PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaak Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hopsin - ILL Mind Of Hopsin 5. This should be a great matchup!

Jones
vs
Waters

185 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

5th Round Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaak Waters!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Waters lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Waters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters misses with a straight left.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Waters misses.
Waters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waters throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips a straight right by Waters.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Izaak Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a combination
and Waters counters with a nice uppercut.
Izaak Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a right hand that Waters ducks under and follows up with a left that Waters also avoids with ease.
Waters misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Waters's legs - danger averted.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones winds up and cracks Waters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Waters wants to get back to his feet.
Waters is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones throws a strike but Waters avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Waters for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rashad Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waters swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up but Waters circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters misses with an uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waters throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves forwards but Waters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waters.
Waters throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Waters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Izaak Waters will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waters's waist but Waters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Waters misses with a straight left.
Waters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Waters which made him look bad.
Waters cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waters slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Waters throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waters loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Waters as Jones shoots in.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
A jab from Waters misses.
Waters misses with a body punch

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Waters won't be happy with that.
Waters is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones working away.
Waters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones 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.
Waters is trying to improve his position.
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!
Waters stops Jones from passing to mount.
Waters sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Waters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is trying to control. Waters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Waters!
Waters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Waters tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Waters?
Waters is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Waters is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Waters is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Waters reaches up and holds on to Jones to control the position.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Waters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Waters is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Waters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones digs a good body shot into Waters's ribs.
Waters cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Izaak Waters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Waters sprawls well.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones slips under a jab from Waters.
Waters takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waters circles away.
Waters's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waters duly obliges.
Jones looks for a takedown but Waters sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones looks for a takedown but Waters sprawls well.
Waters misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Waters misses.
Waters throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Waters misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Waters tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Waters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Waters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters lands with a good body shot.
Waters connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Rashad Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Waters sprawls well.
Waters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones dives in and grabs Waters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Waters catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Waters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waters lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Waters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waters throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Waters defends it nicely.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waters but Waters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones is looking to wear down Waters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a straight right.

Jones scores with a takedown into Waters's guard.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rashad Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waters throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
Waters trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izaak Waters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waters has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izaak Waters!
A relieved looking Izaak Waters thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.