he connects with a hook.
Hughs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe Hughs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Waters.
Hughs misses with a low kick.
Hughs misses with a low kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Waters! Hughs is out on his feet! Waters rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hughs is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hughs is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Waters!